room to be heard

Hush House is a home design studio focused on quieting the noise of the home design process so you can feel heard and live loud.

new homes + remodels + landscape

storytelling

My design process helps you play the lead in your new home.

Austin interior design blue-gold texture with lighting

  • Working directly with me, Marcus McKenzie, we begin with you telling me your story - what you want to build, what inspires you, what you want to do in your new space. Add in my code research, early design, and budgeting. Together we create a cohesive design album, including feasible schematic design options.

    Get started here.

Austin house remodel floor plan blueprint

  • Your story in design form, with the artistic integrity it deserves. Through our continued collaboration, I will generate focused design options, sharpened by your story, 3D model renderings and videos, and eventually construction-ready drawings.

Austin home builders pouring a concrete slab for an addition.

  • Your story brought to life through construction. Collaborating with trusted builders who also know your story, I will deliver site visits and schedule updates, budget compliance checks, and progress reports to you and your team to ensure you remain the author you deserve to be.

studio

My name is Marcus McKenzie. Hush House blends my unique backgrounds in architecture, landscape, and construction to deliver cohesive home design.

Portrait of Austin home designer Marcus McKenzie
NCBDC Certified Professional Building Designer seal
Logo for permaculture landscape design system
Logo for Houzz Award - home design professional
East Austin ADU home design stucco wall

  • I design homes.

    • Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD) since 2018

    • home designer since 2005

    • mentor is Jay Vanos, renowned Architect

Horseshoe Bay Escondido Golf Club Home Landscape Design with Spanish style and fountain

  • I design landscapes.

    • Certified Permaculture Designer

    • landscape designer since 2011

    • mentor is Bill Bauer, renowned Landscape Architect

Austin home being built at the framing stage

featured projects from the Hush House portfolio

stories

West Austin Rollingwood Remodel Landscape Home Design

“Before we retire to Costa Rica, we just want to sit in the shade.”

—la sombra

Austin Zilker Park Barton Springs Home Addition and Remodel home office glass wall design with natural light

“I want to write books on the creek, and swim in the trees.”

—ink+well

East Austin ADU home design stucco and steel wall

“I will work from home, and my work will be my art.”

—make+house

Austin Hill Country Wimberley New Home Design stone wall landscape courtyard design

“Have you ever sat down to watch a squirrel take a nap?”

— the race (project in progress)

reviews

  • “The best way to describe Marcus is that he is an artist who happens to know how to get every aspect of a job done with his far-reaching expertise. His ideas and designs were incredible - frankly, well beyond our expectations.”

    — David P.

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  • “From the start, it was clear that Marcus was committed to listening to our ideas and delivering the home that we wanted – not what he thought we should want...

    The process was smooth, but almost as importantly, it was fun.

    —Sarah M.

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  • “Working with Marcus was a very collaborative process. He did a great job of listening to me and my goals for the project and proposing design ideas that I would have never envisioned on my own. The result is a structure that has unique elements that reflect a creative process that I felt I had an active part in.”

    — John L.

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  • “Marcus is focused on design that benefits the user without delivering excess. He is easy-to-work-with and focused on a pragmatic yet visually appealing applications that works well within a budget and is designed and delivered for long-term relevancy.“

    — Chris H.

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make space for yourself

room to be heard

I want you to feel heard through every step of the process. Add your email below to receive the “10 To Kick-Off” narrative worksheet and begin telling your story today.

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If you have 5-10 minutes, you can also complete this simple online design worksheet to get started today.