Reviews of moss (Architect)

Alexander Nham

My wife and I worked with Moss to design our optometry office. At the surface, it may have appeared to be an odd pairing, but we had a sleek and contemporary vision for our practice, and we found Moss by stumbling upon their beautiful work. As I mentioned, we had a general design idea, but it was Moss that really pulled that vision into focus. There was no detail too small that was not accounted for by Matt and his team. When working with Moss, we had enough control to steer the project to where we wanted it to go, while simultaneously letting Moss run wild with our ideas and designing a truly exquisite space. Matt and his team were along our side starting from when we signed our lease through our Grand Opening party, approximately 18 months. They helped cover every aspect of designing not only our office, but also our logo, brand, and identity. Each and every single member of the Moss team was accountable, dependable, and would go the extra mile to satisfy us as clients. Communication is a very important thing to us, and we felt as if we were in stride with Moss during the entire process. There aren't enough good things to say about Moss; their professionalism, creativity, and passion for their work made our partnership an excellent experience.

Kara Riggio

We had a great experience working with Matt and his team at Moss. We appreciated their approach to our project that reflects our family's needs and lifestyle. We worked with Matt to consider a variety of ideas before deciding on a project that we still love a year after construction. Following the design phase we decided to hire Moss to manage the construction. Drew handled more of this side and was also wonderful to work with. As a whole, this team has excellent communication, patience, and expertise and delivered a high quality final project. We highly recommend Moss and will work with this firm again in the future.

EI JANE LIN

So, Moss Design is composed of a small team of real nice and cool people, who all share that sleek modern aesthetic but always with a twist of warm surprise (e.g. a upcycled/reclaimed bathroom sink set in an industrial space.) We decided to work with Moss because of their distinct spatial design, their minimalist taste/style, their attention to details, and their dedication to a greener architectural process. Moss Design (architectural, interior, and furniture design) and WC Studio (architectural design and actual construction) were an essential part and a big guidance to our new and beautiful loft home. After a long and relentless search, the husband and I chose to work with the fierce head architect Matt, his incredibly personable partner and co-founder Laura, and their creative team for a major gut rehab in a loft-style condo unit, located in the edge of the Chicago West Loop neighborhood. The problems we faced were small windows/scares natural lighting in a big space and the absolute need to re-distribute the interior layout in a smart and savvy manner. Moss Design brainstormed, researched, designed, troubleshot, and then built us with exactly what we asked for while consulting us every step of the way. The team transformed the loft from its original 2 beds 1 bath to 3 beds 2 baths, in order to accommodate 3 people living in this unit. The renovation included a new master bathroom with soaking tub and walk-in shower, new kitchen, two bedrooms and an artist studio space. And their genius "indoor windows" proposal (using large glass panels as walls to define each room) solved the low-light situation we had. All the other personal preferences regarding our living space were clarified by us and achieved by Moss Design. Both the husband and I are practicing studio artists, thus we are very specific about our needs and vision of the space. We enjoyed working with the independent architecture studio rather than big-name firms because we did not want to be drowned in a sea of other projects. We wanted the personal exchanges and attention. In addition, Moss Design customized/designed and produced several statement furniture pieces for us that are not only pragmatic but also the focal point in our loft space. Moss Design understood our requests (and sometimes even took our original ideas further to present us with more/different options,) and continued to provide their services even after the project was finished. They helped us constructed our dream home.

SAAGE Culinary Studio

Matt Nardella of Moss Design worked with us to design SAAGE Culinary Studio, our commercial kitchen space in Naperville. I met Matt at one of his presentations "Merging Food and Architecture". I was very impressed by his passion towards using reclaimed materials in architecture and all of his past projects that display his unique design ideas. From the preliminary drawings to the permit process and also throughout the construction phase, he and his team were extremely committed and proved to be fully knowledgeable about city ordinances and capable of dealing with building inspector questions. At the initial phase of our project planning I discussed with him about my vision and also our limited budget. I must say that Matt is a good listener and patient with his clients. He respects his clients regardless of their budget availability. I was very happy and comfortable seeing his flexibility and genuine interest in helping any kind of client. Because of him, I was confident that my project would become a reality. I would highly recommend Moss Design for any kind of project and I plan on working with them again for the expansion of my company. It has been a real pleasure working with Matt and his team.