2020 Home of the Month Look Book

European Modern Residence
PHOTOS: SPACECRAFTING
Project type: New Construction
The homeowners are a couple with two daughters. The husband is an international business executive and
the wife is an interior designer. After living in Berlin and Atlanta for more than a decade, the family wanted
to return to Minnesota. They found a tear-down on a quiet street in Edina and commissioned the architecture
firm and building partners to plan, design and build the house before they moved back from Atlanta.
The couple has a strong design aesthetic and a clear idea of how they wanted to live in Minnesota.
With this new home, their design goals included a classic, European exterior that would blend
easily into the neighborhood of traditional homes. For the interiors, they wanted a clean, minimal
Bauhaus-style environment with abundant space for entertaining and working from home.
As the homeowners were living in Atlanta during the planning, design and construction
process, the primary design challenge was creating a collaborative process that
allowed the clients to work remotely with the architecture firm and their building partners.
The designers created a timeless white stucco home that recalls Belgian modern country houses.
Inside, the highly functional open plan balances modernity and classicism with an integrated
kitchen, pantry, dining room and family room and a casual indoor-outdoor room inspired by the
family’s life in Atlanta. A game
room provides additional space
for entertaining. As both homeowners work from home, the
designers also created two home offices. Hers does double
duty as a sitting room while his also functions as a guest room.
The house is finished with a sophisticated color palette of white and
charcoal balanced with natural and organic textures and illuminated by
dramatic metal light fixtures. The luxurious materials palette of Carrara
marble, white oak, granite and Georgian paneling creates a stunning
backdrop for the homeowners’ collection of art, photography, treasured
furniture and antiques
acquired on their travels.
Peterssen/Keller Architecture
www.pkarch.com • (612) 353-4920
Design team: Carl Olson, AIA; Gabriel Keller, Assoc. AIA
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