Last fall, a private developer approached us to design a new single-family home prototype for prospective mid/high-income buyers in and around the town of Scarsdale, New York. According to this developer there is a renewed interest in this area among families because of its excellent school system, convenient commute to Manhattan and sizable properties. The […]
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A Visit to Dana Barnes Studio
It’s common knowledge that a key factor in making a great room great is the furniture that goes into it. From the earliest phases of a project, we are thinking about furniture. When including custom pieces, as we almost always do, it’s from the beginning that we think about the vendors we’ll work with. Over the course […]
INSPIRATIONAL GARDENS
When the warm months of summer finally arrive, we love spending time outside, enjoying meals al fresco, swimming in the ocean, hiking in the woods, napping in the grass. And we love gardens, whether we are lucky enough to have one of our own or spend time at one in our neighborhood or make a […]
ART IN INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS
In the late summer of 2022, we were in the final phase of work on a glamorous 29th floor pied-à-terre in Tribeca. We were installing the last pieces of furniture and furnishings, getting the apartment ready for the clients who would be arriving the next month for an autumn in New York. Inside the color-blocked […]
SEEING A PROJECT IN PRINT
![A title page of an article in Interior Design magazine showing the interior at Aurelie Bidermann, NY by MR Architecture + Decor.](https://mrarch.com/wp-content/uploads/InteriorDesign_April2015_AurelieBidermann_p103-758x1024.jpg)
Just inside the entrance to our office, there is a blackened steel bookshelf that measures 10 feet wide by a little over eight feet tall. In it is a collection of magazines—81 stacks in total—that dates back to the late nineties. Within the stacks are issues of Wallpaper and Frame, Architectural Record and The World […]
A DESIGNER’S GUIDE TO MILAN
This past February, I visited Milan for the first time. I planned the trip for a chance to go to the Lineapelle Leather Fair which is considered one of the most important international exhibitions dedicated to leather and something that has interested me for several years. Aside from the time I spent visiting the show, […]
COLLABORATING WITH ARTISTS: REMED
MR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEENLY AWARE OF HOW POWERFUL A WELL-CONCEIVED PIECE OF ART IN AN ARCHITECTURE OR INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT CAN BE. SINCE OUR BEGINNINGS, ART HAS BEEN PART OF OUR DNA AND A BIG INSPIRATION FOR US, WHETHER WE ARE TASKED WITH SOURCING WORKS FOR A PROJECT OR DESIGNING A SPACE AROUND A […]
Takashimaya: Q&A w/ David Mann
![Close-up of a circular railing constructed of bronze twigs that surrounds an opening in the floor. Back wall with a pair of black Chinese armoires.](https://mrarch.com/wp-content/uploads/Taka-1.jpg)
As CFO of MR for almost two decades, I’m well acquainted with most of the projects in the firm’s portfolio. There are a few, however, that were completed before my time, and though I know them by name, I know little about them. One such project is the Takashimaya store, which was one of David, […]