Residential Design · Structural Design · Project Management

Designing homes with vision, structure, and purpose.

Custom Home Design, Structural Engineering Coordination, Interior Design, and Project Management — throughout Massachusetts.

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Andover Roxbury Charlestown Hanson Gardner Everett
About Melo Design

We design more than homes. We design the entire experience.

From the first idea to the final walkthrough, Melo Design leads the whole project — so you have one team carrying the vision, the structure, and the build. We combine design sensibility with engineering thinking and real construction experience, giving our clients clarity, confidence, and a truly elevated process.

We specialize in historic and older buildings across Greater Boston — structural upgrades, underpinning, and sensitive renovations — alongside new construction throughout the Boston area and complete interior finishes.

Every project moves through a single, coordinated hand:

  • Initial Vision
  • Space Planning
  • Design Development
  • Structural Coordination
  • Permit Documentation
  • Construction Planning
  • Interior Design
  • Owner Representation
Refined residential interior by Melo Design
What We Do

Two disciplines, one studio.

Design and engineering under one roof — so your project stays beautiful, buildable, and coordinated from concept to keys.

01 Design
Residential & Space Design
  • Space planning & floor plan development
  • Existing home reconfiguration & additions
  • New construction planning
  • Permit coordination support
Interior Design & Selections
  • Kitchen & bathroom design
  • Material selections & finish specifications
  • Lighting design
  • Furniture planning & color palettes
Styling & Presentation
  • Home staging for living, listing & selling
  • Airbnb & short-term rental design
  • Client design experience & brand direction
  • Move-in styling & final walkthrough
02 Engineering & Delivery
Pre-Construction & Feasibility
  • Existing conditions & property assessment
  • Land, buildability & zoning review
  • Budget development & cost estimating
  • Permitting, town requirements & representation
Structural & Technical Design
  • Residential structural design – framing & load paths
  • Historic building structural assessment
  • Building systems integration
  • Construction observations & structural QA
Project & Construction Management
  • Assembling the local project team
  • Scheduling & site walks
  • Budget tracking & monthly reviews
  • Billing & administration
How We Work

Our proven process.

01

Discovery

Understanding your vision, goals, lifestyle, and budget.

02

Design Development

Transforming ideas into functional and beautiful spaces.

03

Technical Documentation

Permit plans, structural coordination, and construction documents.

04

Construction Support

Guidance and owner representation throughout the build.

Portfolio

Selected work, by project.

New construction, multi-family renovation, remodeling, and wood structural work across Massachusetts. Click any image to view it larger.

Why Melo Design

One team. The whole project.

The difference clients feel from the very first meeting.

01

One Point of Contact

A single team guiding every phase — no gaps, no hand-offs, no finger-pointing.

02

Design + Engineering Thinking

Beauty and buildability considered together, from the first sketch.

03

Construction Experience

We know the jobsite, the budget, and what it takes to actually build it.

04

Luxury Client Experience

A calm, curated, white-glove process from vision to final walkthrough.

05

Permit & Technical Expertise

Stamped, permit-ready structural and construction documentation.

The Founders

Built by two people who love what they do.

Melo Design is a partnership of two disciplines — and a labor of love. It's design and engineering cared for by the people who love them most: Bruna shaping the vision, and Moises carrying forward a family legacy of engineering. Every home we touch carries that heart.

Bruna Melo

Creative Director · Design & Interiors

Bruna is the creative heart of the studio. She shapes the design vision — space planning, interior layouts, materials, and the residential identity of every project — bringing warmth, intention, and a refined eye to each home. For her, design is a way of caring for the people who will live there.

Follow Bruna on Instagram — @brunameloo →

Moises Mendes

Structural Engineering · Project Leadership

Engineering runs in Moises's blood — he comes from a whole generation of engineers, and for him structural design is a craft pursued out of love, not just a profession. He carries that legacy into every project: wood structural design, pre-construction strategy, coordination, and on-site leadership that keep homes sound, buildable, and built to last.

Let's create something exceptional together.

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