Stephen Matthew Designs · Services

Architectural services shaped around each project.

Stephen Matthew Designs provides architectural services for residential, historic, existing-building, and design-focused projects in Miami and South Florida.

What We Do

From initial ideas through architectural development.

Residential Architecture

Architectural design for new residences, renovations, additions, and transformations of existing homes. Projects are developed in response to site, climate, program, material, and the way clients want to live.

Renovation + Existing Buildings

Assessment and architectural transformation of existing structures, including measured documentation, planning studies, design interventions, and coordinated improvements.

Historic Preservation + Adaptive Reuse

Design strategies for historic and culturally significant buildings that respect existing character while accommodating contemporary needs and new uses.

Architectural Design + Visualization

Concept studies, schematic design, architectural drawing, three-dimensional modeling, visualization, and communication of design ideas for clients and project teams.

Approach

A clear architectural process.

01

Understand

Establish project goals, site conditions, program, constraints, priorities, and opportunities.

02

Explore

Test architectural ideas through drawings, diagrams, models, research, and visualization.

03

Develop

Refine spatial, material, technical, and environmental decisions into a coordinated architectural proposal.

04

Coordinate

Advance the work with consultants, documentation, permitting, and project coordination as appropriate to the commission.

Project Planning

Not every project begins with a complete architectural commission.

Stephen Matthew Designs can assist clients during the early stages of a project, when the first need is to understand existing conditions, define priorities, and evaluate what may be possible before committing to a larger scope of work.

  • Initial architectural consultation
  • Existing-condition review
  • Programming and space planning
  • Feasibility and concept studies
  • Renovation and addition studies
  • Architectural visualization
Working Together

Begin with the project, not a predetermined solution.

Each commission begins by understanding the property, the client's goals, available information, regulatory conditions, budget considerations, and the architectural opportunities particular to the project.

Scope and services are then established according to the needs of that commission rather than assuming that every project requires the same process or deliverables.

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Considering an architectural project?

Tell us about your property, project goals, and what you are hoping to accomplish. An initial conversation can help determine the appropriate next steps.

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