When designing a new lakeside home for repeat clients, Jean Rehkamp Larson of award-winning Minnesota firm Rehkamp Larson Architects sought to capture the grace and symmetry of an old house while ensuring all the comforts of modern living. Collaborating closely with colleague Angela Taffe Wingate, the clients, interior designer Sue Weldon of Harris Weldon Interiors, Streeter Custom Builder, landscape designers Keenan & Sveiven and a team of skilled local artisans, Rehkamp Larson not only achieved that balance but also filled the home with thoughtful, personalized details at every turn.

“Even though it’s a classic house, there are these playful moments overlaid on the classic architecture [that] make it feel couture,” she says. Scroll down to explore the house and uncover the design’s charming surprises.