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Explore 109 home concepts with individual renderings, floor plans, material details and itemized preliminary budgets. Use the collection to shape your brief; final design and pricing depend on your property, selections and professional review.

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Explore 101 focused publications for custom homes, building materials and the people who build. Start with a local guide, shape a home concept, or prepare your next material purchase.

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Modern Farmhouse Studio: default editable 3D exterior concept
Default editable 3D exterior conceptTrue Blue / Minnesota
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Loretto Home Notebook — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 22 × 30 FT · 1 LEVELPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · shed roof · 8:12 pitch22 ft overall width30 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
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Local Planning Notebooks

Place-specific notebooks for west-metro Minnesota communities.

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Loretto Home Notebook — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 22 × 30 FT · 1 LEVELPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · shed roof · 8:12 pitch22 ft overall width30 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 051

Loretto Home Notebook

Infill, additions & compact custom homes

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Medina Acreage Studio — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 36 × 32 FT · 2 LEVELSPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · gable roof · 8:12 pitch36 ft overall width32 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 052

Medina Acreage Studio

Acreage, siting & long-view planning

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Corcoran New Home Desk — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 36 × 36 FT · 2 LEVELSPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · gable roof · 8:12 pitch36 ft overall width36 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 053

Corcoran New Home Desk

New homes & coordinated approvals

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Independence Land & Home — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 38 × 36 FT · 2 LEVELSPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · gable roof · 8:12 pitch38 ft overall width36 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 054

Independence Land & Home

Land, outbuildings & flexible home plans

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Delano Home Planning — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 52 × 34 FT · 1 LEVELPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · hip roof · 8:12 pitch52 ft overall width34 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 055

Delano Home Planning

Family homes & phased decisions

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Maple Plain Infill Notebook — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 34 × 34 FT · 2 LEVELSPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · gable roof · 8:12 pitch34 ft overall width34 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 056

Maple Plain Infill Notebook

Infill, additions & existing-site coordination

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Greenfield Acreage Notebook — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 54 × 38 FT · 1 LEVELPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · gable roof · 8:12 pitch54 ft overall width38 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 057

Greenfield Acreage Notebook

Site preparation & acreage homes

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Plymouth Custom Home Notebook — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 46 × 34 FT · 1 LEVELPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · hip roof · 8:12 pitch46 ft overall width34 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 058

Plymouth Custom Home Notebook

Custom homes, replacements & major additions

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Orono Home & Landscape Guide — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 38 × 34 FT · 2 LEVELSPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · gable roof · 8:12 pitch38 ft overall width34 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 059

Orono Home & Landscape Guide

Views, records & site-sensitive design

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Minnetrista Home Notebook — coordinated home studyPERSPECTIVE · 42 × 32 FT · 1 LEVELPLAN / ELEVATION / MATERIAL STUDYKitchen / diningLiving roomMudroom / servicesFRONT ELEVATION · gable roof · 8:12 pitch42 ft overall width32 ft depthCONCEPT MODEL · SCHEMATIC MASSING · VERIFY SITE, CODE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTS
Local planning · 060

Minnetrista Home Notebook

Custom homes & exterior coordination

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ES 007
Construction technology · 007

Escrow

Escrow resources, interactive planning models and practical reference links.

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LV 016
Build materials · 016

LVP

LVP resources, interactive planning models and practical reference links.

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