Category: Working with an Architect

Site Planning for Your New Home As a follow up to an earlier post, Looking for Property to Build Your Custom Home?, today I’m going to answer our client’s second question:  Once you’ve found that perfect property, how do we decide where to put the house? A client we worked with to find “that perfect property” is about to close on 14

In our last What To Expect post we told you Studio MM would absolutely be involved during the construction process… “you should ALWAYS have your architect involved in the construction process. During construction, issues are going to come up. Sure, a good contractor can and will solve them. But that doesn’t mean you’re going to get

Studio MM approaches each design as a unique story, one which begins by identifying and understanding the needs and desires of the client. Our work reflects a strong connection to person and place with an emphasis on integrity. “…We focus on people in addition to product because we want the experience of designing your home

First day of SPRING was just a few days ago and already it’s inspiring everyone to get outdoors! I love it! In the past 2 weeks I’ve been on 3 potential property visits, 2 job sites, and walked about 50 acres… it’s exhilarating to say the least! As a residential architect, in every day conversations

Will Studio MM still be involved during construction? Absolutely! Your architect should be involved in the entire process from concept through completion – and completion for us means we have a very happy client who loves their home. This is an important discussion that clients often bring up during our first meeting. I find that clients are concerned with what will happen during construction

“True to Studio MM’s approach that the process is just as important as the product, I believe that the physical act of sketching has more than just aesthetic value…Of course, the benefits of today’s technologies cannot be ignored…” – Marisa Kaugars, Studio MM Today’s post is a guest post written by Marisa Kaugars. Marisa joined

I learned long ago that there are 2 ways client meetings can go… Very well: excited client; or very poor: bored, confused or un-interested client. I know we’d all prefer the first – here’s how we make sure we always have excited clients: We educate our clients about the process and keep them involved. Today’s What

This post is the 16th in our ongoing What to Expect from Your Architect series written to provide insight into the process of working with an architect to design and build your home. We are documenting the progress of one of our contemporary residential projects, the Lake Wylie House, so you’ll know what to expect

This is the 15th post in our What To Expect from Your Architect series in which we document the process of Working with an Architect. We are following the progress of our contemporary house project in Lake Wylie, South Carolina and sharing our stories with you here on the blog… Today post gives you a little more information

I think I may have told this story before so I’ll keep this technical part short… When I was in High School and it was time to apply to colleges, I sat down with my mom and we talked about what I should major in. Well, I liked math, and I liked to draw…maybe I