Projects That Matter
Work we take on ourselves -- rooted in preservation, care, and long-term use.
Some places don't need to be reinvented. They need to be listened to.
The Rowland House
We fell in love with this house long before we owned it — from the live oaks in the front yard to the wide window facing the street. It felt rooted, generous, and unmistakably part of the neighborhood.
A tree fell on the roof, and the after sitting for a while, the house went up for sale. We couldn’t sit with the thought of it being torn down and replaced with something larger, newer, and out of step with what already existed. Something that erased what the house was quietly asking to be.
So we bought it.
The work here isn’t about transformation for its own sake. It’s about restoring the house to what it always wanted to be — repairing what was damaged, respecting the time it was built, and letting its character lead the renovation rather than overwrite it.
This is a project shaped a belief that we hold strongly: some houses don’t need to be reinvented — they need to be listened to.
Shared Principles
1 / Respect for the original structure and its context
2 / Decisions made for long-term use, not short-term impact
3 / Restraint -- doing what's necessary, not everything that's possible
4 / Attention to how spaces are actually used and lived in
Good Little Neighbors Preschool
This property sits next to a neighborhood park. For many years, a woman lived there who ran a childcare program out of her home. When she grew older and passed away, the property came up for sale -- and we knew what should belong there.
Not something bigger or more commercial, but something rooted in the neighborhood — a preschool.
We bought the property and worked with an architect to design a structure that fits in with the surrounding homes. One that feels familiar rather than imposing. A building that supports learning during the day and can also hold gatherings that bring neighbors together.
Good Little Neighbors is meant to be just that — a school where families get to know one another, and where community grows naturally over time.