Transforming Architecture of South Gate

Transforming Architecture is an architectural firm in South Gate, MD, specializing in residential design. The firm designs spaces tailored to each client's lifestyle and vision, offering services that include home renovation design, custom home design, aging-in-place design, interior design, and sustainable home design. The team combines technical and aesthetic components to bring design ideas to life, and the firm holds a 5.00 rating based on customer reviews.

Founded in 2008 by owner and principal architect Karen Mosel, AIA, CAPS, the firm has over 20 years of collective design experience. Mosel, a graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of Maryland College Park, started the company to focus on residential architecture. Her "Custom Designs. Flat Fees." system provides clients with clear expectations regarding services and costs. The firm's process begins with listening to understand a client's lifestyle and vision, and it emphasizes flat fees, quick turnaround, and budget-conscious design. The team also offers VisionSell, a streamlined design process that provides 2D and 3D design creations, and incorporates 3D architectural and interior designs into one process. With LEED AP certified expertise, the firm can execute sustainable home design projects. The firm is located at 13464 Clarksville Pike.

The firm is known for its positive customer ratings, reflecting a reputation for listening to clients and delivering designs that meet their needs. The team has been praised for bringing creative ideas, challenging client limitations to open new possibilities, and providing multiple design options for projects such as bathroom remodels and front porch designs, while also assisting with contractor selection. Karen Mosel has also contributed to the community as co-founder and vice-president of Shari's Promise, a non-profit dedicated to protecting children from childhood sexual abuse, and has served as immediate past-president of the Rotary Club of Columbia-Patuxent and two terms as President of the Business Women's Network of Howard County. She has served on the Maryland State Architectural Review Board and currently sits on the board for Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Foundation.

With a focus on residential architecture and a flat-fee approach, Transforming Architecture brings over 20 years of design experience to homeowners in the South Gate area.