Author: Marica

Today we’re talking about dirt. Yep, as you know we get excited about the littlest things sometimes, and today it’s dirt. We have been waiting for a long time to write another construction update for one of our projects, and today we get to share an update for both the Hyde Park House AND Chalet Perche.

Last weekend I was talking through design inspirations with a client and the idea of a concrete house came up. As we usually do in a Pre-Design meeting we were looking through images, discussing likes and dislikes, and the conversation kept going back to concrete. I think when you first imagine a concrete house you

Today’s post is an excerpt from a new FAQ page on our website: Frequently Asked Questions for Working with an Architect to Design a New Home. Please follow the link to read more in-depth answers and more frequently asked questions. We hope this helps you understand more about what the process of working with an architect to design a

“..the key to a successful project is always the collaborative quality of the team.”  Our previous What to Expect post focused on budget and how we know what the house is really going to cost before we start construction. The answer was that we put together a budget based on an extensive set of construction documents including finishes

Design is in Experience + Culture In lieu of a typical Architect’s Notebook post today I am going to share a few photos from our recent trip to Italy and encourage you all to go out and explore! “So often we become so focused on the finish line that we fail to enjoy the journey.” –

As a residential architect we are of course familiar with designing bedrooms and bathrooms, living rooms and kitchens… well, we have a couple clients that we’re working with now who are certainly challenging what we think of as a “typical” program for a home. And we are having a lot of fun! We’ve blogged about playroom

We’ve been thinking about color a lot lately. This is a big step for us – as you know, architects typically prefer all shades of black, and I have to admit I fall solidly into that category. But we have a couple projects in our office that are bringing COLOR to the front of our designs, and I

Celebrating 7 Years It is hard to believe it has been 7 years since I founded Studio MM. From the “Looking Back on 2013” blog post to this year’s interview with Claire Conroy in Residential Design Magazine, the last 7 years have been an adventure to say the least! I am proud of what our studio

Some of the features we often hear as descriptors for Modern Architecture are “minimal”, “open floor plan” and “lots of glass.” I would agree, yet all modern homes do not have floor to ceiling windows throughout the house. Clerestory Windows in Modern Homes As much as we all love walls of windows, there are certainly rooms where this is

“We would like to build a home in the Hudson Valley but we don’t know where to start…” Probably 8 out of 10 calls to our office begin with something like this. Most continue saying they started looking to buy a modern home in the Hudson Valley but found nothing that they like or that