Founded in the belief that the built environment needs to do more than address the functional needs of proposed spaces, our clients benefit from a wholistic approach to all that we do. Because places and spaces must also speak to the values of global engagement, cultural competency, inclusion, sustainability and human performance, your benefit doesn’t stop when the project is complete.

Multi-Use

Opportunity Crossing

Minneapolis, MN,
Year: 2024
Firm: Design By Melo
Role: Designer and Architect

Opportunity Crossing at 3030 Nicollet is a 6-story mixed-use community with 110 units over ground floor commercial at a transit and amenity rich location near Lake and Nicollet in Minneapolis. This $66MM development will set aside 12 units to serve households with a disability or who have experienced homelessness, earning 30% of the area median income or less. The remaining units are affordable to households earning 50% of the area median income or less. The housing is designed to provide options for large families with 85 of the 110 units having two-, three- or four-bedrooms, representing 77% of the units.

corporate

Regional Acceleration Center Corporate Offices

Minneapolis, MN
Year: 2018
Firm: Design by Melo
Role: Designer / Architect

The RAC Corporate offices invite, engages and honors it’s employees, associates and guests. As one walks into the space, the first thing to note is the astonishing view of downtown Minneapolis.

The offices are places away from the windows with the purpose of sharing the most valuable characteristics of the space; the views and natural light. The siting areas along the windows offer multiple styles of working, along with the phone booths that allow for quiet work and privacy.

The layout along with intentional elements within the spaces enables the RAC Corporate offices promote engagement, inclusivity, community creation, cultural sensitivity and sustainability.