Wayzata sits where the town meets Lake Minnetonka's largest open water. Its lots are often steep, close to neighbors, and prized for a single view — conditions that reward a house designed and built for its exact ground.
Our Wayzata work has included new homes on sloping lakeside land and along Wayzata Bay, alongside architects including PKA Architecture.
Grade. Many lakeside parcels fall steeply to the water. At Bayside, the slope became the means of keeping daily life on one level while lower spaces open to the landscape — a decision that touched excavation, retaining, drainage and how the house meets the ground.
Shoreland and city review. Wayzata's own shoreland and zoning standards govern setbacks, height and hard surface near the lake; work on the water itself involves the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District. We bring construction input into those conversations early so design and approvals stay aligned.
Living with the bay. Woodland Shingle's boat house and stacked porches show how a Wayzata Bay home can be organized around the water — and why moisture, exposure and winter are designed for from the start.
Set into a sloping lakeside property in Wayzata, Bayside by PKA Architecture gives its owners single-level daily living, while opening generously for family gatherings and long visits. The grade was worked with, not against, so the house settles into its landscape.
Explore BaysideOn a peninsula overlooking Wayzata Bay, a shingle-style home influenced by historic Minnesota lake houses and the classic homes of the East Coast. A lower-level boat house and layered decks, porches and patios open every main room to the water.
Explore WOODLAND SHINGLEIf you are planning a new home in Wayzata, we would welcome a quiet first conversation about the property and your plans for it.
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