WHO WE ARE

We are designers that care. We care about our neighbors, about supporting a healthy environment, and about creating equitable urban space; and we care deeply about helping our clients succeed at what they do.

We’re an award-winning, design-intensive studio located in Royal Oak, MI. We bring a fresh sensibility to the beautification & revitalization of urban space & urban structures. We use vibrant, charismatic design to lift-up communities & forge connections.

OUR ORIGIN STORY

D MET studio is a family-centered practice, led by Liz Skrisson & Joel Schmidt.

Liz & Joel met at McIntosh Poris Associates in Birmingham, MI, where they worked side-by-side & discovered they shared a passion for Detroit architecture. Five years later the duo opened D MET in Midtown Detroit in 2010.

For the first decade, a small reading room off the lobby of the historic Park-Shelton served as the firm’s creative center. With a large window facing the Detroit Institute of Arts, the view from the office was a source of artistic inspiration & the lobby entrance served as a conduit to the entrepreneurial activity & spirit of Detroit. Today, D MET operates out of a much larger space in Royal Oak, with no less a view.

Over the past 15 years D MET has been the lead architect for a number of trend-setting projects for clients driving Detroit’s revitalization. These projects include a flagship store for Great Lakes Coffee on Woodward, offices for MDI and The Kresge Foundation, and new facilities in Midtown Detroit for Canine to Five and Advance Plumbing. Through it all, D MET’s mix of kindhearted, playful modernism has proven effective at drawing people together, enlivening everyday events, and making places memorable.

Each and every day since opening shop, D MET has been committed to improving the architecture & urbanism of the region - one project & one community at a time. Call or email to see what D MET can do for you.