…holiday decorating time! Need a little inspiration this year to get you into the holiday spirit?! We asked a few friends, clients and colleagues if we could post some of their holiday decorating ideas to share with you today on the blog… Enjoy!   How is your home or apartment or workspace or neighborhood decorated

How can we design an Outdoor Living Space that can be used for at least 10 months out of the year? I’m not sure if it’s the fact that many of our projects are located in the gorgeous Catskills area of NY’s Hudson Valley or because most of our clients are outdoorsy and active people,

Architects (and creative folks in general) are always looking for inspiration! We’ve been collecting images recently for a Schematic Design meeting with one of our clients… (You may have seen us post some of our 3d model sketches for this project if you follow us elsewhere.) Well, our meeting was a success and we’re all

Happy Thanksgiving This year has been a celebration of 5’s for Studio MM. And so, with just one more…. 5 Things I’m Thankful For: 1. Great clients! No, seriously, we have really awesome clients! We know they are the most important part  and we are extremely grateful to be able to work with each one!

I learned long ago that there are 2 ways client meetings can go… Very well: excited client; or very poor: bored, confused or un-interested client. I know we’d all prefer the first – here’s how we make sure we always have excited clients: We educate our clients about the process and keep them involved. Today’s What

My First Project that made an impact on where I am in architecture today… Today’s post 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

Construction Update: Lantern House COMPLETE! I’ve been looking forward to sharing this update with you for a whole year! ….From our first Time Lapse Video: Foundation for a New Year  to The Art of a Finished Concrete Floor to finished siding and windows going in… we’ve come a long way baby! And we’re very excited

The Lantern House entryway –  simple and subtle – still brings a “wow” as one enters the home. In honor of our Lantern House Open House this weekend, Nov 1, I’m writing today about one of my favorite moments in the house: the view through the entry. As a visitor enters the home, he or she can

This post is the 16th in our ongoing What to Expect from Your Architect series written to provide insight into the process of working with an architect to design and build your home. We are documenting the progress of one of our contemporary residential projects, the Lake Wylie House, so you’ll know what to expect

Did you know that there is a wine cellar in the “anchorage” of the Brooklyn Bridge? Or that the very first White House was also located at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge? Our theme for this month’s ArchiTalks – a series in which a group of architects post about the same subject on the same day,