![Modern Home in Upstate NY - Cat Hill Under Construction](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190818_153550-scaled.jpg)
Wow, it’s been a long time since we’ve posted an official construction update for Cat Hill. I was surprised when I looked back and saw the last one was from April… We have been sharing progress along the way on social media (here and here) so maybe you’ve been keeping up… If not I guess that will make today’s
![Modern Wine Cabinet - modern wine cellar design inspiration](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BatesMasi_Sagaponack-wine2-scaled.jpg)
This week’s design inspiration is one I’m happily adding to my future house bucket list! A true modern wine cellar, a wine display cabinet, or a wine room? – Whatever we want to call it, the concept is the same, but there are many variations in design. Below are a few of the images we
![Modern Home - Chattanooga, TN - Studio MM Architect](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/casanooga7.jpg)
Wood + Metal Siding is going up in Chattanooga! We’ve been talking about it for the last couple of months in the Newsletter, and now we have fun photos to share! …Exterior cladding is going up at CasaNooga! There’s been amazing progress at CasaNooga – our modern home project under construction in Chattanooga, TN. The wood
![Modern Outdoor Kitchen Design - Residential Architecture Design Inspriation](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/outdoor-kitchen-by-mcinturff-architects-1.jpg)
A perfect post for celebrating Summer!… We are designing a home for a client who is planning to spend a lot of weekends cooking outdoors. Looking through the images we’ve collected for inspiration, I have to admit I have a bit of Outdoor Kitchen Envy. Who wouldn’t want to spend a summer evening hanging out in any of these amazing outdoor
![Modern Home in the Catskills - Construction Update: Tranquil Abiding](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190716_122353.jpg)
I am very excited to share today’s progress report for Tranquil Abiding – a modern home under construction in Glen Spey, NY. This is our first Construction Update for this project and site work started late last year, so I have a lot to share! We always put a lot of thought into the details of
![Studio MM Team Off-Site 2019](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190705_184230-scaled.jpg)
Our culture at Studio MM is fueled by the off-site adventures we take about twice a year. These 2-day retreats are oriented around personal and professional growth sessions and team-building activities. I try to make sure these are inspiring, thoughtful, and most of all collaborative. A couple of weeks ago we headed up to the Hudson Valley for
![Chalet Perche - Modern Home in Upstate NY - Studio MM Architect](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ChaletPerche_14.jpg)
We are SUPER excited and proud to present our favorite modern chalet in the Hudson Valley: Chalet Perche! Technically the house part of this project was completed a few months ago, but, since the landscaping is integral to the design of the house, we waited to photograph it until Spring. One of our clients for Chalet Perche is
![Modern Screened-In Porch - Design Inspiration](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rangr_cabin_photo-by-paul-warchol.jpeg)
As our project for Campion Farms moves forward, we thought we’d share some of the design inspiration behind one of its top-wish-list features – a modern screened-in porch. Particularly during the summer in the Northeast, screened-in porches can be the most lived in part of the home. As spaces that are neither entirely interior nor
![Modern Home in the Catskills: Corten Siding](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_0107.jpg)
Corten Cladding + Bully Hill Corten steel is on site and being installed at Bully Hill. It is a unique type of steel that naturally rusts very quickly and becomes more rigid as it rusts. This is our first house to be clad in corten, and the deep color as well as durability make it a
![Floating House - Design Inspiration](https://maricamckeel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Choui-Fong-Tea-cafe.jpg)
Often the best way for us to communicate, whether it’s with a client or within the office, is through images. Sometimes it’s a quick sketch on the back of a napkin or a simple line drawing to describe a detail – no matter what the medium, when I’m talking about architecture, “A picture is worth a