During the Design Development Phase the architect “develops the floor plans, exterior and interior elevations, and details to further describe the character of the project.” Basically, the DD Phase is when most of the Design Decisions are made. What To Expect from Your Architect: Design Development We are in the middle of the DD Phase

Last year for Valentine’s Day we asked our friends and fans to post images of what home means – What Makes a House a Home? It was such fun seeing the responses (one favorite was a picture of a friend’s son and floor covered in paint!) that we thought we’d ask you all to share

Modern Details Today we’re revisiting one of our more popular subjects in The Architect’s Notebook, “Design is in the Details,” and highlighting a new favorite house. (Remember, I have a lot of favorite things… amazingly designed residences is one I should add to the list.) The Elizabeth II house by Bates Masi Architects: all images

Home is where the Heart is. As is probably evident from most of the images I share in my blog posts, my style is minimal and modern. I keep my home this way as well, but that doesn’t mean I don’t display photos and knick-knacks too. I realize as I look around that many of

We are currently in the Design Development Phase on our 018 House project, and we are beginning to make design decisions for the interior of the house. In the next few weeks we’ll write another What To Expect from Your Architect post documenting the Design Development process in more detail… As you probably know by

One of the most important components for a successful residential architecture project is the selection of a General Contractor. I’m pretty sure the Schematic Design meeting in which we present our initial designs to our clients is the most highly anticipated, but trying to find the right General Contractor to build your home is surely

Too much fun not to share! “As a residential architect this is absolutely my favorite part of the job… Building your home is not something that happens every day….Designing your home should be a fun + exciting process. Watching it get built is even better!”  An update on our Lantern House construction…and a little more fun

I have a secret to tell… I actually really enjoy writing these blog posts each week. Ok, there may be some weeks when I have a hard time thinking of something to say that you might enjoy reading, but mostly I love what I do and I love to talk about it. Over the holidays

Happy New Year! With today being the first day of a brand new year, I too have been reflecting on the past year and thinking about goals for the future. Studio MM had a pretty amazing 2014; we accomplished a great deal for our clients and our business. And we’re super excited about the new

Wishing you all a warm and wonderful holiday season! Cheers!