Lost Pines Art Center is Now Open Join in the Fun This Summer!

The Lost Pines Art Center, which opened its doors last December, may well be Bastrop’s best-kept secret. But its supporters are working to assure this secret doesn’t last for long. Located in the Chestnut Street Corridor, it has been a six-year labor of love for its members. And, like a phoenix rising from the ashes […]

Houzz Announces Best Of Houzz 2017 Winners; Including Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture

Annual Survey and Analysis of Community of Over 40 Million Monthly Users Reveals the Top-Rated Home Remodeling Professionals and Most Popular Home Designs Houzz Inc., the leading platform for home renovation and design, today announced the community’s picks for Best Of Houzz 2017, a homeowner-to-homeowner guide to the top home builders, architects, interior designers, landscape […]

Join Us This Saturday At Our Modern Homes Tour of Austin Property

The “Second Generation” Modern Home   How informed design decisions affect your comfort, health and cost of ownership. Peter Pfeiffer wears many hats.  He is a LEED accredited professional Architect, Interior Designer,  Building Scientist and Property Developer & Manager, who has spent the past 36 years designing and developing pragmatic high performance buildings and homes. […]

Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture of Austin has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Design and Service

Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture of  Austin has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Design and Service by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The Green living experts were chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users […]

Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture Honored by Houzz!

Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture have been chosen by Houzz users as a leader in the industry with 2 new exclusive badges! The Influencer badge is given to pros whose advice and knowledgeable posts are most appreciated by the Houzz community, while the Recommended badge goes only to the most trusted, top-rated pros on Houzz.    Visit us on Houzz to see […]

Austin Modern design built with holistic approach

Imagine a home designed to be aesthetically pleasing yet able to produce the kind of sustainable energy savings that qualifies it as a zero-energy home.  Such a home exists – and it doesn’t require homeowners to purchase expensive gadgets as a trade-off for energy savings. All it requires is a responsible, climatically appropriate design.  “A house should be designed to be […]

Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture of Austin, TX Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award

Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture of  Austin has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Design by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The Green living experts were chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users […]

Barley & Pfeiffer Architects To Take Part In Austin's Cool House Tour June 8th

Tour some of Austin’s coolest homes on Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All homes feature energy-efficient and environmentally friendly design, construction and landscaping and several have solar PV systems installed. The tour includes 4 and 5-star homes rated by Austin Energy Green Building. At each location, you will have the opportunity […]

THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO USE SPRAY FOAM TWO EXPERTS WEIGH IN (Peter Pfeiffer & Bruce Harley)

Most experts agree that spray polyurethane foam is a revolutionary product. What they don’t always agree on is the way it’s installed and integrated into a building assembly. To shed some light on this debate, energy-efficient building expert Bruce Harley (Westborough, Mass.) and architect Peter Pfeiffer (Austin, Texas) explain how they use spray polyurethane foam to insulate the […]