Stephen Matthew Designs · Architecture · Miami

Architecture shaped by place, light, and memory.

Stephen Matthew Designs is a Miami-based architecture practice focused on residential architecture, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and design research.
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The Practice

Architecture begins with careful observation.

We approach design through an understanding of context, material, climate, history, and the ways people inhabit space. Each project is considered as both a technical responsibility and an opportunity to create lasting architectural value.
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Architectural services for buildings, places, and ideas.

Residential Architecture

New residences, renovations, additions, interior architectural alterations, and design studies responsive to site, climate, program, and client needs.

Renovation + Existing Buildings

Thoughtful transformation of existing structures through documentation, evaluation, planning, and architectural intervention.

Historic Preservation + Adaptive Reuse

Preservation-minded approaches to historic and existing buildings that respect original character while supporting contemporary use.

Architectural Design + Visualization

Concept development, schematic design, three-dimensional modeling, visualization, and architectural communication.

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Stephen Matthew Wisniew, Architect

A multidisciplinary approach to architectural practice.

Stephen Matthew Designs brings together architecture, engineering, design communication, research, teaching, and project leadership in an independent Miami-based practice.

The practice is grounded in technical rigor and a belief that architecture should respond meaningfully to place, light, history, and human experience.

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Design Research + Innovation

Research as a tool for architectural practice.

Design research expands the practice beyond conventional project delivery to investigate how architecture can respond to emerging technologies, environmental conditions, new methods of representation, and changing patterns of use.
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  • Climate-Responsive Architecture
  • Architectural Representation + Visualization
  • Virtual + Immersive Environments
  • Computational Design
  • Material + Fabrication Research
  • Independent Architectural Studies
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Whether you are considering a new residence, renovation, historic property, adaptive reuse project, or architectural consultation, we welcome the opportunity to learn more.

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