Franklin Ellerbe Tudor Reimagined
Franklin Ellerbe Tudor Reimagined The owners wanted to create a period-appropriate kitchen analogous to the entire house renovation. The kitchen not only needed to be larger, it also needed to afford for future family growth. Our design solution functions in two different ways—currently, the space adjacent to the kitchen is a small family room with […]
Stevens Square Brownstone
Stevens Square Brownstone In the late 1890s, sturdy brownstone row houses at the edge of downtown Minneapolis were quite popular. Over time, many of these Victorian-era structures were demolished to make way for freeways and other urban development. This one in the Stevens Square neighborhood survived, despite a 1979 renovation that divided the building into […]
Summit Avenue Villa
Summit Avenue Villa As a contributing structure in the National Register of Historic Places, this 1924 Mediterranean Revival duplex inhabits a prime corner lot on Summit Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota—one of the country’s best-preserved historic residential boulevards. Though the site was overgrown and the structure crumbling after years of neglect, the building was otherwise […]
Downtown Riverfront Condo
Downtown Riverfront Condo Overlooking Gold Medal Park and the Mississippi River, this downtown condo has an architectural flair to match the postcard vistas, with a design that is streamlined and unequivocally modern, yet warm and inviting. The open layout cleverly alters the unit’s original floor plan while working within the constraints of the existing plumbing […]
Lake of the Isles Cottage
Lake of the Isles Cottage Longtime supporters of the arts in Minneapolis, the owners of this charming cottage frequently host fellow art patrons and large fundraising events. Unfortunately numerous haphazard remodeling projects had taken their toll—the entire interior was cramped, insular, and had little connection to the lake view. We restored the house’s original aesthetic while enhancing its […]
Deephaven Craftsman
Deephaven Craftsman Designed by Chicago architect Hugh Garden and advertised as a “tear-down,” this 1905 Craftsman-style lakefront retreat boasted sweeping porches, idyllic views of Lake Minnetonka, and moments of leisurely reprieve. Falling in love with these features our client purchased the house, saving it from the wrecking ball. Intent on restoring the house, she knew […]
Cass Gilbert Shingle Style
Cass Gilbert Shingle Style How do you remodel the heart of a historic house without losing its soul? For this 1890 residence in Saint Paul’s Summit Hill neighborhood, we did it by eliminating a 1980s kitchen, and recreating a space with period sensibilities and the latest amenities. The house is a classic beauty designed by […]
Summit Avenue Condo
Summit Avenue Condo Built in 1913 as a single-family residence, this Summit Avenue house was divided into three condos, one per floor, in the 1970s. In the process, original details were destroyed and the floor plan significantly altered—the east wing was added and the layout of the west wing (original to the house) made rather awkward […]
Kenwood Queen Anne
Kenwood Queen Anne The homeowners wanted to do right by the pedigree of this 1892 Queen Anne residence (designed by Harry Wild Jones), but also make it more functional for their busy family. It had been converted into a boarding house around World War II, leaving it without a full-scale, workable family kitchen. It had […]