Category: Behind the Scenes

Illustrating Our Design Process We begin every new project by asking our clients “a lot of questions. We design custom, modern homes that are special and unique for each client. We ask questions about how you and your family live in your home. We ask about likes and dislikes – from fashion to furniture and everywhere

Dream Big. This was the theme for our most recent team off-site and I started the first session with the following quote. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney We take time twice a year to get away from the office for a couple of days and focus on individuals and team rather

Each year around Valentine’s Day we write a #LoveHome post to celebrate why and what we love about home. In years past we have written about what makes a house a home, what our friends and clients love about their homes, and asked what makes your home special. This year as we discussed this upcoming post,

New Year, New Ambitions… What will 2018 bring for Studio MM? We typically close the office between Christmas and New Year’s and I use that time to slow down a bit, spend time with family and friends, and strategize about the year ahead for Studio MM. A couple of our past blog posts sum this time up

Wishing you a very Merry Holiday Season from Tracy, Marisa, Christina, Colbi, Ben and Marica!  

“Happiness is gratitude doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton In a sea of Thanksgiving quotes I came across this week, the quote above stuck out to me the most. It reminds me of something a close friend once said to me, “I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.”  I think we have so much fun

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

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

Today’s post is part of the ArchiTalks series in which a group of architects write about the same topic on the same day and share each other’s posts. These group posts are a great way to promote our peers and talk about the value of architecture. This month’s ArchiTalks theme: Mentorship When I was a young architect –

I believe architecture can be both a catalyst for change as well as a product of change. As a residential architect we focus on the ways our clients lives are changing, and may change in the future, as the inspiration for designing their homes. Today’s post is part of the ArchiTalks series in which a group