RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS
REIMAGINING EXISTING SPACES
Mitlyng Design is a Twin Cities-based Architecture firm specializing in residential renovations and additions that honor the character of homes and enhance the everyday lives of busy homeowners.
We are deeply committed to partnering with clients from the very start of a project to its completion — bringing design visions to life while handling all the details along the way. Our designs account for modern living while seamlessly blending old and new. As a team of Architects, we care not only about how a space looks but also how it flows and functions.
MEET OUR TEAM OF ARCHITECTS
ASHLEY
Ashley Mitlyng, a licensed Architect and owner of Mitlyng Design, has spent over 25 years helping homeowners reimagine their homes with care, creativity, and precision.
From a young age, Ashley recognized how much a room’s design and flow affect how people feel while in it. That early awareness led to a career dedicated to helping clients feel good in their homes — skillfully designing spaces that look beautiful, honor the original character, and function seamlessly for modern life.
Ashley knows from personal and professional experiences that homes must evolve with life’s stages. She’s passionate about helping people redesign their spaces to stay in the homes and neighborhoods they love. Ashley treasures homes of all styles and feels lucky to help clients bring their home renovation dreams to life. Ashley has lived and worked in the Twin Cities for her entire career — first in a craftsman she renovated in Northeast Minneapolis and now in a midcentury modern gem in the suburbs.
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Key Achievements:
Minneapolis & Minnesota AIA board member
Co-Chair of AIA MN Homes by Architects Tour
Mentor for women emerging in the industry
Volunteer with technical career programs
Received numerous awards and recognitions, including an ASID MN, Star Tribune Home of the Month, and NARI-MN CotY Award
Homes featured on many tours and showcases, including AIA MN tours
Education:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees in Architecture
KATIE
Katie Loecken, a licensed Architect at Mitlyng Design, has over 15 years of experience helping homeowners rediscover what makes their living spaces special — and elevating them for modern living and design.
Katie is passionate about remodeling because of the often-overlooked sustainable benefits of reworking existing buildings. She also believes, when done with meticulous attention to detail and problem-solving, that remodeling makes great design more accessible. Much like 90s fashion is cool again, Katie knows homes from past eras can be thoughtfully revived — blending old and new to create something fresh, beautiful, and enduring.
Katie is honored when clients invite her into their homes and lives. She loves working with people and families to reimagine how their homes can better support them as they grow and change. After spending 10 years renovating her own tiny 1927 cottage, Katie recently accepted her newest challenge of modernizing a large and quirky 1979 multi-level home to meet the needs of her young family.
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Key Achievements:
Received numerous awards and recognitions, including multiple Star Tribune Home of the Month features, ASID Design Excellence Awards, and RAVE Awards
AIA CRAN National Advisory Board Member
AIA-MN Residential Architecture committee member
Education:
University of Minnesota | Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees in Architecture
Headshots by Cook and Kin
OUR STUDIO
INTERNATIONAL MARKET SQUARE
Our studio is located at International Market Square near downtown Minneapolis.
We have a bright space on the west side of the fifth floor.