South Florida’s trusted consulting and engineering partner for developers, contractors, and property owners. We deliver smart solutions, fast approvals, and code-compliant results that move your projects forward.
MAC Design merges technical precision with the flexibility today’s projects demand.
Full-service consulting from start to finish permits, inspections, and field coordination.
Built on sharp precision of experience with the power of agility, we step in exactly when you need us. Our field-tested designs work in the real world, delivering permit-ready plans and seamless coordination that keep teams on schedule. With collaboration at our core, we integrate effortlessly with stake-holders, architects, designers, crews and contractors to turn your vision into reality.
We optimize designs for cost efficiency while ensuring full compliance with FBC, ADA, and local standards.
We optimize designs for cost efficiency while ensuring full compliance with FBC, ADA, and local standards.
We design efficient, buildable site layouts that maximize land potential while ensuring full compliance with South Florida’s zoning and environmental regulations.
We design efficient, buildable site layouts that maximize land potential while ensuring full compliance with South Florida’s zoning and environmental regulations.
We design efficient, buildable site layouts that maximize land potential while ensuring full compliance with South Florida’s zoning and environmental regulations.
We design efficient, buildable site layouts that maximize land potential while ensuring full compliance with South Florida’s zoning and environmental regulations.
We optimize designs for cost efficiency while ensuring full compliance with FBC, ADA, and local standards.
We optimize designs for cost efficiency while ensuring full compliance with FBC, ADA, and local standards.
We optimize designs for cost efficiency while ensuring full compliance with FBC, ADA, and local standards.
We optimize designs for cost efficiency while ensuring full compliance with FBC, ADA, and local standards.
We design efficient, buildable site layouts that maximize land potential while ensuring full compliance with South Florida’s zoning and environmental regulations.
We design efficient, buildable site layouts that maximize land potential while ensuring full compliance with South Florida’s zoning and environmental regulations.
Building permit-ready solutions for custom homes, estates, outdoor spaces, and upscale residential communities.
Streamlined engineering and permitting for retail centers, offices, and mixed-use developments.
Expert layouts and compliance solutions for hotels, resorts, pools, spas, and guest-focused destinations.
Specialized designs addressing drainage, pools, spas, lanai, environmental impact, and complex permitting for coastal builds.
Trusted engineering support for city infrastructure, public facilities, and agency-driven projects of all sizes.
Efficient site planning and compliance solutions for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and logistics hubs.
Location: Key Largo, FL.
Client Type: Residential / Architect Collaboration
An architect brought MAC Design in to take over a stalled luxury pool, spa, and pergola project. The remaining scope of work far exceeded the Owner’s remaining budget, creating a significant challenge to complete the design without compromising quality or compliance.
We immediately reviewed the existing plans to identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining the project’s luxury appeal. Time was critical, so we prioritized fast, precise revisions to keep permitting on track.
During review, we uncovered multiple design flaws that required significant changes. This included:
Redesigning a large portion of the pool
Correcting impervious/pervious area calculations
Adjusting shoreline setback compliance
Despite the budget constraints, we worked closely with the Owner, explaining the necessity of certain changes to ensure the project met code and design intent.
We treated the project as if it were ours from day one, staying in close communication with the Owner to ease concerns and ensure a rapid permitting turnaround. While the redesign exceeded the original budget, the Owner was highly satisfied with the results and has already committed to using MAC Design on his next investment property—bypassing the original architect entirely.
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Client Type: Commercial Restaurant
Patsy’s, a popular downtown restaurant, needed to install a custom pizza oven in a building with 10 floors of residential units above. The urban location and mixed-use structure created significant challenges for venting, as traditional vertical exhaust paths would have been costly, disruptive, and difficult to obtain permits for.
MAC Design evaluated multiple venting strategies and identified the path of least resistance—one that minimized structural disruption while meeting all code requirements. This involved working closely with the City of Fort Lauderdale to ensure compliance and approval.
We designed a system that vented to the front of the building, concealing the exterior ductwork to match the existing façade seamlessly. Inside, the vent was partially exposed to complement the industrial aesthetic of the pizza oven’s exposed steel.
The solution preserved the building’s exterior character, enhanced the restaurant’s interior design, and eliminated the need for costly multi-floor ducting. Patsy’s now operates its custom oven efficiently, with a design that is both functional and visually integrated.
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Client Type: Commercial Restaurant
A residential pergola built seven years ago received a code violation due to structural compliance issues. The homeowner needed a solution that met current standards without extensive demolition of the existing patio.
MAC Design collaborated closely with the original builder to redesign the engineering plans while minimizing damage to the existing structure. Our goal was to restore compliance while preserving as much of the patio as possible.
We strategically added small structural stakes, drilled through the existing footers, to provide additional uplift support. This approach reinforced the pergola’s integrity without requiring full reconstruction.
The project passed inspections with minimal paver disruption. The inspector commended MAC Design for thorough due diligence and ensuring the structure’s safety — not simply signing off on outdated plans.
We combine engineering expertise, permitting knowledge, and project management to help developers, architects, designers, and contractors build faster and smarter.
We combine engineering expertise, permitting knowledge, and project management to help developers, architects, designers, and contractors build faster and smarter.
