Atlanta’s re-surging in-town development has led to higher property values and inflated construction costs. Coupled together, these two...

The Olansky Residence The Olansky Residence is a retirement, mountain home. It is specifically designed on a single level for aging in...

Tactics Used to Update a Ranch House Style: Open Living Plan edition A client came to Jones Pierce after finding a great ranch house...

One of the (many) unavoidable truths of construction and home improvement is that the budget is always finite, and the desires will...

Yesterday, I posted about the functional features of an outdoor space to create a backyard escape. Today’s post is about how to make an...

Nearly all of our residential projects include backyard escapes. This project includes a pool, expanded upper open porch with see-through...

A few months ago, we discovered a Solar Tax Credit hack, and we’d love to help you take advantage of the opportunity. The federal solar tax credit, also known as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) allows solar array customers to deduct 30% of the cost of installing a solar energy system from their federal taxes. The ITC applies to both residential and commercial systems, and there is no cap on its value. Note that this is a tax credit, not a deduction, that can be spread across

What is the right prescription for southern high performance residential architectural design and building? In our evolving practice we now recommend a prescription of high-performance solutions on every project. From a humble renovation to custom new home built to Passive House criteria we consider features in a following order of priority according to our client’s budget. Tighten It Up The first priority is to seal the house to provide 1 air change per hour or less minimu

Jones Pierce has won a national Chrysalis Remodeling Award! Jones Pierce is among the eighty-four remodeling companies from across the United States to be named winners at the 2016 Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence. The award judged entries on overall design, the creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure. The Chrysalis Awards program begun in 1994. It recognizes the nation’s best work in fifteen general c

Construction Progress – Modern TransformationConstruction is well underway on a modern transformation of a mid-century home. This home is located on a steep, wooded upper Chastain hillside. The exterior walls and roofs are intact and the interior walls are ready for solid partitions. This project features the use of planar site retaining walls to create a modern patio layout in the back yard. We’re really excited about this project and we’ll keep you abreast of its’ progress

Midtown Residence Finished! Construction has finished on this Atlanta Beauty. Now, the first owner is beginning to move in. This home is located on a corner lot in Midtown Atlanta. It is one block from Piedmont Park, one block from the Atlanta Beltline, and one block from Starbucks. Who can ask for more! Check out images of the project below: The project sits on a corner lot in Midtown Atlanta. Despite its urban location, the home still has a large cozy side yard. The corner

The owner of a period ranch house in Morningside realized her house no longer fit her needs or lifestyle. It had awkward circulation, too small of a kitchen, not enough parking, and on and on. However, she loved the neighborhood and location and did not want to move. Therefore, she contacted Jones Pierce to explore her renovation options. We had a blast renovating this home. Our client is very satisfied with the result! View some before and after images of the Morningside hom

Living in Harmony with Your Home An organized mudroom organizes your life. The Classic Case of “Muddling Through” There are many patterns that every home owner is a part of. As I toured a potential clients’ home for the first time, I recognized the classic 1990’s residential architecture entry pattern. Either I could chose the “friends entry,” use a direct route from the driveway, or hike to the front door on the other side of the yard. I was directed to the friendly approach

Earlier this month, our first completed passive house was featured in Lake Martin’s Lake Magazine. Our goal is to constantly design better houses for our clients and this is a big step towards accomplishing this. Check out the article and learn how this design approach can use less energy and save you money! Click the images to enlarge and read more. Download the PDF here. Bryan Jones #PassiveHouse #residentialarchitecture #published #LakeMartin #JonesPierceStudios

A client came to Jones Pierce after purchasing a dilapidated ranch home on a large 2 acre lot on the prominent West Wesley Road in Buckhead. The abandoned and boarded up home has been sitting open to the elements for at least 2 years! The proposed design solution takes off the existing low slope roof and replaces it with a new steeper roof. This allows for a new second level addition over the existing house footprint. A painted brick home with timber accents pulls from a Euro

Ansley Park Ranch Home – Before Before image of the Ansley Park Ranch The floor plan of 1960’s ranch was chopped up into several small rooms with no connectivity between the spaces. The existing living room, kitchen, dining room, and family room were all individual rooms with low ceilings, adding to their cramped feeling. The new owner wanted to connect these spaces and introduce more of a mid-century modern feel to the home. Mid-Century Modern Renovation After Image of the A

Moving Towards a High Performance Architecture In architecture school, the only studio class we had beyond design and theory was given by a sandal-clad professor reacting to the 1970’s energy crisis. Norbert Lechner had a passion for passive solar design. He had a goal to develop students’ studio designs with solar orientation in mind. He assigned each of his students to create an adjustable stand for use in the college sun simulation model. Unfortunately, our passive solar

Virginia Highlands Home – Before A couple recently came to us to help them expand their home but keep the historic integrity of the bungalow. They love their current one-story, two-bedroom home. It is located in a wonderful neighborhood, Virginia Highlands. However, they are expecting their first child and simply need more space. Before Image of Front of House Framework Due to the lot size, we decided the best way to expand this home was to extend up. The design adds two addi

Construction is nearly complete on our renovation home in Big Canoe, Georgia. This home originally had several chopped up rooms with small windows, which did not take advantage of the incredible views. Plans are to open up the public spaces add larger fixed windows, create 2 spacious master suites with larger windows, and add a double height heavy timber porch off the rear of the home. We are also updating the dated front of the home with a new stair tower and heavy timber e

One of our most efficient homes we’ve designed yet, this custom home in Brookhaven, was designed with “Not So Big House” strategies. The lot for the Atlanta Not So Big House is in a changing neighborhood. This neighborhood has been replacing smaller dilapidated homes with several new homes, either built or currently under construction. Our concept for the southern colonial vernacular home was to position it on this prominent corner lot to look as if it had been there for dec