Tori Guenin, Kasey Utke, Emma Dahl

Project Background

Mountains Edge Apartments is designed to create a welcoming, luxury apartment community that feels affordable, comfortable, and connected to the outdoors. The purpose of this project is to show how interior design can support wellness, encourage community, and make everyday living feel more like a retreat.

Today, many people spend most of their time indoors and disconnected from nature and each other. Our team wanted to design a residential environment that addresses that by blending luxury with natural elements and community-driven spaces. Mountains Edge Apartments is inspired by the landscape of Whitefish, Montana, and focuses on improving mental well-being through design.

To prepare for this project, we toured luxury apartments in Fargo, spoke with property owners, and researched how biophilic and trauma-informed design strategies can improve comfort and mental health. From this, we formed a design direction centered around nature, wellness, and high-quality—but still accessible—living. Our goal is to create a space where residents feel safe, comfortable, and connected—to their surroundings, to each other, and to themselves.