A lot can happen in 25 years. You can grow a family. Grow a business. Grow a head of gray hair. This year is Jones Pierce’s twenty-fifth anniversary, and we’ve grown considerably since 1998. Our big milestone has me reflecting on what our business was like when we first started it and how we’ve moved…
OPPORTUNITY: Renovate certain interior and exterior portions of a building, including better configuring common areas for the tenant spaces (e.g., bathrooms and corridors), exterior walls and a restaurant patio area LOCATION: Northeastern corner of Elizabeth Street and North Highland Avenue, near the BeltLine’s East Side Trail and in the Inman Park Historic District CLIENT: Experienced developer…
OPPORTUNITY: Convert two disparate lots separated by an alley into 11 separate million-dollar townhomes (about 2,000 square feet each) that complement the Victorian-style architecture of this well-known historic area LOCATION: Inman Park Historic District on Atlanta’s east side, known as Atlanta’s first suburb CLIENT: Experienced developer and private investor OTHER PROJECT INFLUENCERS: Inman Park Historic…
When recommending sustainable building materials to Jones Pierce’s clients, Cooper Pierce speaks from experience, both as an architect with almost 40 years of experience and as a homeowner of his test lab. Recently, Cooper and the Jones Pierce Architects commercial team installed a green roof above the carport at Cooper’s intown Atlanta home. Cooper originally…
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Alex Hays developed his unique sense of design by taking inspiration from the New York borough’s eclectic community and architecture. As a contextual designer now based in Atlanta, Alex’s early years inspired him to elevate the environment by building upon the urban fabric and its community. Alex joined Jones…
For Jones Pierce’s Commercial Studio, May 19 at Urban Land Institute’s 26th Annual Awards of Excellence event was a night to remember. As the Commercial Studio and Firm Leader for Atlanta-based Jones Pierce Architects, Cooper Pierce was honored to see James P. Brawley Apartments win the Excellence in Small Scale Development award presented to the…
An ambitious young family fell in love with a Tudor home in the heart of historic Druid Hills with its expansive lot and a backyard they affectionately began to call “the back forty.” Our task was to bridge the gap between the original 1923 home that sat on the property and the family’s modern living…
Finding the best commercial architecture firm for your building renovation or new-build project should be easy, right? After all, an online search is just a click away. But when Google, Yahoo or your search engine of choice shows you pages and pages of results, you could still be unsure where to turn next. One way…
Many of our clients consider their homes to be a work in progress that they nurture and prune over the years — much like a beloved garden — which allows their properties to evolve as their lives do. Often, the evolution of a family’s home takes place over many years and several strategic improvements. Working…
The Rome-Floyd E.C.O. Center in Rome, Georgia’s Ridge Ferry Park, opened its doors in 2011. Since then, it has been providing quality educational programs that introduce people to Northwest Georgia’s native wildlife and informing the public on the importance of natural resources and conservation. Jones Pierce Studios is excited to support the growth of the…