Founder and President Eric Moser hails from a rural Indiana farm family. He spent his early education years learning from generations of farmer-scientists, philosophers, and innovators who instilled a deep respect for the Agrarian way of life. Inspired, traditional vernacular quickly became Eric’s passion and discovered architecture to be his calling. After studying architecture at The University of Florida, Eric established Moser Design Group in 1986, catering to a custom residential design clientele in a resort setting. Although rewarding, Eric soon came to the belief that a complete re-thinking of community development and the metrics with which buildings themselves are measured and valued was paramount to creating meaningful and sustainable places.

Eric has designed many notable homes in new urbanist neighborhoods, including several Idea Homes for Southern Living, Coastal Living, and Cottage Living. He has served as Town Urbanist at Habersham since the project’s beginning and serves at other new urbanist neighborhoods as well. Eric is a frequent consultant across the United States, the Caribbean, and beyond, where he is involved with the planning and design for new and old towns, infill projects, hamlets, and neighborhoods. Eric has been a senior member of the New Urban Guild for over a decade and has collaborated with the most notable New Urbanists in many design charrettes over the years. He is also a co-owner and board member of Studio Sky.

When not designing, Eric enjoys golfing, camping, spending time with his children and grandchildren, and roaming around in his Jeep!

eric@mkdga.com

Lauren Kelly, originally from Maryland, has spent her entire career, since 2005, directly involved in the design, regulation, and implementation of great places, both old and new. She has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Miami, and has worked for several of architects and town planners who were founders of, and are integrally embedded into, the tradition of New Urbanism and traditional placemaking.

Her career began in architecture and town planning at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company where she worked on many charrettes and planning initiatives, including post-Katrina New Orleans rebuilding, Learning Cottages, and form-based code calibrations, and where she co-authored The Light Imprint: integrating Sustainability and Community Design. 

After relocating to Beaufort, SC and working with Brown Design Studio for several years, she she transitioned to the public sector in the City of Beaufort Planning Department. She learned to sit at the other side of the proverbial and literal table, administering the development standards, serving as the City Architect, designing civic buildings, and helping to write the form-based code for the city.

After 8 years with the city, she returned to the private sector with Moser Design Group, now MK Design Group. She holds professional license in South Carolina. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her husband and three children.

lauren@mkdga.com

Erik Petersen is originally from New Jersey and recently moved back there, working for MKDG remotely. At a young age, Erik grew up in a developing town as old farmlands began to be transformed into homes and neighborhoods. It was at this time that he cultivated an early interest in architecture while he watched new structures grow from the ground into homes. This interest was further developed in high school thanks to architectural drafting and design courses that cemented his passion and enthusiasm for architecture.

Erik joined Moser Design Group in 2018 as an architectural designer with a Bachelors & Masters degree in Architecture with an emphasis in new urbanism and traditional/classical vernacular building typologies. His previous work experience includes custom private residential, commercial, and civic architecture, as well as some custom furniture and light fixture design. Erik, being a native of New Jersey, had spent much of his recent years there rebuilding the Jersey Shore by designing and lifting homes due to the damage and aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Prior to moving to his new home in Beaufort, one of his most notable projects on the Jersey Shore was featured in an eight-part documentary created by the long-running home improvement series, “This Old House.”

Erik is eager to continue evolving his fondness of architecture in seeking out modern methods of revitalizing the craft of architecture. He is currently working towards attaining his professional licensure.

e.petersen@mkdga.com

Justin Seibold, originally from Washington state, graduated from Andrew's University with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Architecture, with an emphasis in New Urbanism and traditional architecture. He moved to South Carolina in 2016 with his wife Julie. The bulk of his previous work experience focused on Lowcountry style single family architecture, with a sprinkling of small scale commercial, mixed use, and multi-family housing.

Justin enjoys the challenge of finding just the right design configuration to marry form and function to create timeless places that will stand the test of time. A building that is loved and cared for, insided and out, will contribute to the community now, and long into the future.

In his free time, you might find Justin playing ultimate, pickleball, or enjoying the comforts of quite evenings at home.

justin@mkdga.com