--- title: "mfm design group — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/mfm-design-group-pfvwus-pf~1258887194 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1258887194.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "mfm design group" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/7933154601fab9cb_7427-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "Taylor, Texas 76574, United States" phone: "(512) 436-1935" website: http://mfmdesigngroup.com rating: 5 review_count: 44 best_of_houzz_awards: 13 followers: 101 last_updated: 2026-08-31 --- # mfm design group Original Houzz profile: [mfm design group](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/mfm-design-group-pfvwus-pf~1258887194) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Taylor, TX - **Serves:** Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Leander, Hutto, Taylor, Lago Vista, Marble Falls, Jonestown, Jarrell, Thorndale, Lexington, Granger, Florence, Thrall, Coupland, Weir, WILLIAMSON COUNTY - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (44 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 13 awards (2014–2026), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 1,000 Ideabook Saves With over 25 years of experience in the architecture field, I pride myself on focused attention to my clients needs, while blending creative and site specific design. With construction management and hands on building experience, my designs are informed with a high attention to detail. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Home Remodeling - Architectural Drawings - House Plans - New Home Construction - Home Additions - Kitchen Design - Kitchen Remodeling - Floor Plans - Green Building - Space Planning - Project Management - Garage Design - Custom Homes ### Areas Served - Round Rock - Cedar Park - Georgetown - Pflugerville - Leander - Hutto - Taylor - Lago Vista - Marble Falls - Jonestown - Jarrell - Thorndale - Lexington - Granger - Florence - Thrall - Coupland - Weir - WILLIAMSON COUNTY ### Typical Job Cost $0 - 2 million Hourly services for design and consulting or per square foot pricing for new custom home design. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | mfm design group | | Address | Taylor, Texas 76574, United States | | Phone | (512) 436-1935 | | Website | http://mfmdesigngroup.com | | Followers on Houzz | 101 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/mfmdesign - Blog — http://www.mfmdesigngroup.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [mfm design group](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/mfm-design-group-pfvwus-pf~1258887194) - **Website:** http://mfmdesigngroup.com - **Phone:** (512) 436-1935 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Best of Houzz for customer sevice - **Best of Houzz:** 13 awards (2014–2026), for Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 44 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 50.0 ### Reviews **★★★★★ — Eric Goodloe, April 2026** > Our experience working with mfm design group was outstanding! From our initial meeting, through the entire design process and even during construction when we made a couple of design changes, the mfm design group delivered exceptional and professional service every step of the way. In addition to being a very experienced and talented Architect, what we appreciated most when working with Matthew was his ability to listen to our goals and visions and then incorporate them into a very custom design that accomplished our specific needs and vision. mfm design group exceeded our expectations in every way possible! **★★★★★ — Erik Weber, April 2026** > Matt was extremely easy to work with, and seemed to know what we wanted before we did. His style of listening is very intuitive, and he was open to working with us on the few changes we asked for from the initial drawings. He was also patient and clear with his explanations when we had...uninformed...questions about what we could and could do, haha! **★★★★★ — Carrie OBrien, April 2025** > Matt came to us highly recommended from a friend. I had looked at several of his plans ahead of beginning to work with him and his designs stood out as unique and functional with a key eye for design elements. From our first conversation, Matt paid attention to what my husband and I were looking for in our new home build. He traveled 1.5 hours to our land to see our vision in person. We were blown away when we saw the first draft of the design. It was exactly what we wanted and even better than we had hoped. Matt's level of detail and thought that went into the plan was amazing. His communication was very timely and any revisions to the plans were done within a matter of hours. We are now getting ready to build and are so excited to see Matt's work come to life! **★★★★★ — Platt Brabner, Dec. 2024** > MFM Design Group lead by Matthew \[SENSITIVE INFORMATION HIDDEN\] are a pleasure to work with. We took a concept from ideas to completed plans and CAD drawings in just over a month. Matt took our ideas and used his vast architectural experience to guide us through each step of the process. If we had ideas or changes he was always willing to incorporate them and send us updated plans within days. Matt is genuinely a pleasure to work with and his final documents are builder ready. We have a new friend for life. **★★★★★ — tammyciri, March 2024** > Matthew was our architect in designing our new house from scratch on a new near Lake Georgetown. Our process started with some simple drawing where we captures our ideas. Matthew was extremely effective at listening to understand what was important for us and providing feedback and inputs to make everything come together. He was instrumental in finding the right balance between what we wanted and what could be built. He helped us position the house on our lot to optimize the available space, preserving the existing trees and setting the stage to design a home with a great curbside appeal. We enjoyed the overall design process and we extremely pleased with the final outcome, now that we have lived here for a few months. We highly recommend Matthew for both hill country or more modern home styles. **★★★★★ — House, June 2023** > Matt was great to work with! He listened to the needs and wants of our family and designed our dream home. We highly recommend him! **★★★★★ — HU-489483310, June 2023** > We had a several ideas regarding the components for our new house, but no idea how to formulate a plan. Matt Manuel patiently listened to us and considered all of our requests. He designed our house to meet every single need and produced a beautiful looking house plan. We would highly recommend MFM Design. **★★★★★ — Chris Edler, Nov. 2022** > We used Matt to design a custom home for us. My wife and I had viewed hundreds of floor plans online and not found exactly what we wanted. We weren't even sure if it was possible to get everything we wanted into the square footage we were trying to achieve. We met with Matt and told him what we liked about our current home, what we didn't like, and how we utilized our space, along with some of the features and esthetics we wanted in our new home. We were shocked when the initial design came back. Matt nailed it! The design was near perfect, and so efficient. There was no wasted space, and had everything we wanted. Matt even thought of some things we hadn't which made the plan even better. Matt was very easy to work with, and extremely responsive as we made some minor tweaks along the way to get the plans exactly where we wanted. If you're looking for someone to design your next home, I highly recommend Matt!! **★★★★★ — Lance McEwan, Feb. 2022** > Working with Matthew to design our custom home was a pleasure from the beginning to the end. His website and detailed customer questionnaire was very clear and informative of his design process. We are very pleased with his attention to detail and ability to clearly convey into a design what we wanted in our home. He was very attentive and thoroughly listened to what we were saying. All of the builders that we've interviewed for building our home were very impressed with the design and the details. I couldn't recommend Matthew enough. He's just a super great guy and a pleasure to work with. **★★★★★ — Amanda Lyles, Feb. 2022** > Working with mfm design group was heaven sent. As a first time homebuilder, Matt was so incredibly patient with me, thoroughly explained the process, offered up his professional opinion regularly and was impressively creative. > > This. Man. Listens. > > I was completely blown away that with just a bit of information from his well delivered process plan and discovery work, Matt really interpreted what my family needs were, as well as what we were hoping for, and hit it out of the park. He contributed so many well thought out design suggestions that met form and function flawlessly. 100 stars. **★★★★★ — britka, Oct. 2021** > Matt did such a great job working with us and our particular needs. He was always responsive and would let us know whether something would be in our best interests or something else would work better for us for the house. We highly recommend him! **★★★★★ — John Simon, Sept. 2021** > Thanks Matthew - > Your very professional, knowledgeable and friendly guidance thru this complex process of building a home has been very encouraging and educational. I don't think that we could have been better served. > > Keep up the good work! You are a credit to your profession. ## Selected projects - [French Country House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/french-country-house-pj-vj~7500354) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 29 - [Lake Georgetown Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lake-georgetown-home-pj-vj~7439359) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 20 - [Jonestown Lake View House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/jonestown-lake-view-house-pj-vj~7224115) - Location: Jonestown, TX - Photos: 30 - Description: This home sits close to Lake Travis, and has the opportunity for spectacular views. The design challenge was that the view was from the front of the house and an elevated vantage point. The solution was to create a 2nd story balcony on the front of the house. - [Hill Country Contemporary](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hill-country-contemporary-pj-vj~6625765) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 32 - Description: This contemporary design has a partial second story and a large great room lit with clerestory windows. The client owns a landscape company and acted as the builder on this project. Second story views from an exterior porch was a requirement as well as a large media room and game room. - [Hill Country Modern House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hill-country-modern-house-pj-vj~6192045) - Location: Liberty Hill, TX - Photos: 18 - Description: East Texas has developed a style of design often called "Hill Country Architecture" It features heavy use of Austin stone and stucco. This house falls into that category with a real Modern flavor. The owner had a really clear vision for this project which resulted in a stunning design. The site backs up to the San Gabriel River with a spectacular sunset view. - [Kelso Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/kelso-farmhouse-pj-vj~5946430) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 22 - Description: The clients wanted a two-story farmhouse large enough for their 4 children to grow up in. They came to the table with a strong image of an open concept plan. They had a clear vision from start to finish and did a wonderful job decorating with a modern farmhouse / industrial style. - [Spanish Mission House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/spanish-mission-house-pj-vj~6851664) - Location: Lockhart, TX - Photos: 23 - [LBJ Lake House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lbj-lake-house-pj-vj~5778447) - Location: Sunrise Beach Village, TX - Photos: 20 - [The Leslie Plan](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-leslie-plan-pj-vj~6738475) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 8 - Description: This house was designed for a sloping site. The clients wanted a portion of the home to be two-stories but did not want it to appear that way from the road. The rear elevation used multi-level decking and landscaping to minimize the visual impact of the height difference. - [Modern Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/modern-farmhouse-pj-vj~2289397) - Location: Taylor, TX - Photos: 18 - Description: This modern farmhouse is set in true Texas farm country. The layout is simple but not typical. The house was designed around a large great room for all the family and group activity. There are then two "houses" that flank either side of the great room, creating the 'H' shaped plan. These 'houses' are both two stories but do not connect with each other on the 2nd level. They are purposely separate, as one side is for kids and the other side is for parents. The entire 2nd level of the east side is… - [Thrall Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/thrall-farmhouse-pj-vj~6403703) - Location: Thrall, TX - Photos: 19 - [Salado Custom Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/salado-custom-home-pj-vj~7249254) - Location: Salado, TX - Photos: 19 - [Twin Creeks House 2](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/twin-creeks-house-2-pj-vj~6183172) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 13 - Description: This is the 2nd of three houses I designed that was built in the Twin Creeks development in Walburg, TX. This house underwent a major revision to reduce the overall area, to bring the cost down. The result was one of the most efficient plans I have worked on. There are 5 bedrooms and an office included in 2,587 ft2 of living space. - [The Brenda Plan](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-brenda-plan-pj-vj~6905457) - Location: Liberty Hill, TX - Photos: 16 - Description: This house has 4,400sqft of living space, 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and a home theater. The house is deceptively simple, as organizing this much program is challenging indeed. The owners and their 6 children have enjoyed the functional flow and design of all the spaces. - [Lago Vista Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lago-vista-farmhouse-pj-vj~5697984) - Location: Lago Vista, Texas - Photos: 20 - Description: This project was very challenging due to the steep sloping site and the city height restrictions. The owners had a clear vision for the house and wanted to see through to the lake view upon entering the front door. They love the farmhouse style and really had fun with the interior decorations. The solution for the site, was to put the garage underneath the house along with some bedrooms. The house appears to be a single story from the road but opens up on the rear elevation with a two-story porc… - [726- Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/726-farmhouse-pj-vj~6580952) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 12 - Description: I worked on the Design of this house with Coregon Building Company. The house has a partial second story and combines stone, stucco, and board & batten siding. Stained cedar is used for porch columns and brackets. (Photos provided by Coregon) - [Dog Trot House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/dog-trot-house-pj-vj~7609335) - Location: Thorndale, TX - Photos: 17 - [507- Georgetown Modern House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/507-georgetown-modern-house-pj-vj~6193804) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 7 - Description: This corner lot is fairly narrow, and close to the old historic center of Georgetown, TX. The project was built as a Spec. house along with a number of other infill projects in the neighborhood. The builders wanted an ultra-modern take on the farmhouse and the result is a unique contemporary design. - [Burnet Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/burnet-farmhouse-pj-vj~6373954) - Location: Burnet, TX - Photos: 20 - [409 - Georgetown Modern House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/409-georgetown-modern-house-pj-vj~6580914) - Location: Georgetown, TX - Photos: 16 - Description: I worked on the design of this house with Coregon Building Company, who provided the photos. This is an interesting single family residence, with a unique master suite that sits like it's own little house on the corner of the lot. This infill site is within walking distance to the historic center of Georgetown. This is a bold architectural statement for a traditional neighborhood. There are now a growing number of modern houses in this area thanks to the vision of this progressive building compa… [See all 24 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/mfm-design-group-pfvwus-pf~1258887194) ## Community Q&A **Q: Love the bathroom, what tile is on the floor and in the shower?** *(in Photo Questions)* please let me know where the tile is sourced from and type of tile for the floor and shower A: I am sorry, I am not sure. I think it was bought at Floor & Decor. **Q: Can you please tell me the make and color of the roofing material?** *(in Photo Questions)* And, if it’s not too much trouble, the sri rating of this product? Thank you so much! A: Take a look here, https://www.berridge.com/  Request color samples **Q: What type of wood is this accent?** *(in Photo Questions)* I would love to know the species of wood used here! Thank you! A: Stained Cedar **Q: Sectional** *(in Photo Questions)* Where was the sectional purchased? Thank you! A: I believe it is 'Cindy Crawford Home' purchased at Rooms to Go. **Q: PAINT** *(in Photo Questions)* I am in the process of painting my house and looking for colors. I would like to know what is the name and brand of the colors including the door. Thank u!!! A: What are the paint colors used here? --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-31.*