Morris Island Residence is featured online at Dwell!
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MFDS Office Promotions!!!
Congratulations to Alex Yoon, William Lee, Emily Driscoll, & Tom Merchel!!!...
MFDS Recipient of Two 2023 BSA Design Awards
Congratulations to 11. E Lenox & New Madinah teams for achieving MFDS first awards!...
11 E Lenox featured on Passive House Accelerator!
As the project nears completion in Q4 2022, we spoke with PHA about some of the design challenges and goals in developing this mass timber Passive House multifa...
Mass Timber Topped Out
We conclude this year with the topping off of our 7 story mass timber project, 11 E Lenox. The installment of the last CLT slab went smoothly, becoming Boston...
11 E Lenox Under Construction
Boston’s first ground up new mass timber project is now under construction! When complete in Fall 2022, 11 E Lenox will be the first Passive House (PHIUS+...
MFDS is now Passive House CPHC® certified
Congratulations to William Lee and Alex Yoon, who are now PHIUS Certified Passive House Consultants! MFDS is committed to providing for and building towards a m...
Roundtable Discussion on Mass Timber Collaboration
It was a pleasure to do a roundtable discussion on BIM, mass timber, and collaboration with Eli Gould from the Quebec Wood Export Bureau and Jean-Marc Dubois fr...
Adaptive Reuse Mill Buildings
Adaptive Reuse Mill Buildings For this adaptive reuse project, a site study of these early 20th century power plant buildings revealed extensive craftsmanship a...
CLT & Mass Timber Passive House Multifamily
A CLT & Mass Timber Passive House Multifamily Development. We’re excited to announce that we are in development of a 7-story CLT and mass timber multi...
A New Team Member – William Lee
We are thrilled to announce the addition of William Lee to our team as a project architect. Despite starting during current covid conditions, his knowl...
Custom Rainscreen Cladding System R&D
A custom rainscreen system designed by MFDS. MFDS has been busy with R&D on unique façade cladding system designs. For One Newcomb Place, currently in cons...
Coliving adaptive reuse sneakpeek
We’re excited to reveal a bit of what we’ve been working on for the past year – a mixed-use coliving community within a reimagined adaptive use de...
50 & 100 Boatswain’s Construction Complete
50 & 100 Boatswain’s Way Construction Complete! The interior renovations at 50 & 100 Boatswain’s Way in Chelsea, MA are complete! These lobbie...
Morris Island Residence featured on Dwell.com
Morris Island Residence is featured online at Dwell! The article (link below, Dwell+ subscription required) elaborates on our design process and how we tackled ...
MFDS is Connected Remotely
As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic continues to impact people and businesses worldwide, MFDS continues to diligently monitor this situation and take appropr...
A Mass Timber & CLT Development
New project sneak peek! We’re designing a CLT mass timber building! Too early to announce anything yet, but stay tuned as we explore and develop a novel a...
New East Boston Residential Project
A new 9-unit multifamily in East Boston! MFDS is working on a ground-up new multifamily residential project which blends into the urban fabric by taking many co...
ABX 2019
Our projects were featured at ABX! We were excited to have our projects selected for display at ABX 2019 – Boston’s annual architectural tradeshow. ...
Construction Begins on One Newcomb Place
Excavation has begun! We’re looking forward to seeing the innovative terracotta shiplap cladding add a contemporary and complementary presence to the area...
Monomoy Residence Photoshoot Scouting
We did some scouting for an upcoming photoshoot! The house is complete with some furniture on its way, while the landscape is nicely growing in. We’re exc...
26 Centre Begins Construction
A new multifamily housing project at 26 Centre St is underway! Foundations are set to be poured, we’re looking forward to adding another project to Bost...
Marketing Lookbook
2019 MFDS Recent Work! We’ve been fortunate to have worked on and started some great projects recently, and this lookbook highlights the broad portfolio o...
Adaptive Reuse Sneak Peek
A sneak peek into an exciting new project! We can’t reveal the project just yet, but we can show you some existing conditions photos. It’s an adapti...
Monomoy Residence Update
The Monomoy Residence is nearing completion! The building is fully enclosed, and the finishes are well underway. Paint has started, and bathroom finishes are b...
50 & 100 Boatswain’s Construction Update
50 & 100 Boatswain’s Way are undergoing some major transformations! The arches are being framed for the barrel vault ceiling at 50 Boatswain’s W...
44 N Beacon has been approved by the BPDA
We are excited to announce that our project, 44 N Beacon, has been approved by the BPDA! After a collaborative and fruitful process with the BPDA, city, and com...
Monomoy Residence Skylight
Our custom operable skylight from Tilt is on its way to the US! Designed and constructed in Australia, our custom skylight from Tilt is on en route. Due to arri...
A New Hotel Alexandra
MFDS to collaborate with CBT Architects on a 150 key boutique hotel. We are excited to announce that we will work with CBT as Associate Architects to realize a ...
50 & 100 Boatswain’s Construction Underway
Construction has begun at 50 & 100 Boatswain’s Way! We are excited to announce that construction is officially underway at 50 & 100 Boatswain̵...
1065 Tremont Phase 2 Update
The bay windows at 1065 Tremont Phase 2 are in! The office took a site visit to see the progress at 1065 Tremont Phase 2. It was a nice day and the floor-to-cei...
We are now MFDS
We are excited to relaunch our practice as Monte French Design Studio! After many successful years as Francke French Architects, we have now relaunched our prac...
Monomoy Residence Update
The construction on Monomoy Residence is full speed ahead! Windows are almost fully installed, and the mahogany trim and Kebony siding are following right behin...
The article (link below, Dwell+ subscription required) elaborates on our design process and how we tackled the extensive renovation and additions to an existing home and site to create the ideal family retreat for our clients. Much thanks to our collaborators on the project, whose hard work and ingenuity made the project special. For more on the project, please visit our project page which is also listed below.
https://www.dwell.com/article/morris-island-residence-monte-french-design-studio-7e814d11
https://www.mfds-bos.com/project/morris-island-residence/
https://www.dwell.com/article/morris-island-residence-monte-french-design-studio-7e814d11
https://www.mfds-bos.com/project/morris-island-residence/