A recently retired couple came to Monarch seeking a high performing and efficient home with a large detached garage. Their site, west of Columbia, MO, slopes to the southwest with views of their pond and the Missouri River valley beyond. Working with their preselected contractor, AT Homes Builder, Monarch evaluated how to situate the buildings […]
A couple with a growing family came to Monarch looking to create a primary suite on the main floor of their home outside Columbia, MO. Monarch explored several design concepts, including an entirely interior renovation, but in the end a new addition allowed the privacy and function that the clients desired with the least disruption
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A clean, modern design that takes advantage of expansive forested views. This project involved extensive site analysis of potential build sites on a rural Callaway County property that had both blufftop views and serene valley topography.
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A you couple approached Monarch looking to build a flexible house addition that could be easily used as a separate rentable unit. This attached, informal ADU has an entrance on the back side of the house in addition to an internal connection via a shared utility room. With this configuration, the added space makes the
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Having recently purchased a historic Columbia, MO home on a deep lot, this couple was looking to add a garage, bedroom, back deck and front porch, as well as renovate the kitchen and dramatically increase storage space. Selecting Monarch as their architect, they proceeded with designs while consulting with several contractors until a design matching
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Come see Missouri’s first prefabricated straw panel project under construction! Monarch Architecture is thrilled to report construction is well underway on a prefabricated straw bale panel structure! This ~500 sf cabin is a collaborative effort between Monarch Architecture and newly formed Building Integrity, LLC. Monarch’s owner, Adrienne Stolwyk, is a co-founder of Building Integrity,
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Monarch designed an Accessory Dwelling Unit (aka mother-in-law house) for use as an office that has achieved net positive electric production! The wall assembly is “straw-cell”: conventionally stick framed walls with cellulose insulation in the stud cavity + plastered straw bales on the interior. See more information below on the high performance building materials and
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A client with a double lot was looking to expand their ranch home with a new spacious kitchen, guest bedroom and three-car garage. Monarch developed an addition design in keeping with the existing home’s low profile, but with a midcentury-inspired entry to break up the facade.
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A landscape designer and her husband with a beautiful wooded lot just outside of Columbia, MO were looking for an architect to take their initial two dimensional floorplan and turn it into a complete three dimensional design and construction drawing set. Working with their interior designer and preselected contractor, Monarch developed a design that took
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