This week in our office we are working through designs for a new house and trying to have a little fun with the stair… yes, we architects are always having fun with modern stair design, but this time we have a lot of constraints. We have a tight space, we need to go up 3 levels

Modern Details: TinkerBox Now that the final finishes are starting to come together, I can give you a sneak peek at some of our design details…. these are those things that we as architects get super excited about and try to describe to others – mainly our clients – in the hopes that they will

It has been a long time since I’ve had to think about starting a new school year… but we are actually feeling that “Back To School” vibe here in the office this year so this month’s ArchiTalks theme is a fun one to explore. Today’s post is part of the ArchiTalks series in which Bob Borson of

We love talking about architecture–with other architects, potential clients, friends, family, the people we meet in elevators….These conversations often spark a question about our creative process: How do we get from an initial design to a fully constructed home? We’re hoping that with the launch of this new blog series, “Behind the Scenes”, we can

We have been having so much fun lately researching Playroom Design Ideas for one of our projects… Nice to encourage your inner child every once in a while! #haveimentionedilovemyjob?! “A child’s play is serious business!” (quote from one of the many blogs we “researched” – love it! We are taking all of this fun very seriously.)

Most Important Things To Know about the Process of Renovating your Apartment in NYC: Today’s post is a “guest” post from another Studio MM team-member, John Grinstead. Since John is our in-house expert on all things Residential Architecture + Renovation in NYC,  I’ve asked him to jump in here today and give us the basics

House of the Day: Celebrating Residential Architecture Every Monday, a group of residential architects post a House of the Day as part of our group “archi-challenge.” Our goal is to show off awesome ‪#‎architecture‬ and encourage engagement with other small firm architects. We have a lot of fun celebrating residential architecture with these weekly posts and hope you do

Today’s post is a guest post written by Marisa Kaugars AND is part of the ArchiTalks series in which Bob Borson of Life of an Architect selects a theme, and a bunch of us architects (who also write a blog) post on the same day at the same time… This month our theme is Summer. You can find

Last week I spent a couple days visiting my clients in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. (Actually, I was there mainly to visit their home, but it was a lot of fun to see them too!) This visit was full of the stories I tell about why I love being a residential architect: From seeing the excitement on the two

Many design discussions with our clients begin with their desire to open up their home to the outdoors and focus on indoor-outdoor living. Blending Indoor-Outdoor Living Space Actually, writing this I realize we have homes all over the East Coast which are not really ideal climates for year-round “all about living outdoors”. Perhaps I should say