By Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, October 13, 2020

The challenge: Darrell Kesti and Ahnna Juntunen-Kesti were hoping to remodel the mostly unfinished basement in their Minneapolis home to create usable living space. Ideally, they wanted a family room that could double as a guest room, with a bathroom and a sauna. “We’re both Finnish, from northern Minnesota. We always wanted our own sauna,” said Kesti.

The team: Architects Adam Jarvi and Chris Brenny, NewStudio Architecture; interior designer Lindsay Matenaer, NewStudio; contractor Dan Guidinger, Guidinger Construction, LLC.