Two recent projects from ACM Design of custom mountain home designs, both with distinct styles, were featured in the new book, Dream Homes: Unique Urban, Suburban, and Vacation Homes Designed by the Nations Leading Architects. This beautiful hardcover coffee table book features the French Contemporary design of the Lumiere House and the Mountain Modern--a mountain modern home with a uniquely WNC-feel...
The 2021 winners have just been announced for the Best in American Living™ by the National Association of Home Builders and Bluestone Construction of Asheville, NC has been selected to receive this prestigious national-level award for the Lumiere House project. This particular home was custom designed for some very special clients who were so committed to design, both for the...
Best Luxury Interior Design Studio in North Carolina, USA Best Luxury Architect Studio in North Carolina, USA ACM Design | architecture & interiors of Asheville, NC has been awarded with two prestigious Luxury Lifestyle Awards for 2021. The two awards substantiate the team's excellence in both interior design and architecture in North Carolina. The Luxury Lifestyle Awards are an international accolade. These...
The Wall Street Journal reached out to Amy Conner-Murphy to get her take on luxury mountain homes and the trends going forward for their recent article about mountain real estate. Everyone is drawn to the majesty of elevation, whether you’re on a mountain in the Alps or in the eastern part of our country in the Appalachian Mountains,” said Amy Conner-Murphy,...
The following appeared in the June issue of House Beautiful Magazine. A profile of Amy Conner-Murphy and the recently completed Lumiere House project. As a young architect, Amy Conner-Murphy honed her professional skills in big-city firms, but it wasn’t until she designed her family’s Asheville home that she recognized the intimacy tied to personal spaces. A home needs to function well,...
[caption id="attachment_7680" align="alignright" width="1800"] Builder Kevin Reed, owner of BlueStone Construction, emphasizes how important the stone detailing is to the feel of this modern, chateau-esque home in the Ramble, owned by a trio of retired New Yorkers. Fond du Lac limestone, Chesapeake Pearl tumbled brick, steep gable rooflines, and chic dark accents were partly inspired by the look of historic...
[caption id="attachment_7102" align="aligncenter" width="1800"] Outdoor Entertaining with a view of Downtown Asheville at the Modern Rustic Mountain home.[/caption] Coming in at number 9, Asheville is a perennial favorite of the top cities in the U.S. We've always known that Asheville and our little corner of Western NC was a great place to live, but it's always wonderful when others see it...
And the winner of best residential architecture in North Carolina is...
If you’ve ever driven the Blue Ridge Parkway and dreamt of living in the Smoky Mountains or the Southern Appalachians, we’ve compiled a series of complimentary guides rich with information about designing a mountain home. Informed by our decades of experience as mountain home architects, we share expert advice about topics like building on steep slopes, terrain-specific building costs, and materials suited for withstanding the mountain weather. Our passion for creating personalized and heartfelt homes is apparent in all of our work and it is our pleasure to share our expertise with you in these free and informative guides.
