Founder & Principal Designer: Architecture + Interiors
Mindi Assoc. AIA
Mindi Poston Gay (MPG) has been practicing architecture & interior design for over 30+ years. Raised in the design mecca of Miami, Florida, she was surrounded by a family of artists, designers, builders and engineers that influenced her career in many ways.
She is a graduate of the Boston Architectural College (BAC) with a degree in Architecture. A recipient of the Herbert Glassman Award for outstanding academic work and professional achievements and received other awards academically and professionally. She’s worked on complex projects at renowned architectural firms including Payette Associates, Boston, MA, EGA Architects, Newburyport, MA and high-end residential firms; Carpenter & MacNeille Architects, Essex, MA, and TMS Architects of Portsmouth, NH.
Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, New England Home Design Magazine, Design New England Magazine, Maine Home + Design Magazine, Maine Homes Magazine (Down East), Decor Maine, North Shore Magazine, Newburyport Magazine, The Boston Globe, USA Today Home Magazine, as well as Apartment Therapy, Discovery Channel and Planet Green Channel.
She currently lives in Newburyport, MA with her husband and two sons. In her free time, she can be found foraging in nature and gathering inspiration from her home by the sea in mid-coast Maine, visiting contemporary art galleries where ever she travels and dabbling into her own art, ceramics and furniture design projects. Art, Architecture + Design have always been her biggest passions.
Vice President of Architectural Services
Derek AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Since earning his Bachelor of Architecture degree at Carnegie Mellon, Derek has worked in the field for over 30 years in a number of Boston’s leading architectural firms, including Bergmeyer, Arrowstreet, Prellwitz/Chilinski, and Dimella Shaffer and his own practice. Derek is licensed to practice architecture in Massachusetts and five other states and holds an NCARB certificate in good standing, reciprocal in most states. His focus on green initiatives helped him achieve an advanced LEED Certification -- A LEED Professional Credential provides the assurance of an individual’s current level of competence and is the mark of the most qualified, educated, and influential green building professionals in the marketplace.
Managing Director & Client Relations
Phin
With a lifetime love of architecture, finance and real estate development, Phin assists clients through the overall design/build process so MPG Home Design services are delivered in a way that provides optimal value.
Our goal is to help homeowners understand and evaluate potential costs, determine viability, and ensure that home investments aren’t just about building structures, but building equity in the home.
Architectural Designer
Bryan
Bryan is a technical designer with seven years of experience bringing expertise in systems coordination and solving the 3D puzzle behind the walls while keeping the visible design vision intact.
After attending Boston Architectural College, Bryan has become especially passionate about leveraging technology to improve design and create homes that connect people to nature through light, materials, and sound.
Outside of work, Bryan spends most of his free time exploring New England’s trails, rivers, and mountains. An avid hiker, skier, fisherman, and developing photographer, he finds that getting outdoors brings a grounded, creative energy to his design work.