“Resimercial” Design: The rise of residential features in commercial spaces

Say the word “Millenial” and many people form an image of a high school or college kid, someone hooked on video games and sugary soda. In the workforce, they may cut a picture of silicon valley laissez-faire, all hoodies and sneakers. But Millenials are between 24 and 39 years old now. They are quickly rising […]

DSGW presents “Growing Older Close to Home: Strategies to build skilled care facilities in Tribal communities” at the 2018 Environments for Aging Conference

Environments for Aging brings together national leaders working to develop ideas that improve the living environments for an aging population. In three days, attendees network, learn and share latest innovations and best practices in senior friendly design for long-term and residential care settings. Architect Randy Wagner of DSGW had the opportunity to present with, Ron […]

Building for the future.

DSGW’s project with Lutheran Social Services, Center for Changing Lives featured in the Duluthian’s March / April edition. Lutheran Social Services (LSS), who serves roughly 600 homeless youth in the Northland, is building a new 26,000 square foot three story building called the Center for Changing Lives. Under their current situation their services are spread […]

Supportive Housing for American Indian Youth

Urban housing project aims to reestablish Native identity among American Indian youth MHP Connect by Carolyn Szczepanski “I couldn’t breathe,” Deb Foster recalls. It was June 2016 and the Executive Director of the Ain Dah Yung Center (ADYC) was on a conference call with half-a-dozen partners. For months, they had been working urgently to secure a site […]

Key Duluth Corner Being Transformed – Endi

Duluth News Tribune By Candance Renalls Dramatic changes are underway at the corner of 21st Avenue East and London Road in Duluth as a six-story, mixed-use development takes shape overlooking Lake Superior. On the former Burger King block, just off Interstate 35, the sprawling 252,000-square-foot residential and retail complex will fill the entire 2.7-acre site […]

DSGW helps renovate Lincoln Park School

DULUTH – A community wide collaboration between Duluth LISC, DSGW Architects, Johnson Wilson Contructors and Sherman & Associates out of the Twin Cities brings new life to Lincoln Park School. This has been an on going project for the last five years and will be completed by March 2015. Everyone involved has made sure that […]

Marywood assisted living on Benedictine Health Center campus opens

Duluth News Tribuneby John Lundy Duluth facility bridges gap between assisted-living and nursing home care The newest health care facility in Duluth will admit its first residents within the next couple of weeks. Adjoining the Westwood assisted-living facility on the Benedictine Health Center campus, the 44,000-square-foot, $11.8 million building is called Marywood, and it employs […]

Benedictine Health Center to Build New Elder Care Facility

Duluth News Tribune View Article Duluth, MN – Ground will be broken in late August or early September for an $11.2 million addition to the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth that also will introduce a new concept in elder care to the Northland. The 48-unit “small house” is expected to open June 1, said Katie Redig, […]

Fond du Lac Band celebrates new housing for veterans

NNCNOW.com View Story Cloquet, MN – An answer came on Friday to a dire need for veterans housing on the Fond du lac Reservation. There are now more options when it comes to permanent housing for Native American Veterans. Fond Du Lac tribal leaders said the 10-unit facility couldn’t come at a better time, saying the […]