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Townhome Rendered Elevation

Tiny Townhomes – A “New” Building Type?

Atlanta’s re-surging in-town development has led to higher property values and inflated construction costs. Coupled together, these two factors cause concern for affordable housing. In-town growth can also encourage the bulldozing of existing small homes, only to be replaced by larger, higher priced homes. However, when there are less properties available, developers resort to denser…

Picture showing zip wall on a house under construction

Residential High Performance Design

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…

National Chrysalis Remodeling Award

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…

Undergoing a Modern Transformation

Construction Progress – Modern Transformation Construction 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…