Collaborative Design Group : Architecture & Interiors

A collaboration in every sense of the word.

After following this home through construction, Mark sits down with Susie of Marion Interior Design | Austin, TX to talk about how the architecture and interiors came together. The vision for a modern Mediterranean home called for a balance of scale, softness, color and architectural detail, with each discipline informing the next.

From the two-story library to the finishes throughout the home, it’s a look at what can happen when architect, interior designer, builder and client work together from a shared vision.

Architecture: Collaborative Design Group
Interior Design: Marion Interior Design | Austin, TX
Builder: CB Cooper Construction

A memorable night for Collaborative Design Group at the 2026 Ruby Awards!

We’re honored to have received two awards recognizing our work in architecture and design, with wins in the Commercial Small Firm category for Commercial Multi-Family/Corporate Housing and the Residential Large Firm category for Large Renovation.

We’re grateful for the clients, collaborators, and project teams who trust us to bring these spaces to life. It was a wonderful evening celebrating great design and the people behind it!

You never know where Mark is going to pop up next.

Behind this hidden door is the equipment that will power one of the most requested spaces we’re designing right now: a golf simulator.

But creating a room like this takes much more planning than simply finding space for a screen. Flooring recesses, ceiling height, orientation, seating and equipment all have to be accounted for early in the architectural process.

And golf is only the beginning. This space was designed to transition from simulator to arcade to home theater, giving the family plenty of ways to use it.

Architecture + Interior Design: Collaborative Design Group
Builder: CB Cooper Construction

What makes a space feel calm instead of chaotic?

For our latest Studio Chat, Olivia is talking about how it feels to live in a space and why creating that feeling is about more than how a room looks.

The answer may be different for every client.

The details you don’t see are often the ones that require the most planning.

Mark walks through an important consideration in the design process: where mechanical equipment, pool equipment and electrical lines will live, especially when working within tight setbacks.

Here, a dedicated courtyard keeps those necessary systems accessible and tucked away from view, all planned before the final design decisions were made.

This project was still in progress when we filmed this reel, but the home is now complete. Stay tuned as we begin sharing the finished spaces.

Good architecture considers more than what happens inside the walls.

At our Sugar Land project, the pool, outdoor kitchen and sports court were all considered alongside the architecture of the home, creating intentional views and a natural connection between the interior and outdoor spaces.

It’s all part of designing around how our clients live, gather and entertain.

Our Studio Chat series is an opportunity to hear directly from Mark and Olivia as they answer questions about architecture and interior design.

For Series 3, we’re talking process + planning, and Mark is starting with a question that gets at how much happens behind the scenes:

What happens in the early stages of a project that clients don’t see?