Firm Spotlight | pEACE OF MIND sTUDIO aRCHITECTS (POM)

In January, DCNOMA proudly spotlights Portia Strahan and Dominica Beverley, and their firm Peace of Mind Studio Architects (POM)—an LGBTQ, Black woman-owned architecture firm rooted in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

✨ About POM Studio architects:

🔹 LGBTQ+ and Black woman–owned architecture firm based in Prince George’s County, Maryland
🔹 Specializes in residential, commercial, and cultural projects
🔹 Philosophy rooted in “Peace of Mind,” bringing clarity and care to complex design processes
🔹 Known for deep listening, community engagement, and human-centered design
🔹 Leader in straw-bale and natural building systems in the Mid-Atlantic
🔹 Focused on high-performance, regenerative architecture that is beautiful, scalable, and practical
🔹 Committed to sustainability, equity, and designs deeply connected to place, culture, and community

POM Studio is known for deep listening and community engagement, with designs that respond to people, place, culture, and purpose beyond program and aesthetics. Their work showcases high-performance sustainability, demonstrating that natural materials can be beautiful, energy-efficient, scalable, and practical.

DCNOMA is proud to honor POM Studio Architects for their human-centered, values-driven design that prioritizes calm, clarity, and trust in what is often a stressful architectural process (“Peace of Mind” as both philosophy and practice).