MURO Design Studio brings residential design, architectural technology, and visualization into a shared process. Founded by Rodrigo Molina and Mark Rapsing.
Beautiful, functional, efficient, and buildable should reinforce each other.
MURO grew from Rod and Mark’s shared experience in residential design, architectural technology, BIM, detailing, and visualization. We founded the studio to bring those disciplines closer together.
We believe residential design should respond to the people who live in a home and the people who build it. The architectural idea becomes stronger when real construction is part of the conversation from the start.
We collaborate with clients and project teams across the U.S. and Canada.
One decision. Several good reasons.
We look for design moves that resolve several things at once: a clear architectural expression, a logical structure, practical drainage, material efficiency, or a better everyday experience.
Purposeful simplicity does not mean removing character. It means removing unnecessary complexity, so proportion, light, materials, and the important gestures can have more impact.
Scandinavian ideas of restraint, material honesty, and practical planning inform this approach. The aim is a home that makes sense as a whole.
Rod’s work connects residential design, spatial planning, design development, and visualization. Trained in architectural technology, he brings technical understanding to the creative process and leads the studio’s design vision and client conversations.
His focus is on homes that look considered, function naturally, and support the way people live.
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Mark’s background in architectural technology brings depth in construction detailing, BIM, quality review, and project coordination. He helps translate design intent into clear technical information and practical construction thinking.
His focus is on the details, systems, and working methods that give a design clarity.
Connect with MarkConsider materials, structure, planning, and construction as part of the architectural idea.
Use drawings, models, and visualization to help people understand the same design.
Collaborate with builders, engineers, and locally licensed professionals where required.
Our name comes from the Spanish word for wall, rooted in the Latin murus. The offset wall-plane symbol reflects the relationship between architectural composition and the practical act of building.
A simple gesture. A clear purpose.
Tell us what you’re planning. We’ll help you find a clear way forward.