Snapshots - Peterssen Keller Architecture

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.

A modern home for a young family.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Zenith Cottage

Edina In Progress

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

Crooked Lake Cabin

Edgewater Kitchen

Unbuilt: Hillside Residence

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

Garage becomes reading room

East Calhoun Residence

Brookview Residence

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

Crocus Hill Residence

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

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.

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.

Lakeside Oasis

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.

Ridgedale Residence

Cottagewood Residence

Lakeside retreat

Lakeview Resiedence

Kenny Kitchen

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

Golden Valley Prospect

P/K + A

Lake Harriet Arts & Crafts

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

Wooddale Cottage

St Louis Park Residence

Highlands Residence

Canine Approved

Zenith Contemporary Cottage

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.

In Progress: New York Manor

Spring Valley Residence

Rolling Green Remodel

UNBUILT: Long Island Retreat

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

The Stable

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.

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.

Kitchen Alfresco

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

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.

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.

Mid Mod Kitchen

Basswood Remodel

Photography: Spacecrafting

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.

Orono Retreat

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.

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.

Modern Kitchen

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

Woodhill Ranch

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

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.

Med'oza Ponds Residence

Unbuilt: Harriet Park Residence

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

Nordic Prairie

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

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.

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.

Clothes Heaven

Bright way to start your day

Brookview Residence

Design Team:Gabriel Keller

Photography: Spacecrafting

P/K arcade

Safety in the Workplace

Mudroom Perfect

In Progress: Costa Rica

Nook

Snow Day

Edgewater VI

Transparent

P/K HQ

LEED Platinum Bungalow

East Isles Tuck Under

Orthogonals

Laundry Suite

2011 Art Show

Calhoun Kitchen

Sunday Paper

Art of Cake

How it begins

Feel like home?

At home with art

Shoreline Vista

Sheridan Residence

Bayside

Entryways

LOWRY HILL COTTAGE

Garage Beautiful

Iowa Farmhouse

Weightless

Ross & Orenstein

Iconic Design

Edgewater VII

Butler's Pantry

P/K Style

Illuminating the axis

Every House Has A Story

Design by hand

Tribeca meets Crocus Hill

Take your Corgi to work day

Wet

Team Work

Kitchen Trends: Edgewater Modern

Beginning with bumwad

The eye must travel

Breezy Point

Linden Hills Craftsman

P/K in #hashtags

Isles Craftsman

Blend Awards

Design is in the Details

Unbuilt: Seaside Retreat

Karch Mobil

Trusses

2014 Art Show

2015 Art Show

Edgewater V

Artist in Residence

Concept: Kenwood

Lakeside Sunset

2013 Art Show

Anything for the Shot

Isles Suite

Zenith Stairway

2012 Art Show

Zeno Cafe

Material: Curved Wood Flooring

Private Oasis

It's in the details

Blank Canvas

Welcome to the lake

Concept: Calhoun

Lake of the Isles Residence

Harry Wild Jones

Section by hand

2010 Art Show

Dreaming of Nosara

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.

The Edgewater

Situated on the shores of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, the Edgewater features 22 shell units that have been built-out as custom-designed homes.

Iowa Farmhouse

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!

Hearth

There's beauty in the unexpected.

Colfax Residence

Family Cabin

East Calhoun Residence

Reading in the sunlight.

East Isles Renovation

Where materials meet.

We love fun details!

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.