{"id":412,"date":"2026-01-20T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/designer\/matthew-mcdonald-jennifer-verbeke\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:33:15","slug":"mcd-studio","status":"publish","type":"designer","link":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/designer\/mcd-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McDonald, AIA | Jennifer Verbeke, AIA, LEED AP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">MCDStudio is an award-winning, boutique firm based in Bethesda. Principals Matthew McDonald and Jennifer Verbeke each have over 20 years of experience practicing in the DC area. After studying architecture\u2014McDonald at Virginia Tech and Verbeke at Carnegie Mellon\u2014both honed their skills at architecture studios and design\/build firms before launching MCDStudio in 2013.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The partners focus mainly on unique residential projects ranging from kitchen remodels to custom homes. \u201cWe enjoy the variety of scale and design opportunities,\u201d remarks McDonald. \u201cWorking in the DMV exposes us to many architectural styles; we can go from a modern row house renovation in DC one day to restoring a historic farmhouse in the Virginia foothills the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The firm collaborates with clients and industry partners, listening and using guidance, expertise and creative thinking to turn clients\u2019 dreams into reality. The latest 3D and virtual-reality technology helps homeowners visualize what their space can look like. \u201cBy using these tools early, we can make better-informed decisions that ensure a smoother construction process down the line,\u201d says Verbeke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McDonald and Verbeke also value giving back to the profession and wider community. Verbeke is a member of AIA Maryland\u2019s board and McDonald serves on the Architecture Advisory Board at Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">See more at HandD.com\/MCDstudio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4049,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"designer-categories":[2],"designer-specialties":[],"class_list":["post-412","designer","type-designer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","designer_category-architecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designers\/412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/designer"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"designer_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designer-categories?post=412"},{"taxonomy":"designer_specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designer-specialties?post=412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}