Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
August 23, 2016
Next year, and for the first time in more than 60 years, city officials are expecting Detroit’s residential population to increase. “Demand for living in Detroit is growing every day,” said Detroit Mayor Michael Duggan in a prepared statement. “Census […]
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August 12, 2016
Thank you Houzz! McIntosh Poris has been Designing Award-Winning Residential, Commercial, Adaptive Reuse, Interiors and Urban Design projects since 1994. Follow the link>>
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July 29, 2016
Even in otherwise rundown cities like Detroit, the firehouses have stood more than the test of time, even decades of municipal neglect, said Michael Poris. Because the headquarters firehouse contained many offices for various chiefs, arson investigators and code inspectors, […]
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July 20, 2016
McIntosh Poris Associates is excited to be working on the transformation of the Country Club of Detroit. “What’s really neat is the adaptive reuse of this space,” says General Manager Craig Cutler, “keeping character with the clubhouse but new.” Follow […]
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July 19, 2016
Design ideas for a 1950s home office in Detroit with dark hardwood floors and a freestanding desk. — Houzz Follow MPA on Houzz>>>
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June 24, 2016
“By 2008 there was over $30 billion of development. What we have now is momentum. But it wouldn’t (be) there without (that) groundwork laid.” – Michael Poris Follow the link to Hour Detroit>>
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June 14, 2016
McIntosh Poris Associates was hired by a Detroit-based group of private investors to reinvigorate the 3900 block of Woodward Avenue in the Detroit Midtown Area. The design and construction of the Woodward Garden Apartments, a five-story mixed-use building, was part […]
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June 2, 2016
The project was applauded by the Royal Oak planning commission, as well as Mayor James Ellison, who commended McIntosh Poris Associates and the development team for reusing an existing, under-utilized structure in its efforts to bring dynamic housing options to […]
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May 20, 2016
In reaction to the corporate workplaces of the 1980s and 1990s, housed in office towers and suburban office parks hatch-marked with a sea of identical cubicles, many companies nowadays are seeking a home in buildings with a history as something […]
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May 18, 2016
Aparium Hotel Group is leading the charge with its independent boutique hotels housed in restored historic buildings, imbued with locally-inspired design, decor, food, and intuitive service. A creative school in Detroit will curate an ever-changing art program in the atrium […]
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