About Us
Welcome to the world as seen through our eyes...
A world where “what is” is easily replaced with “what could be”, where the interior mingles generously with the exterior, where light & air rule the day while cozy is persuaded to play nicely with spacious.
We are as interested in the people and lifestyles that our designs shelter as the structures themselves. We believe that your space should adapt to your life, not the other way around. Home-Place-Making is our passion. It’s what we do. Our job is to take your dreams of home and create them, better than you ever thought possible.
Architect Mollie Ackner graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1999 with a Masters in Architecture. SoliDeo Design Studio PLLC, founded in 2003, is a full-service Residential Architecture firm based in North Carolina, with experience in the design of Custom Homes, Passive Solar Techniques, Green Building technologies, Additions, Renovations, & Interior Design.
Services Provided
Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, Attic Conversion, Barn Design & Construction, Basement Design, Basement Remodeling, Bathroom Design, Building Design, Custom Homes, Deck Design, Drafting, Energy-Efficient Homes, Floor Plans, Garage Design, Green Building, Handicap-Accessible Design, Historic Building Conservation, Home Additions, Home Extensions, Home Gym Design & Construction, Home Remodeling, Home Restoration, House Plans, Kitchen Design, Kitchen Remodeling, Laundry Room Design, Modular Home Additions, Mudroom Design, Multigenerational Homes, New Home Construction, Pool House Design & Construction, Space Planning, Staircase Design, Sustainable Design, Universal Design, Tiny House Design
Areas Served
Apex, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Fearrington, Fearrington Village, Green Level, Morrisville, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, Hillsborough
Awards
AIA, NCARB
Credentials
1 Houzz Award
2 Houzz Badges
4 Affiliations
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8 Reviews for SoliDeo Design Studio pllc
Margaret Faircloth
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Worked with us to design our dream home! Listened well to what we wanted. Includes elevator, large porch, fabulous kitchen, and lots of built-in bookcases. We love it!
May 25, 2017
Kathleen Goodhand
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I worked with SoliDeo Design and Mollie Ackner on two different home projects. I found Mollie to be highly skilled, experienced with all kinds of projects and extremely creative. We gave her our unstructured "dreams" and she made them a reality! Mollie is not only a design "expert", but she is patient, warm and intuitive, listening and ensuring that she understands what you want. I highly recommend SoliDeo for any project large or small!
May 1, 2017
Anna Linvill
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We recently purchased a charming new bungalow style home designed by SoliDeo. The huge wrap around porch is such a show stopper that people slow down when they drive by to stare. Not a detail was overlooked in the design of this house, from its orientation on the lot to the wiring of surround sound speakers. We love Mollie Ackner's work so much that we have hired SoliDeo to help us finish the basement!
May 1, 2017
Comment from SoliDeo Design Studio pllc:
Thank you for the kind words Anna. Your idea book is spectacular! I can already tell this project is going to be amazing.
Carol Otey
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My husband and I had a great time working with Mollie on the design of our custom home. It was a challenging project - we wanted the house (located on a former tobacco farm) to look like a traditional North Carolina farm house, but we also wanted it to be a passive solar design, and a house where we could "age in place". Mollie took all of our ideas, added a huge dose of her own creativity and talent, and designed a house that we adore. Throughout, she was a pleasure to work with. I wish I could design ten more houses with her.
April 29, 2017
Rah (Sarah) Bickley
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Molly designed our new third story. She created three new rooms -- an office for each of us and a big book nook -- with windows all across the back wall. It allowed us to create work spaces that very much reflect our personalities, as well as a very customized family reading area, all in a compact footprint. Molly is a real talent. She can find a way to build beauty and practicality into any environment.
April 28, 2017
Comment from SoliDeo Design Studio pllc:
Oh, thank you for the kind words Rah. I still remember how exciting it was when we found the right place for the new stairs to go!
M Blaze
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Mollie is extremely talented and an absolute pleasure to work with. She created architectural build drawings for my dream home as well as helped me with paint choices, flooring, furniture layout, etc. Later, she helped me design the finished basement area. She has also helped me out with house design & finishing choices for my rental property. I can't recommend Mollie enough.
April 28, 2017
Comment from SoliDeo Design Studio pllc:
Thank you for the kind words Martin, it was always a pleasure!
Allison Dimsdale
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Working with Mollie Ackner and SoliDeo Design Studio has been an incredibly positive experience. Mollie listened very carefully to us in order to understand our likes, dislikes and dreams. Her communication is responsive, and her patience with us was seemingly infinite. Her designs were on time, and far more than we could have hoped for. She presented alternatives based on cost and style, and then guided us through the decision making process. Her creativity and attention to detail, combined with a keen knowledge of design, products and costs resulted in the most beautiful addition to our Lake Home that we could ever have imagined. She has our highest and most enthusiastic recommendation.
April 28, 2017
Comment from SoliDeo Design Studio pllc:
Allison I think I've done some kind of work on three different houses for you at this point. I have to say, I do love how this last one turned out! Your ideas for your space are are always excellent!
Callie Dimsdale
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Mollie did an excellent job with my bathroom reno with walk in shower- she is thoughtful, smart, and creative. I truly enjoyed working with her. I cannot recommend her enough for your projects!!
April 28, 2017
Comment from SoliDeo Design Studio pllc:
Thank you for the kind words Callie. I love what you wanted to do with that bathroom!
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4515 Highgate Drive
Durham, NC 27713
Durham, NC 27713
Typical Job Cost $4,000 - 25,000
License Number 11578
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