Sequel Architecture + Interiors

06/09/2026

Cottage Grove New Build Tour 🏠💜
Located along historic Cottage Grove Avenue, this new-build home was thoughtfully designed to honor the character of its surrounding neighborhood while offering a fresh, contemporary perspective. Drawing inspiration from traditional architecture, the home layers classic detailing with a modern layout, rich textures, and moody dark bronze accents to create a timeless yet distinct aesthetic.

From the exterior presence on its street to the refined interiors, every detail was carefully considered to feel both contextually appropriate and current.

We're incredibly proud of how this home came together and are excited to give you a peek inside. Enjoy the tour!

Project Credits:
Architecture and Interior Design: Sequel Architecture + Interiors
Contractor: MD Eggers Construction
Developer: MM&S Development
Staging: Green Door Home Staging
Powered by: Invest DSM

06/06/2026

Sequel Architecture + Interiors believes that great design begins with truly listening to and understanding the stories of the people and communities we serve. We affirm our commitment to creating welcoming and inclusive places that reflect the diversity of the people who inhabit them. As designers, we understand that the built environment has the power to inspire, heal, connect, and support. We take that responsibility seriously.

This month in particular, we are proud to stand with the LGBTQIA+ community. Throughout the year, our ethic of genuine engagement forms the foundation of every project we take on, every client relationship we build, every community we work in, and every space we help bring to life.

06/06/2026

Fresh inspiration, emerging trends, and plenty of creative energy—our interior design team recently returned from High Point Market with exciting insights into the trends we can anticipate for the year.

From the resurgence of traditional design influences to rich layering of textures, mixed materials, and thoughtfully curated patterns, this season's trends emphasized spaces that feel both timeless and deeply personal.

Swipe through to see our top 5 trends that inspired us, and hopefully inspire you too!

05/28/2026

Please join us in welcoming our summer intern, Sydney Cayler!

Sydney has just graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in Interior Design and minors in Sustainability and Entrepreneurship.

She has a great appreciation for historic buildings and was drawn to Sequel after discovering their services in historic restoration and adaptive reuse.

Her love for interior design comes from the sense of comfort a personal space can provide when it is thoughtfully curated in a way that is uniquely functional to its user. She is looking forward to getting to know and deeply understand different client lifestyles and interests to reach that goal.

05/27/2026

Sequel is proud to have worked with Cutler Construction Company on design and interiors for this incredible historic rehabilitation!

05/16/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To help raise awareness, Sequel has lit our office each night with green lights.

Despite overwhelming need, nearly 30 million people across the U.S. don’t have access to affordable, comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment.

It is important to advocate for a better-funded, more integrated approach to mental health and substance use. Sequel encourages advocating for lifesaving legislation, strengthening the substance use and mental health safety-net system, investing in provider capacity and increasing mental health literacy.

Take care of yourselves and your community, friends.

05/12/2026

Join us for an open house in the Drake neighborhood and experience a newly completed custom home designed by Sequel Architecture + Interiors.

Thoughtfully designed as an infill project, the home responds to the historic character of its surrounding neighbors while offering the craftsmanship and comforts of modern living. Already under contract, this is the only opportunity to step inside.

OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, May 12th from 4.30-7:00 PM

Architecture and Interior Design: Sequel Architecture + Interiors
Contractor: MD Eggers Construction
Developer: MM&S Development
Staging: Green Door Home Staging
Special thanks to Invest DSM for their support.

05/04/2026

Wonderful write-up in the Business Record! Sequel Architecture + Interiors is proud to have played a part in this historic rehabilitation!

Connor Delaney didn’t have to look hard to see the damage that was occurring inside the former movie- and dinner-theater property along Des Moines’ Ingersoll Avenue. The roof had collapsed. Raccoons lived in the space. And mold was everywhere. “It was absolutely destroyed,” said Delaney, who...

05/01/2026

Sequel principal architect Steve Wilke-Shapiro is excited to be presenting at FORUM 2026!

FORUM is the only national conference dedicated to the work of local historic preservation commissions. His session is titled "Meaning in Architecture: Uncovering and Telling a Building's Story", where we will describe an actual adaptive reuse process from start to finish - understanding the honest truth about the building's context, designing in a way that facilitates storytelling.

Interested in attending? Learn more and plan your trip at

NAPC’s FORUM is the only conference of its kind – focused specifically on the concerns and educational needs of preservation commissions, their staff, and surrounding communities. This interactive conference blends traditional educational sessions with roundtable discussions, mobile workshops, a...