Change will happen; let’s plan for it. Plan to anticipate change As architects how can we anticipate long-term change of a private house or an institutional building owner? Can we, as architects, limit turnover of a commercial lease tenants? Typically, people and buildings change together. How can residential buildings plan for change? In residential design, we consider how a client can break the traditional migration pattern. Typically, people start with a small house if th

Construction has begun on the 1st plaza along the Prayer Path at the Monastery. A series of 5 plazas will line the path from the Monastic Heritage Center to the Monastery and Abbey Church. Each plaza will feature rough-sawn board formed concrete walls with blue stone panels/plaques commemorating donors and/or their loved ones. The following images are water color renderings of our proposed design for the Prayer Path and individual plazas. The water colors were done by Iain St

Construction has completed at at Monastic Heritage Center! This was a great project with awesome clients. It’s tough to see it end, but it’s always nice to see the final photographs. Take a minute to browse through our final images of the Monastic Heritage Center project at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. Hope you enjoy! All photographs are copyright 2011 by Lee Grider Photography. The challenge for this project was to transform an old barn compound into

Author Pattie Baker recently got in touch with Jones Pierce. After a 24 hour visit in silence to the Monastery and the Monastic Heritage Center, she wanted to learn more about the project and its’ sustainable features. She spoke with Drew about the project and wrote a great article on her blog FoodShed Planet. Read the article on FoodShed Planet. Pattie Baker is the author of the soon to be released book Food For My Daughters, and the publisher of Sustainability Today. Check

May 7, 2011 marked the Grand Opening of the Monastic Heritage Center at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. Friday night, we kicked off the celebration with a private donor recognition dinner that included a tour, entertainment, and several guest speakers including the Abbot and Vince Dooley. The facility includes a newly constructed Abbey Store & Cafe, a Visitor center, a Historic Barn, a Gallery Barn, a Greenhouse and Bonsai sales area, a contemplative caf

Here are the latest Monastic Heritage Center construction photographs. We only are one month away from the grand opening! Check out the completed project here: Monastic Heritage Center Final Photographs Or check us out online at JonesPierce.com Back to JP Blog. #constructionupdate #MonasteryoftheHolySpirit #MonasticHeritageCenter

Updated photos from this weeks construction meeting at the Monastic Heritage Center. Shot in the cloister looking towards one of the Monastic Center entrances. The start of the cloister wood framing has begun. The end wall of the Big Barn can now get it’s metal siding. The old Electrical Shop demolished, so now the rear of the Monastic Center has a great view of the property. 1st coat of stucco has been put on the building. Shot of the cloister hitting the Monastic C

Here are photos from this weeks construction meeting at the Monastic Heritage Center. Framing is complete, and windows are in. To learn more about the Monastic Heritage Center and how you can help contribute to the project, please visit www.trappist.net. Check out the next construction update: Monastic Heritage Center Update 2/3 Back to JonesPierce.com #constructionupdate #MonasteryoftheHolySpirit #MonasticHeritageCenter

Monastic Heritage Center For this project update, we would like to focus on the Monastic Center at the Monastic Heritage Center Campus. Together with the Historic Barn, this building will house the main exhibits and galleries, giving visitors a comprehensive history of Monasticism and of the local Monastery and its founders. About the Exhibit Exhibits designed by Malone Design/Fabrication will first take visitors on a journey through the Monastic Center and will introduce th

Here are some construction progress photos from the 11/23/2010 site visit to the Monastic Heritage Center at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. Completion is expected to be around Easter. Monastic Heritage Center Construction Photos View of the complex from the entry road. The parking lot for the Heritage Center is underway. View from inside the Abbey Store. A 6′-0″ tall clerestory of windows will span the entire north facade between trusses to maximize nat

The Rockdale County Citizen newspaper recently published an article on the construction of our Monastic Heritage Center project. Read it Here View the completed project here: Monastic Heritage Center Final Photographs #MonasteryoftheHolySpirit #MonasticHeritageCenter #published

Monastic Heritage Center: A Destination with a Monastic Experience The Monastery of the Holy Spirit has commissioned Jones Pierce Studios to transform an old barn compound into a public gathering space called the Monastic Heritage Center. This center is slated as the premier destination for Rockdale County, near Conyers, Georgia. What is now a cluster of brick buildings, dating back to the early 1900’s, will be stabilized and renovated to be opened as a Monastic Center. Monas