ACM Design is happy to announce our inclusion as a nominee in this years HGTV Fresh Faces Competition. Voting begins Friday, September 25, 2015 and runs through 5:00pm on October 30, 2015. Remember to return to the voting page each day to cast your vote! We are nominated for the Outdoor Living Elevated category. For more information and to vote,...
[caption id="attachment_6850" align="alignright" width="1800"] Family Room of the Ramble Romantic of Biltmore Forest[/caption] “Tips Of The Trade” From North Carolina Design Experts Posted on August 6, 2015 | Once again, several of our design professionals weigh in, sharing some great tips with readers for all areas of the home. With years of experience creating living spaces that speak to who their cleints are and...
[caption id="attachment_7070" align="alignright" width="1800"] Open, two-story Great Room in Modern Rustic Mountain Estate Home[/caption] Home of the Week: Sumptuous Mountainside Estate TEXT BY JAKE FLANNICK CITIZEN-TIMES CORRESPONDENT PHOTOS BY ANGELI WRIGHT AWRIGHT@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM Tucked on a mountainside in South Asheville is a serene property awash in hundreds of flowers and shrubs, all of them neatly arranged, adorning meandering cascades and mulched paths. But its botanical charm was...
ACM Design Awarded the Griffin Award for Rehabilitation - 2015 Asheville, NC - Each year the Presevation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County presents the Griffin Awards for projects achieving the goals of historic preservation within our area. Various categories include: Restoration, Rehabilitation, Adaptive Re-Use, In-Fill Construction Within a Historic Distric or Traditional Neighborhood, Research, Publication & Education, Stewardship, and Preservation....
A Blue Ridge Mountain Dream Called “Home” When Marcus Katz and his wife, Pearl Baker Katz, decided to create their dream home in Western North Carolina, they initially set their sights on a small renovation. As they worked with Asheville Architect, Amy Conner-Murphy, owner of ACM Design, the vision they had for their dream home began to take shape – and transformed...
[caption id="attachment_6861" align="aligncenter" width="1800"] Front Elevation at Night of the Sustainable Living Craftsman[/caption] In a recent blog post by NC Design Online, one of ACM Design's past projects is discussed as one of the favorites currently online. I could find myself immediately at home in this Mountain Craftsman styled home designed by Asheville architect, Amy Conner-Murphy, AIA, of ACM Design and built...
A “Show & Tell” With A Great Mountain View Posted on | August 26, 2012 | It’s been a while since we have had one of our Show & Tell features. Today we hear from Amy Conner-Murphy, AIA, of the Asheville architecture and interior design firm, ACM Design. In her own words Amy shares with us a little from both her professional...
ACM Design has entered the North Carolina Design Living In Style Interior Design Contest and we're asking for your votes! All you have to do is visit NC Design Online and leave a comment on any North Carolina Design blog post, naming the entry/room you are voting for. Our entry name is: "I'll Light the Fire" Here's a link to our submission online:...
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.
