Yesterday I received an email from Bob Borson of Life of an Architect, inviting a group of us to join him in answering a few “commonly asked questions” to architects. Bob asked us all to publish our answers today on our blogs. It will be very interesting to see how various architects interpret and respond

What to Expect…Documenting the Process of Working with an Architect:  Listening is one of the most important qualities for an architect! We recently sat down for a series of meetings with the clients of the 018_House, a new project in our office which we will be writing about here and in subsequent posts. Studio MM

Modern Design Ideas for your Home: The Outdoor Shower Summer Solstice is sneaking up on us – Saturday, June 21st. The long, sunny days of summer are here, and as the weather gets hotter all we want to do is find a way to cool off… Recently in The Architect’s Notebook we’ve covered Modern Outdoor

Modern Home Design: Handrail Details A previous Design is in the Details post noted “Modern Residential Architecture is often defined as minimal or simplified…”  While that is generally true, in researching today’s post I came across a write-up on Life of an Architect in which Bob Borson more accurately suggests “…it’s rather nice sometimes to simply let something be

Warm weather and the first week of June means It’s officially Summer! Everyone seems to be outdoors, in flip-flops, and barbecuing in the backyard…. Let the pool parties begin! Today’s post introduces some cool, contemporary pool design ideas just in time for Summer! Reflecting pools, refracting pools, infinity pools, indoor-outdoor pools…these images should get you inspired for

The VALUE of Working with an Architect is not only in creativity and problem solving, but also in project planning and leadership. What to Expect…Documenting the Process of Working with an Architect: Our prior post in this series, What to Expect from Your Architect: Project Planning, laid out our initial organization steps for a new

Architect + Sketching = FUN As pretty much everyone who has ever hung out with an architect will tell you, the conversation doesn’t get very far before the architect has out pen and paper. And when you’re with a group of architects, well then it just gets CRAZY! …. which is EXACTLY what happened on

Modern Home Details: Wood Cladding Wood cladding is a natural, durable and beautiful choice for both interior and exterior applications and, depending on how it is detailed, is a perfect material for modern as well as traditional designs. Details can make a good design remarkable. Design is in the Details. Whether it’s a detail to

Modern Inspiration for your Outdoor Kitchen Our Modern Garden Design post a few weeks ago got so much attention that I thought we should continue celebrating the warm weather and stay outside with our inspiration…today’s post presents 9 beautifully-designed reasons to move the cooking outdoors! Whether it’s primarily used for entertaining guests or for summer