Assessing Our Living Situations Whether it is the economic fall out of former homeowners expanding the rental market, or retired Baby Boomers shedding the burden of maintaining houses, or the increasing rental population of Millennials, rental space is in demand. Given the current situation of the post-real estate bubble burst, now would be a good time to assess our living conditions. We need to ask ourselves, what should the next generation of living environments be like? Le

This residence is a Southern Colonial themed home created with a unique thought process. The house sits on a 2-lot site overlooking the Brookhaven Country Club. Our clients wished foremost to capture a bit of their native Louisiana. Therefore, after a year-long planning process, the result is a home that projects the timeless authenticity of deep south architecture. However, it still incorporates the most up-to-the-minute sustainable building technology in an unobtrusive way.

Recent clients from Montana got in touch with Jones Pierce to help them create a “not so big” retirement home for them. The site is located in the Big Canoe community of North Georgia, near Jasper. The home not only incorporates “not so big” detailing, but it’s also designed around the sun. Known as a passive solar design, this home’s aim is to maintain interior thermal comfort throughout the sun’s daily and annual cycles while reducing the requirement for active heating and

Determining the Sustainability Prescription for Your Home Renovation Large overhangs shade this Lake Lanier home’s large windows which maximize view and natural light. Sustainable building Sustainability is the new frontier of residential design and construction. Key stakeholders are working hard to have a say in what is green and why. Government has been quick to incent sustainable building. And most importantly, owners are increasingly asking for it. Everyone involved in a