Kitchen with a vaulted ceiling and a marble island — design rendering
Interior · New Construction
The studio

Design and construction, as one team.

Melo Design is a Boston studio specializing in high-end home design — from the first idea to the last detail.

Our belief

A home should be beautiful, buildable and personal.

We started Melo Design because the best homes happen when design and construction share one conversation. When the person drawing the stair understands the structure beneath it — and the person managing the site understands the intent behind it — nothing is lost along the way.

The result is quiet, warm, deeply considered architecture, delivered with the technical confidence of a team that has stood on the site.

The founders

Two disciplines. One studio.

Bruna Melo, Creative Director

Bruna Melo

Creative Director

Bruna shapes the design language of every project — the proportions, materials and light that make a house feel like it was always meant to be there.

Moises Mendes, Structural Engineering and Project Leadership

Moises Mendes

Structural Engineering & Project Leadership

Moises makes sure what is drawn can be built — structure, permitting and site coordination — so the beauty survives contact with reality.

Desk & site

Drawn at the desk. Checked on site.

The same people who draw the stair walk the framing. It is the simplest way we know to keep a design honest.

Hand sketching over a floor plan with a rendering open on a tabletDesign process
Moises Mendes on site in front of a Melo Design jobsite bannerOn site
Moises Mendes · On site
How we work

Four stages. No surprises.

01

Conversation

Your lot, your life, your budget range — and an honest view of what's possible.

02

Design

Massing, materials and interiors developed together and refined with you.

03

Documentation

Permit-ready drawings, structural design and specifications.

04

Construction

Trade coordination, site walks and owner representation to the finish.

What we offer

Everything a new house needs. One studio.

Design

  • Custom home design
  • Small residential developments & multi-family
  • Site planning
  • Kitchen & bath design
  • Materials, lighting & furniture
  • Interior styling & staging
  • Short-term rental design

Making it real

  • Land, buildability & zoning review
  • Structural design
  • Permit sets
  • Budget & scheduling
  • Trade coordination & site walks
  • Owner representation
Where we work

Boston and New England.

We design and coordinate projects across Greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

Let's talk

Let's design what comes next.

Tell us about your lot, your goals and your timeline.

Start your project