I’m not usually drawn to chapels – they just aren’t my deal. However, the St. Croix Lutheran High School Chapel in West St. Paul, Minnesota is an exception. It’s simple, yet, lovely in form and shimmery with copper. I love how tight it is; mod but classic (if that makes sense). Just an overall beautiful chapel.

The chapel is actually an award winning design from Kodet Architectural Group.

From Kodet Architectural Group:
“The chapel exudes symbolism from the three shields at the building’s front exterior to the copper material in which it is sheathed… Seating over 500, the chapel’s various seating arrangements …read more

Offbeat Homes is an odd blog to write. ‘Offbeat’ is subjective and mostly, I suppose, subjective to me. There’s no doubt that almost everyone would agree that structures like the Poop House or the Spider Web Chalet are offbeat. But what about extremely beautiful homes — off the cuff beauty like the Camouflage House or massive green induced and mod like the mkLotus.
By the way I seemed way more obsessed with the Camouflage House than anyone else which proves my point. Offbeat is subjective.
I’ve been considering this question because the first architects I wanted to use for the new weekly …read more