MoTiS

Located in Lake Edge Shopping Mall on Madison’s East side (essentially next to Monona) the Muskellounge and Sporting Club was the third collaboration with Chad Vogel and Sean Pharr. Inspired by the namesake fish and classic traditions of up north cabin life, the Muskie has become a neighborhood staple. The standout feature of the design are the fins over the bar seating - inspired by the hull framing of boats, as well as the organic contours of the waves - each fin is a unique shape, but together they create a continuous flow from the front of the bar to the rear. Cozy wood paneling and slightly kitschy but homey stone walls give it the lived in feel of a cabin on a lake.

Established in the late ‘90’s - Monroe Street Arts Center has become an institution on Madison’s near west side. Starting in 2017 (and stretching all the way into 2020) MSAC began the process of moving from their first home near the intersection of Monroe and Commonwealth to the new building we had just finished with Potter Lawson further up Monroe St. near Spooner and Grant St. its new location gave it expanded facilities for art classes - with a variety of classroom sizes and finishes. It also gave it better rooms for music instruction (better soundproofing!) and more of them so more kids could get this kind of education that is getting harder and harder to find. Combined with the work of other local artists and interior designers when it came to furniture and wall decorations - the new MSAC is a bright and cheery place built for kids, and built to last for generations to come.

In the late 20-teens things were getting busier and busier. And this project was the first partnership between myself and Potter Lawson - a partnership that would continue to grow over the years. Located on Madison’s Monroe Street, the building’s design takes cues from the surrounding historic context. Fitting into the neighborhood without become a pastiche. The interiors followed the concept of a classic apartment building with a slightly more modern club room on the top floor.

The second of three thematically related houses. In this case the client found a rare undeveloped lot in an old neighborhood on the near west side. Tucked into a fairly narrow space this house stretches out from front to back with the kitchen centered between the dining room and living room - creating a flowing space designed for entertaining. At the same time a large open stair connects all the floors from basement to second floor in a wide open space, letting air and light filter down from the large second floor windows down into the spaces below.