Design Development Phase In our last What To Expect post we discussed the first few steps of Our Design Process such as creating a storyboard for each project, talking through Pre-Design questionnaire and answers with our clients, and moving through Schematic Design. Today’s post is Part 1 of 2 that will describe what to expect

We love this idea of talking about home!  Our core philosophy at Studio MM is “We design homes not just houses.” and we go to great lengths to illustrate “What makes a house a home?” here on our blog. And so, today’s ArchiTalks topic “House or Home” is one we’re thrilled to talk about. I’m also very

Modern Bay Window? Bay Windows have such a historical significance in architecture that it may seem odd to call what you see in the following images a modern “bay window.” And yet, that is exactly what they are. According to google, the definition of “bay window” is a window built to project outward from an outside wall.

In lieu of a typical post today (How did it get to be Thursday already?!) I wanted to share some recent “everyday” inspiration with you… Once in a while we do get inspired by things beyond architecture! Sure, some of it is #fromourdesks but some definitely not. Lately we’ve been property hunting in the Hudson Valley with

Modern Fireplaces – A Central Focus for Design For one of our current projects we are designing a modern central fireplace as the focus for the main living area. This idea doesn’t sound atypical for our designs; fireplaces in our homes are almost always a central focus for the living room. However, this one is a

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Every year in celebration of Valentine’s Day we ask our friends, family and clients to share something they LOVE about their home… This annual #LoveHome post started out with the simple question, What Makes a House a Home? What makes a house a HOME are the friends and family that gather there

Tell me about your design process. I love when people ask how we work because our process is the heart of our architecture. It’s what makes working with Studio MM different than just building a house. What To Expect from Your Architect? It’s been a few months since we’ve written one of these posts… We started

There are many reasons to design a tower house – you own a small lot, it looks cool, or you’d like to keep a small footprint… but I’d say the most common reason to design a tower house is to take advantage of the views! Tower House by Gluck+; Photography by Paul Warchol We are very familiar with

Now that 2017 is in full swing, we’re very excited to share new projects “On the Boards” for this year and update you on our current ones! We are in various stages of design for 3 new homes in Upstate NY, we have 2 homes under construction – one finishing up very soon and the other

Developing an idea takes time. While I learned this lesson early during my undergraduate years, that development process takes even longer when working on a real project. I thought that it would be fun to take an in-depth look at the schematic design process on one of our new projects, Luna, which we began designing