“..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.” –

Happy Archtober! October in New York City is #Archtober – New York City’s annual Architecture and Design Month – and we’re celebrating Archtober all month long by sharing  #ArchitectureoftheDay  posts daily on Instagram. Follow us @architectmm for awesome architecture inspiration all month long! Want to help spread the celebration? Post your own photo on social

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

We are sharing inspiration of a different kind today as we explore modern homes in an urban setting – much different than our recent settings in the middle of the woods. As you’ve probably seen on our Instagram or Facebook pages, we are working on a new project in Chattanooga and it’s very much in

In our previous What To Expect from Your Architect post we talked about the importance of – and pride we take in – a “good, well documented set of Construction Documents.” These CDs don’t merely lay out your design; they are critical for obtaining an accurate cost estimate for your project. Budget One question that almost always