Residential Design Inspiration: Modern Tree House
Floating House, Modern Tree House, Stilt House… By Tree House I don’t mean the playful, child-size treehouse that we think of in the backyard, though that would be fun to design! I mean a modern home that is ‘floating” above the ground. The easiest way I can think to describe this is as a “Modern Tree House”, and if
Construction Update September: CasaNooga + (Modern) Accord Depot
Very excited about all of the progress on our projects under construction lately! Today we’re sharing updates on CasaNooga, a modern home in “North Chatt”, Tennessee, and (Modern) Accord Depot, a renovation of the historic Train Depot in Accord, NY. Both projects are unique for us, but that’s our favorite part of everything we design!
Residential Design Inspiration: The Mini Modern Home
Everybody’s talking about “tiny homes” so why can’t we?! Small house, tiny home, micro cabin…it’s all the hype these days. And I can’t say I blame the hype – so many of these mini modern homes are super cool! We’ve been brainstorming lately for a client on how to create a very small dwelling unit
Design is in the Details: Details for a Modern Home
“The devil may be in the details, but careful attention to how materials meet and compositions come together is often what distinguishes an exceptional residential design from a merely good one.” – perfectly noted by the jury for the 2017 Residential Architect Design Awards. details for pocket door handle “Details are not the Details…they
Residential Architecture Inspiration – House of the Day Favorites
Celebrating Residential Architecture: House of the Day Every Monday we share a House of the Day on social media as part of a weekly “archi-challenge” we participate in with a group of residential architects. The goal is to celebrate residential architecture and encourage engagement with other small architecture firms by sharing amazing and inspiring homes. In today’s
Construction Update July: Farm BnB
Very happy to report that construction is moving right along on Farm BnB! Exterior framing is up, interior framing is almost complete; plumbing, electrical and mechanical rough-ins are going in; and the roof will be next! Behind the scenes we’re coordinating systems with the contractors and selecting final finish colors for the exterior cladding. Since the
Behind the Design: Introducing (Modern) Accord Depot
Our clients, two creative and passionate artists, decided to bring this historic train depot in their beloved town of Accord, NY back to life by restoring the depot’s notable charm while adding a dash of liveliness and playfulness with a contemporary renovation. During the design we were constantly navigating between preserving the historic characteristics
Residential Design Inspiration: Artist’s Studio
We are working on a very unique and exciting project at the moment for which the word “creative” is absolutely the main inspiration. Our clients, one a writer and the other an artist, have asked us to design 2 separate studios to inspire their creative minds at work. On top of this already fun-to-design idea, the plan
Behind the Scenes: Introducing CasaNooga
Today’s post is a guest post written by Christina Zhang. Christina joined Studio MM one year ago in July of 2017 and we are lucky to have her on our team. You can find out more about Christina in the Our Team section of our Studio page. Every time a project breaks ground we cheer with overwhelming joy and satisfaction. We
Six-month Synopsis: Summer 2018
I can’t believe it’s July already and we are over 6 months into this year!! As they say… Time flies when you’re having fun! …And we most certainly have been having a lot of fun! At this mid-year mark I thought I’d share what’s been going on lately with Studio MM. We currently have 8 exciting projects under construction,