Category: Working with an Architect

What are the differences between buying and building a house? What are the pros and cons of building a home vs buying a home? What is the cost of building a home? These are all questions you may think of when deciding whether or not to build or buy a home. We recently were quoted

Looking to renovate your home in the Hudson Valley? Want to work with a modern architect to transform your home? Only want to renovate a few interior spaces? Or you do you want to completely start from scratch? Our team of architects is here to help! We’ve been taking on renovations since the studio was

In the past three years, we’ve made a big move at Studio MM. After working in close collaboration with a number of local contractors for more than five years, we decided to start building our own Construction Management team. This doesn’t mean that we’ve stopped working with other contractors. We truly enjoy working with all

Last week was the first post in this (mini) series of posts, Prep for a Modern Home: Where To Begin, and we answered the basics – what’s the first step and what you need to know to get started. My goal is to let you know how easy and exciting it is to work with

“We’d like a modern home in the Hudson Valley, but we don’t even know where to start…” One of the greatest parts of my job is designing custom homes for so many uniquely individual people. What makes it rewarding is that every home is different, so there is always something new to design and to

As you may have seen from our studio updates on social media or from reading last week’s blog post: Model Making + Prep…, we will be exhibiting this weekend at Field + Supply: a Modern Makers Craft Fair. We are super excited to be a sponsor of the event this year and have a space at the show to present who we

Construction Update + What To Expect from Your Architect As you know from previous posts, we are in the middle of construction on the Hyde Park House in Tampa. Today’s post is going to be both a construction update (because there are so many exciting things going on at the site!) and part of our

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,

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