So it seems we’ve settled into one blog post a year! Rather than a 2022 recap, this time we thought we’d reflect on a common thread we’ve noticed in our projects that has a huge impact on our work. It came to light as I recently deliberated with my fellow jurors on over 220 amazing ... Read More
As we enter the new year, everyone asks… “How were your holidays?!” This year I wasn’t sure how to respond, as it was much like any other holiday, but in many ways it felt very different. In broad terms, we are in a moment in our lives where we have parents that are getting older ... Read More
Can’t believe it’s time again for our ‘Year in Review’ blog post! Looking back on 2021, it felt much like 2020? Maybe it was the continuation of online school or the holding pattern feeling of the pandemic. But we came to realize a significant amount of our work this past year has been bringing to ... Read More
Well, a lot has happened in 2020 but Mowery Marsh has been plugging along trying to stay focused on creating beautiful spaces for our clients and doing it with comfort and energy efficiency in mind! We will be part of an AIA NY talk in January that hopes to pull back the curtain on Passive House construction ... Read More
It was big year for MMA so we thought… let’s wrap it up with a blog post! The three Passive Houses in our last update (it was 2 years ago, yikes) are all complete and photographed. They have received a great reception and are a significant part of our banner year. It is super ... Read More
You may have seen one of our projects in the last issue of Hudson Mod… Photography by Elliott Kaufman and it happens to be the same project that we’ve been writing about on the blog. We hope this series gives ‘would be renovators’ a peek into what’s involved in this type of brownstone construction project. We’ve gotten lots ... Read More
Now that the eye of the storm has passed but we’re all still trapped inside… let’s talk about renovating! We’ve started (again) on the design of our own house renovation… We’ve gone around with so many ideas over the years that I thought maybe I should step back a minute and do what I tell ... Read More
Step 1: Buy Sand! Step 2: Location, Location, Location, Step 3: Measure Twice, Cut Once Step 4: Watch those fingers! Step 5: Take the kids to the park and come home to a new sandbox! Okay, so maybe it’s not quite that easy, but I was impressed with how quickly and beautifully my husband whipped this ... Read More