Snapshots - Peterssen Keller Architecture

St Louis Park Residence

Wintertree

P/K is honored to restore this John Howe original to its former glory. Often referred to as the pencil in Frank Lloyd Wright's hand, John Howe designed many houses in Minnesota in the prairie style. We're ecstatic to have the chance to work on this truly original home.

Spring Valley Residence

Garage becomes reading room

Crocus Hill Residence

This venerable Victorian home was renovated to create moments of surprise and delight.

Ridgedale Residence

Edgewater Kitchen

Rolling Green Remodel

Brookview Residence

This new home captures the spirit of Midwestern charm and blends it with a classic Americana aesthetic of the east coast cottage.

In Progress: New York Manor

Golden Valley Prospect

Mid Mod Kitchen

The Stable

Basswood Remodel

Photography: Spacecrafting

Lakeside Oasis

Cottagewood Residence

Canine Approved

Competition: Van Alen Paris Prize

Challenged to design a temporary building on Wall Street, Gabriel Keller explored the process of remembrance. By re-conceptualizating the slave market, he creating a provocative juxtaposition between stock exchange and human exchange.

Concept: Surly Brewery

We collaborated with Surly founder Omar Ansari to develop a conceptual design for a destination brewery with a restaurant, a terraced beer garden,a green roof, and outdoor ampitheater.

Wooddale Cottage

Kitchen Alfresco

A visual connection between this kitchen and the outdoors was a vital element of this renovation.

Golden Valley Residence

This award-winning sustainably designed home features geothermal HVAC and photovoltaic solar panels. The home won an AIA Minnesota Home of the Month Award, and was featured in Architecture Minnesota.

Orono Retreat

Deephaven Residence

Challenged by a small, outdated kitchen, the P/K team collaborated with interior designer Brandi Hagen to create a spacious kitchen, galley pantry, and family room that reflects the original modernist spirit of the home.

Wonder Wall

For a client who loves the colors and textures of nature, we combined a breathtaking marble wall with a dramatic center island of American walnut.

East Calhoun Residence

Twin Lakes Rambler

The client loved their mid-century home, except for the drafty windows and the exorbitant energy costs. Now that the renovation is complete, the living--and the heating bills--is easy.

Unbuilt: Hillside Residence

Ryan J. Fish, AIA, designed this 3D model to illustrate the fusion of great design with energy efficiency.

Crooked Lake Cabin

Lake Harriet Arts & Crafts

This Arts & Crafts Tudor was honored with a B.L.E.N.D. Award for the beautiful renovation.

UNBUILT: Long Island Retreat

Gabriel Keller co-conceived this Hamptons home with glass facades to reveal the ocean beyond.

Zenith Cottage

Linden Hills Cottage

Nearly a century ago, this Lake Calhoun cottage was a summer home. This renovation respected the original spirit while making it comfortable, energy-efficient, and functional for a modern family.

Lakeview Resiedence

Edina In Progress

With any new project, the true test is whether the design is beautiful, even sans furnishings.

P/K + A

Golden Valley Ranch

We renovated this mid-century ranch home in Golden Valley with an improved space plan, an open staircase, and oversized windows that allow light and energy to flow easily throughout the home.

Kenny Kitchen

We renovated this narrow galley kitchen to make it more ship shape, with maximum space for prepping food and cooking.

Lakeside retreat

Zenith Contemporary Cottage

Crocus Residence

Working closely with interior designer Martina Willegale, ASID, of Designs by Martina, we transformed a warren of small, dark rooms into an open, welcoming space for cooking, entertaining, and hanging out.

A modern home for a young family.

Lake Superior Retreat

For a simple yet sophisticated family home on Lake Superior, Nature dictated the perfect location. Set on 14-acres with spectacular views of water and sky, the main cabin and guest house are connected by a covered breezeway.

Highlands Residence

Gyst Fermentations

The owners of Gyst, a café that serves biodynamic wines, artisanal cheeses, and other fermented specialties, asked us to help transform a former vintage clothing store into a space that feels like someone's kitchen.

Green Dream Home

Selected as the Green Dream Home for the 2013 Parade of Homes Spring Preview, this home includes geothermal HVAC, photovoltaic solar panels, a plug-in system for an electric car, and other sustainable design features.

Contemporary Cottage

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 7

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 9

Crocus Hill Georgian

We collaborated with our client, a design connoisseur, to renovate this classic 1920s Georgian, bringing new light, better flow, and a sophisticated design sensibility to the home.

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 8

Woodhill Ranch

This project, a dynamic addition to a 1950s mid-century modern home, was featured in Midwest Home magazine.

Nordic Prairie

A mudroom that has as much character as the family that it belongs to.

Modern Kitchen

This sophisticated kitchen features striking teak cabinets and a polished walnut bar with a dramatic raw edge.

Competition: Evolo Skyscraper

Andrew Edwins, a gifted P/K designer, designed this innovative Skyfarm, 20 acres of climate-controlled farmland for the Evolo 2011 Skyscraper Competition.

Competition: Bearden Place

With Bearden Place, Carl Olson, now at P/K, and Patrick Freet envisioned six green and affordable units where residents can live, work, and flourish in a North Minneapolis neighborhood.

Washburn Cottage

We updated this charming Craftsman-style bungalow to create better flow and bring more light into the rooms. The porch functions as an outdoor room for reading, relaxing, and shooting the breeze.

Brookview Residence

Design Team:Gabriel Keller

Photography: Spacecrafting

Eminent Residence

We collaborated with Brandi Hagen of Eminent Interior Design to update her 1960 rambler. The project received an ASID Minnesota award and was featured in Kitchen Trends magazine.

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 6

Academic: Hydroponic Architecture

Carl Olson, one of our very talented designers, wrote his 2007 thesis on an architecture of hydroponic agriculture to bring sustainable farming to urban areas.

Clothes Heaven

Unbuilt: Harriet Park Residence

This new home offers a fresh, contemporary twist on Scandinavian cottage style.

The Lynn on Bryant

When our client, a chef, asked us to design a new restaurant at 50th and Bryant in Minneapolis, we were honored to help realize his vision of a petite, French-inspired bistro with an organic modern design aesthetic.

Bright way to start your day

Med'oza Ponds Residence

Lake of the Isles Residence

Shoreline Vista

Trusses

2014 Art Show

Nook

Lakeside Sunset

LOWRY HILL COTTAGE

Edgewater VI

Laundry Suite

Material: Curved Wood Flooring

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 4

2013 Art Show

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 2

Snow Day

East Isles Tuck Under

Concept: Kenwood

It's in the details

Karch Mobil

Linden Hills Craftsman

Take your Corgi to work day

Ross & Orenstein

Zeno Cafe

Iowa Farmhouse

Weightless

Iconic Design

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 3

Dreaming of Nosara

P/K arcade

Sheridan Residence

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 1

Unbuilt: Seaside Retreat

Artist in Residence

Breezy Point

Isles Suite

Design is in the Details

2015 Art Show

Blend Awards

Transparent

At home with art

Tribeca meets Crocus Hill

Butler's Pantry

Entryways

Garage Beautiful

Private Oasis

Orthogonals

Blank Canvas

Edgewater VII

P/K in #hashtags

Harry Wild Jones

Art of Cake

Zenith Stairway

Edgewater V

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 5

Concept: Calhoun

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 10

Twelve Days of Sketching: Day 12

2012 Art Show

Team Work

Bayside

LEED Platinum Bungalow

Anything for the Shot

2010 Art Show

Beginning with bumwad

Section by hand

Welcome to the lake

The eye must travel

Feel like home?

Illuminating the axis

In Progress: Costa Rica

Safety in the Workplace

P/K HQ

P/K Style

How it begins

Wet

Isles Craftsman

Every House Has A Story

Design by hand

2011 Art Show

Sunday Paper

Iowa Farmhouse

East Calhoun Residence

Linden Hills Farmhouse

Visitors find it hard to believe that this charming home is brand new, as the scale, detailing, and welcoming front porch are perfectly at home in the Linden Hills neighborhood. It even received a Buildings and Landscapes Enhancing the Neighborhood Through Design (B.L.E.N.D) award!

Indianola Residence

B&B or Master Suite?

East Isles Arts & Crafts

An addition on this stately Harry Wild Jones designed home, blends beautifully on the exterior, while infusing the house with a modern twist on the interior.

Colfax Residence

East Isles Renovation

Framed Vista

Whether by happenstance or design, many of our clients share our passion for lakes, oceans, and rivers. While each project is as unique as the clients, our work is always guided by a respect for the environment, an understanding or how a home should relate to its surroundings, and our commitment to exceptional design and enduring quality.