Residential Design Inspiration: Modern Fireplaces
With all of us spending more time at home these days and with winter just around the corner, we’ve been dreaming up fireplace designs for a variety of current projects. Each of our clients wants something slightly different, and as evidenced by our past posts on fireplaces, there are many different directions to go in
Construction Update November: BC Retreat
A couple of weekends ago, the whole Studio MM team was able to make it up to the BC Retreat site in Saugerties for a socially-distanced site visit. There was lots to see! Everyone on site has been hard at work and we were able to see the results of the first concrete pour –
Project Update: Presenting Cat Hill
We are so thrilled to present Cat Hill, our newest modern home in Kerhonkson, NY. Anchored by a floating fitness studio, this home is a curated private sanctuary in the woods. Overlooking a creek and surrounded by trees, Cat Hill celebrates our client’s past accomplishments and meaningful life experiences, all while leaving room to create
Construction Update October: BC Retreat and Kaat Cliffs
We are thrilled to be starting construction on two projects this month – BC Retreat and Kaat Cliffs. We broke ground on these two projects nearly simultaneously and couldn’t wait to share their progress, so we’ve decided to do a double update this week. BC Retreat, located in Saugerties, is a double barn structure that
Project Update: Presenting Tranquil Abiding
We are very proud to present Tranquil Abiding, a modern home we recently completed in Glen Spey, NY. A peaceful sanctuary centered around meditation and spiritual practice, Tranquil Abiding is anchored by its ties to the local temple, and by our clients’ desire for a space of rest and reflection. We are thrilled to have been
New Projects On the Boards: September 2020
It’s hard to believe that it’s already fall! Even through the ups and downs of 2020, we’ve been very lucky to be working with amazing clients on some awesome new modern homes. Today we’re sharing some of those currently “On the Boards” with you. We’ll be highlighting these projects in Construction Updates and Behind the Scenes posts as
Celebrating 10 Years of Studio MM!
We’re thrilled to be celebrating our 10th Anniversary this week. We’re celebrating 10 years… …of Homes, Not Just Houses…of Process in Addition to Product…of Quality Craftsmanship…of Dreaming Big and Having FUN! We think the video below says it all best… So here’s to our first 10 years – and we’re even more excited for the
Residential Design Inspiration: Outdoor Shower
Even though the summer heat may be trailing off, we’re still dreaming of ways to cool off outside. One fun element we incorporate into some of our homes is an outdoor shower. Whether after a long hike in the Hudson Valley or after taking a swim in the pool, having an outdoor shower lets our
Behind the Scenes: Your House is a Jigsaw Puzzle
In the past few months, I’ve discovered one of my favorite parts of designing a home for our clients, and it’s something of a jigsaw puzzle. A number of our projects have moved from the Design Development phase to Construction Documents. This phase is often described as the part of the process during which we
Behind the Scenes: an In-Depth Look at Schematic Design
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