Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
January 19, 2016
McIntosh Poris Associates has been voted Best of Houzz for Design and rated at the highest level for client satisfaction by the Houzz community. Visit our Houzz page here>>
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January 14, 2016
DuCharme Place is under construction. “The workday starts at 5am for the DuCharme Crew, which has completed the concrete pour on the garage roof of Building One. In total, over 8,000 cubic yards of concrete and 360 tons of reinforced […]
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January 12, 2016
There’s no wonder Detroit calls itself “America’s Great Comeback City.” The city is being massively revitalized, and Travel + Leisure magazine called it one of the hot places for 2016. An Aloft hotel recently opened, and later this year, the […]
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January 4, 2016
The first wave of apartment projects in recent years involved conversions of empty 1920’s-era office buildings. But with downtown’s supply of available empty buildings dwindling, developers are starting to build on vacant land. The DuCharme Place, Orleans Landing, and other […]
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December 30, 2015
McIntosh Poris Associates is one– of only 100 firms in the United States, named in Interior Design Homes 2015 debut edition, as Residential Leading firms working on new construction projects. Follow the link to Interior Design Homes’ website>>
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December 29, 2015
From AIA DETROIT, “Excellent place for teaching and exhibitions by students and professors. Its multi-purpose use allows it to feel intimate, yet at times as public domain. An inexpensive solution that is bold, simple, and cheerful. It’s unapologetic about a […]
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December 22, 2015
The legacies and possibilities of Motor City motivate and inspire design team. When it was unfashionable to do so, two Detroit architects believed in the city and saw potential. Michael Poris and Douglas McIntosh grew up in Detroit and each […]
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December 11, 2015
Mcintosh Poris Associates is pleased to be working with Arco Development and Aparium Hotel Group to repurpose the former Detroit Fire Department Headquarters and adjacent building, previously Pontchartrain Wine Cellars, into a boutique hotel and ground level restaurant/lounge.
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December 4, 2015
“30 Ways to Create a Trendy, Dashing Industrial Dining Room” McIntosh Poris Associates Featured on Decoist for Creative lighting fixture for the dining room.
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November 23, 2015
Will Adler, whose company, Will Leather Goods just opened a 9000-square-foot “experience” store in midtown, says he wants the store to help build community in Detroit. As part of that aim, Will Leather Goods will donate 50 thousand backpacks to […]
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