It was closed off from other spaces on the floor, including the vaulted atrium and a TV/office area that served as a mother-in-law pad. That's because, in the words of architect Awes, "the kitchen was landlocked and failing at its primary job of connecting the spaces of the home together."
"This house echoes back to both of our childhoods," Tessa said.īut the kitchen in their new home bugged the couple, the parents of toddlers, and the architects alike. It, too, had an open concept with balconies and lofts and a stairway running through the middle. The woodsy setting and strong architectural language appealed to both Charlie, originally from leafy Dellwood, and Tessa, whose father, author, woodworker and journalist Spike Carlsen, had built the Stillwater area home she grew up in. They were smitten by the modern design, the privacy offered by the trees and the natural light that flooded the home, including into a three-story atrium. They did go inside, and there the romance continued. "When I pulled up to see the house the day it went on the market, I texted Tessa saying I don't know if we needed to go inside. "It's pretty striking from the outside and is surrounded by old-growth trees," said Charlie, a creative director of an advertising agency. That distinctive faceted design immediately drew the Wolffs, who have backgrounds in advertising and IT staffing. It's rare to see a house where the concept of the home extends through all the smallest details." "Those details show up on the exterior, in the living room, through all the railings of the house, through the corner post of the three-story atrium in the middle of the home. "It's a very strong concept of squares that are rotated 45 degrees, so the house looks like it has diamonds everywhere," Awes said. It was designed and built by architect Rick Moore in 1989 for his family. "As architects, we accept the challenge to make it all it can be."Īwes and his team from CityDeskStudio designed the renovation, called Stitch in Time, which won a Home of the Month honor from the partnership of the Minnesota chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Star Tribune.Ĭharlie and Tessa Wolff bought the bespoke four-story house near Theodore Wirth Park in October 2018, becoming its second owners. That's because "there are more demands on the kitchen than on any other place in the home," said architect Ben Awes. It can be difficult for designers and architects to get that part right.
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