The construction is taking off on a custom home we designed in Brookhaven, off Lanier Drive. The exterior is almost complete, with only the front porch columns left to install. Trim has now begun on the interior. Seven years ago, we designed this house for a different lot but never built it. In 2011, after purchasing a new property, the client came back to us to help adapt the original design. We then got busy, tweaking the plans and elevations as needed for the new lot. The

A renovation to a 1980’s home in Big Canoe is underway. The home originally had several chopped up rooms with small windows. The home was not taking advantage of the incredible views Big Canoe has to offer. Our plans are to open up the public spaces, add larger fixed windows, create 2 spacious master suites with larger windows, add a double height heavy timber porch off the rear of the home, and update the dated front of the home with a new stair tower and heavy timber entry

Our project in Duluth, St Marlow Residence, is complete. The project included a backyard transformation with a new pool, firepit area, patio, and deck. A new entry removed a 20 foot tall west facing window wall replacing it with a new double entry and portico. We also completed a full basement renovation. Our team included Core Landscape Architects and Keiffer Phillips Patricia Brown Builders . St Marlow Residence Images: Entry St. Marlow Residence New double entry doors and

This custom “Not so Big House” design has a great story behind it. Located on a tight corner lot in the Lynwood park neighborhood of Brookhaven, the concept behind the design is a home that looks as if it has been here for decades. Additionally, it appears as if the neighborhood developed around it. The Home Design A southern facing front porch orients the house towards the corner and creates a side entry porch from the east facade similar to a Charleston home. A tight budge

The final home at Lanier Enclave, a 3 custom home infill residential development in Virginia Highlands neighborhood, is complete! The home was built by Joe Laster with Abraham Properties. The Unique Style The “southern modern” style of the home is perfect for older Atlanta neighborhoods, like Virginia Highlands. The warm brick exterior relates nicely to the traditional tudor homes on the street. A stepped massing at the front allows it to fit in nicely with the scale of the 1

A Marietta client came to Jones Pierce looking for ideas to update the curb appeal of his split level home. His goal was not to renovate or remodel the interior spaces. Rather, he wanted update the exterior appearance of his home through minor cosmetic changes. The Not So Extreme Makeover The client found our Not So Extreme Makeover which allows us, as architects, to get involved no matter what the budget is. The process is an affordable way to get ideas for improving your ho

Here are before and after images of a few renovations we have completed over the past few years: See our portfolio page of various sized renovations. Back to the JP Blog Back to JonesPierce.com #beforeandafter #JonesPierceStudios #residentialarchitecture #Residentialrenovation

Construction is progressing, and the finishes are starting to go in at the front house at Lanier Enclave. Check out these progress pictures from this week. The porch fireplace is complete. Porch ceiling has yet to be installed. The house even has a custom mailbox to match the prairie style! Inside the kitchen, cabinets are almost complete. Countertops are yet to be installed. Lots of windows bring light into the living room. Cabinets and shelves are complete in the mud room.

We’ve just wrapped up design on this Lake Martin Custom Home. This lot is one of the best lake lots we have ever seen! Located on a peninsula in a quiet area on the lake, the land holds two original stone chimneys that belonged to the original site’s cabin. Designing Around the Existing The design of the home started around the larger of the to chimneys. In an attempt to preserve the historical aspect of the site and provide visitors with a unique story and experience, we le

Is there room for more? We currently have a client, a young couple, who lives in a Virginia Highlands bungalow. They love their home and would never want to leave it. However, with a baby on the way, the home will soon be too small for the family. With the assistance of CORE Landscape Architects, we are helping this couple expand their Virginia Highlands home to make room for a family, while keeping the charm and character of the original bungalow. Expanding the Bungalow The

Here are the latest construction photos from a Lanier Enclave’s Front House. This is a custom home with Prairie style influences located in Virgina Highlands. This is the 3rd and final home in the infill development known as Lanier Enclave, located on Lanier Blvd. This home and the two completed are being built by Abraham Properties. Sheathing is complete, and windows have been installed all throughout the house. Here is a view on the back porch, looking in towards the house.

These Atlanta clients have undergone several small renovations and additions to their home over the years. Now, they are coming to Jones Pierce to help them bring cohesiveness to their ranch style home. They are hoping this renovation will transform their home into a Lifetime Home for their family. To add cohesiveness to the ranch home, we started by re-organizing the first level, opening up space for a Mother-in-Law Suite. The new living space opens the home up to woods at t

This months edition of the magazine Green Building and Design features 2 of Jones Pierce’s most sustainable projects. The first feature is a commercial project, The Monastic Heritage Center. The second feature is a residential project, The Creek House at Lanier Enclave. Both projects were done by one of our principles, Cooper Pierce. Click on the images to read the article. Thanks for the feature, Green Building & Design! Check out the blog posts below to read more about

Construction is complete on 1139 Lanier Blvd! This is the second house at Lanier Enclave, also referred to as “Middle House.” Lanier Enclave is a development in Virginia Highlands containing 3 prairie-themed custom homes. All three homes are built by Abraham Properties. This home is currently for sale through Palmer House Properties. Check out these images of the Middle House: This home sits right in between the other two Lanier homes. The front yard includes a carport and an

Dunwoody Ranch Facelift A Dunwoody Ranch gets a front yard facelift when a new entry and courtyard takes cues from Japanese Zen gardens, while maintaining handicapped accessibility. From the approach, the transformation begins at the new exposed aggregate driveway. The driveway gets interrupted by radiating bands of sandstone finished concrete, whose axis are centered on one embedded flagstone paver. From there, the new frosted glass garage door and timber pergola add anoth

Concerns When Aging Although mobility seems to draw the most attention in media articles, there are several issues that concern people as they age. Independence is one that is usually tied to personal mobility and transportation, but it also has to do with health care. Can a person remain living on their own? Another concern is regarding money and finances. Will there be enough retirement savings to cover the cost of living while maintaining an established lifestyle? These co

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

The Baby Boomers are retiring. Therefore, the residential industry, as well as other industries, is shifting focus to that of the aging population and how to house them to maintain an obtained lifestyle. Articles are appearing almost daily about healthcare and the diminishing length of stays in hospitals, how sunny interiors help with recovery and patient moods, and the rising costs which threaten retirement nest eggs. Other articles are focused on Universal Design which is p

The big picture goal for this Roswell backyard project was to add a pool with a built in “Endless pool” to allow a very busy corporate client to train at home for an Iron Man, instead of having gym memberships all over the city. We saw this as an opportunity to use the new pool and the landscape design to fit the house to the site instead of following a typical home builder approach of fitting a site to the house. We achieved this by using the pool structure combined with bo

When people discuss older, historical homes, many describe their affection for the “character” that older homes possess. What is that character? We believe it is the compilation of details within the home. These details may be the amount of wood trim around windows and doors and baseboards greater than six inches. It may also be wood paneling, coffered ceilings, or elaborate fireplace mantels. Some people like Sarah Susanka, may point to the details of built in features such