Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture featured in Fine Homebuilding Magazine! (August-September 2021)

June 3, 2025

Our Comprehensive Design and Innovative High-Performance Strategies are highlighted in the new issue of Fine Homebuilding Magazine!  Check out the article “Energy-Smart by Design” featuring a dynamic Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture residential project. The article reveals the keys to energy efficiency in a hot and humid climate, including building orientation, passive solar design, and a well-thought-out roof system.


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“While we hope you enjoy the images you see of this home we did in central Austin, I also hope you notice that we decided to “go public” with the Barley   Pfeiffer shading umbrella roof design. We decided NOT to attempt to put a patent on this unique roof system because, at this point in our careers, Alan and I have decided it’s quite fulfilling to “spread the knowledge” around to our building colleagues to improve the North American home.” – Peter Pfeiffer 

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