ABOUT US


Formed in 2018 MUDLAB is an architecture firm based in Marfa, TX. The firm was founded on an interest in exploring the application of local building systems in new construction, in particular the potential of adobe earthen bricks to be a logical and affordable building solution in Far West Texas. 

Our interests lie in resourcefulness in material choices and clarity in our design decisions, resulting in work that is unique and responsive to it’s particular site.

We offer design services from pre-design through stamped construction documents, as well as custom furniture and lighting design. With skills ranging from a direct knowledge of construction to a strong artistic sense of composition and aesthetics, we are able to offer a unique and tailored response to each project.

 
 
 

elizabeth farrell


Elizabeth is a practicing architect and part-time artist. She holds a M.Arch from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S.Arch from the University of Virginia. She has taught architecture and design at UT Austin, and at the Austin School of Furniture and Design. In her free time she passionately pursues baking, gardening and various forms of art-making

 
 

zeke raney


Zeke holds a BFA with an emphasis in architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to co-founding MUDLAB, Zeke was the construction manager for a 3 year renovation of a historic Henry Trost House in Marfa. In his free time Zeke is the lieutenant in the Marfa Volunteer Fire Department of which he’s been a part of since 2015.

 
 
View fullsize MUDLAB designed this 2500 sf addition to the Marfa Volunteer Fire department in order for them to expand their storage capabilities and store more trucks indoors out of the freezing winter and relentless summers.  The design includes a new acce
View fullsize New drawings of old(ish) projects! We’ve started the new year by revisiting project documentation as part of a website refresh. Often a project ends and we move on to the next one without taking the time to wrap up documentation. Coming back to
View fullsize New signage for @bordotx ! We were asked to create some wayfinding to point towards the restaurant's restroom, which is outside the building around the corner and through a storage closet. We installed the sign so that if the orange doesn't catch you
View fullsize In July of 2023 the Chinati Foundation asked mudlab to help document and rehabilitate their iconic Judd grill in the lead up to their annual Chinati Dinner in October. We started by completely documenting every square inch of the grill inside and out
View fullsize Site visit to the Diamond A Ranch on the Rio Hondo in New Mexico. This schoolhouse was built to incredible detail and we spent a week documenting it and the surrounding structures. . MUDLAB is developing a historic structure report as well as a feas
View fullsize Views from Fort Davis
View fullsize Ranger Mountain Resort - Pool Hangout
View fullsize Throwback to brainstorming with @cactusliquors in 2018. We had no doubt this would turn into the coolest liquor store/plant nursery in the world