A computer-generated drawing of the Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center provided a preview look at the building before construction began at Valparaiso University.

With the arrival of spring came the realization that the computer-generated image gradually became an actual building.

 Exterior view from Mound Street.

 Exterior view from Mound Street.

 Exterior view of main entrance.

 Exterior view from Mound Street.

 Exterior view of main entrance with completed sidewalk.

 Interior view of main hallway with drywall installed.

Interior view of the second floor common area where residents will share evening meals and converse exclusively in German.

On a recent tour of the construction site, from left to right: Architect Vic Ritter; Sarah DeMaris, Director of the Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center and Associate Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures; Bonnie Hunter, Assistant Provost for Student Affairs; Dan Pederson, Assistant Dean of Students for Residential Life; and Fred Plant, Director of Physical Plant Services.

View of the public hallway on the first floor that can also serve as gallery space.

The two-story brick structure has an exterior surface consistent with the early twentieth-century German Bauhaus architectural style.

View of the interior of a student room on the upper level, looking out onto the balcony area.

View of the upper-level balcony accessible from student rooms.

 View of the upper-level balcony.

 View of the rear entrance.

Exterior view of the lower-level common area that now houses a grand piano and general seating for visitors.

Members of the construction crew review plans.

Construction crew members work on finishing windows that look onto the scenic wooded area to the south of the building.

The 10,200-square-foot building is located near the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Mound Street.