Stephen Matthew Designs · Architecture · Miami

Architectural services shaped around each project.

Stephen Matthew Designs provides architectural services for residences, renovations, existing buildings, historic properties, adaptive reuse, visualization, and early project planning.
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Core Services

Design, documentation, and architectural guidance.

Residential Architecture

Architectural design for new residences, additions, renovations, and interior architectural alterations responsive to site, climate, program, budget, and the way clients want to live.

Renovation + Existing Buildings

Documentation and transformation of existing buildings through field investigation, planning, architectural design, coordination, and thoughtful intervention.

Historic Preservation + Adaptive Reuse

Preservation-minded architectural services that respect historic character while helping existing buildings support contemporary uses, systems, and requirements.

Architectural Design + Visualization

Concept development, schematic design, three-dimensional modeling, visualization, architectural communication, and studies used to explore and clearly communicate design intent.

Process

A clear architectural process from initial questions to coordinated design.

01

Understand

Define the project goals, site conditions, program, priorities, constraints, schedule, and available information.

02

Explore

Test architectural ideas through planning, research, diagrams, sketches, models, and design studies.

03

Develop

Refine the selected direction through coordinated architectural design, material thinking, and technical development.

04

Coordinate

Organize architectural information and coordinate the project with consultants, agencies, contractors, and other participants as required by the scope.

Project Planning

Not every project begins with a full architectural commission.

Early architectural consultation can help determine what is possible before a client commits to a larger design process.

The practice can assist with preliminary evaluation, project definition, existing-condition review, design feasibility, scope development, and the identification of next steps.

  • Initial architectural consultation
  • Existing-condition review
  • Preliminary site + building evaluation
  • Programming + project definition
  • Conceptual planning
  • Design feasibility studies
  • Preliminary scope + project strategy
Working Together

Architectural services are tailored to the needs of the project.

The appropriate scope depends on the type of project, existing conditions, regulatory requirements, consultant needs, construction goals, schedule, and level of architectural service required.

Each engagement begins by defining those needs clearly so that responsibilities, deliverables, and expectations are understood before design work proceeds.

The objective is a disciplined process that supports informed decisions and clear architectural outcomes.

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Discuss your project with the practice.

Share the property, project type, current conditions, goals, and where you are in the process. We can then determine the appropriate architectural next step.

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