Alan K. Barley | Principal, AIA

Principal, AIA

Co-owner and Principal of Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture, Alan holds Texas licenses in architecture and interior design, and is lead designer and artist for this award-winning firm.  Alan’s design success is due to his uncanny ability to synthesize client visions & needs to create stimulating and elegant architectural forms and spaces. 

Clients appreciate his ability to draw realistic images of the collaborative thoughts during in-person or virtual design meetings.


Alan Barley earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and is a life-long student of design theory, history, design communication and planning.  Alan oversees design, production, and graphic communication. His experience includes a large portfolio of site-specific custom homes and renovations, boutique commercial and institutional projects, amenity centers, and feasibility studies.  Alan is active in many other fields of artistic expression and besides being husband to Didi and father to three, he is an accomplished illustrator, guitarist, and furniture designer. He serves as assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 229 in Austin Texas.