What makes a Favorite Place? Is it somewhere in your memory? Or someplace that you go every day? Or is it some space that you dream of having one day? I have a Favorite Place that I knew growing up: a large, comfortable window seat. When I was little, I would wake up early every

It is an architect’s responsibility to understand their client’s budget and to work with that budget to design their home. There are so many costs associated with building a new home or adding onto your existing home. It is our clients’ responsibility to know what amount of money they are comfortable spending on their project.

In honor of National Architecture Week 2015 this week, April 12 – 18, we’re celebrating residential architecture by highlighting houses from all around the nation – #HouseoftheDay from the 50 USA: #HouseoftheDay: I am excited to be part of a group of small firm architects who are taking the time to seek out inspiring designs and

As many of you know, our Residential Design Inspiration posts are often created around design decisions we’re delving into at that moment in our office…today’s post is exactly that. We are currently working with our clients on details around the entryway (Design Inspiration for Exterior Entryways) and the large pivot door that will be the

craft: an activity involving the skill in making things by hand. As I have mentioned many times, the construction process is one my favorite parts about being an architect… Building Your Home – working with the contractor on details and materials and watching our design become reality – is the most exciting part of the

This is our 11th post in our What To Expect from Your Architect series in which we document the process of Working with an Architect. We are following the progress of our contemporary house project in Lake Wylie, South Carolina and sharing the stories with you here on the blog…  During the last meeting with

Tomorrow is officially the first day of Spring and it’s also International Earth Day! So… for today’s post, we’re dreaming in green and celebrating the fact that Spring is finally here! When the weather started getting warmer last year too we put together a collection of beautiful Modern Gardens – think Modern Porch or Patio. This

Today we’re getting “down and dirty” with more details on constructing a concrete foundation, illustrating step by step how it all goes together… A few weeks ago we shared a Construction Update on pouring the foundation on our Lantern House project, and since then we have gotten several questions about how things actually go together…So we’ve

In honor of International Women’s Day #IWD2015 on Sunday, March 8, I’d like to take a moment to highlight a few Women in Architecture who I admire and respect, but more importantly women who inspire and influence me on a daily basis… Women who #MakeItHappen in Architecture: Last year for IWD I wrote about “Women

Architects love to show off their glossy photos…. I too start my website with a large, beautiful image showing off a past residential project of which I am very proud. The photograph is one of my favorites. I know people get excited about it when they see it. Creek House by Studio MM Architecture in