2023 Home of the Month Look Book

Home of the Month
Selected Project
St. Anthony Midcentury Revival |
Remodel
Photos: Corey Gaffer
This unique architect-designed midcentury home in St. Paul has been
cleverly reinvented for the 21st century. The basement was converted
to the first permitted accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in the city of St.
Paul, complete with a separate entrance off the side yard. The new main
entrance remains in the back of the home, leaving the beautiful, wooded
front yard as a quiet haven in the city, but it now opens up to a generous
mudroom and pantry leading into the new kitchen. The main living
spaces gained larger windows to the heavily gardened front yard. The
original fireplace was removed to allow unobstructed views and more
access to natural light. The space now highlights and strengthens the
original features of the home, including the beautiful, high wood ceilings
and clerestory windows. The new addition and remodeling take better
advantage of the site by rotating and expanding the garage and adding
a second floor above it, creating a welcoming entry court and secondfloor
primary bedroom, home office, and screened
porch perched in the treetops.
Albertsson Hansen Architecture
aharchitecture.com • (612) 823-0233
Design team: Christine Albertsson, AIA; Mark Tambornino, AIA, Katie Loecken, AIA;
Sarah Hughes
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