LYNNHURST REVIVAL

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

The owners returned to Albertsson Hansen Architecture to complete the remodeling of their classic Lynnhurst home. The goal was a minimal traditional design that complements the home’s original character and creates a more functional, light-filled, and welcoming kitchen connected to the dining room and backyard. This phase focused on transforming the main-floor spaces of the kitchen, dining room, and side entry, while adding a new powder room and desk area.

To enlarge the kitchen and include a powder room, space was reclaimed from a disused back stair that once connected to the main stair landing. Every inch was carefully planned for storage and efficiency, resulting in a compact yet highly functional layout.

The clients envisioned a serene, hardworking kitchen filled with natural light and free of visual clutter. Storage was seamlessly integrated into back-hall pantries and concealed within wall and doorway depths, eliminating the need for upper cabinets along the two window walls. High north-facing windows above the range create space for a stone shelf and add to the calm, balanced composition. A restrained palette of painted cabinetry and stone surfaces completes the refined, timeless character of this thoughtful renewal.

This project builds on work completed in the first phase, which included adding a third-floor dormer for the teenage children, relocating the main bathroom, and converting the former second-floor bathroom into a laundry room.