Reclaimed Materials Done Right
There's a home in a town in Louisiana you've never heard of with a quality of craftsmanship you can't imagine. It's a place where where the courtship of old materials and quality craftsmanship have resulted in a beautiful marriage indeed.
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Heritage
40 years of design, a master mentor in A. Hays Town, countless homes across the country and sons following in his footsteps…a history of Al Jones Architect.
Philosophy
You can feel it in the antique brick, smell it in the centuries old European fireplace and hear it in the crackle of old New Orleans reclaimed wood.
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Recent Articles From Our Blog "The Southern Architect"
5 Lessons I Learned From A. Hays Town
A. Hays Town was a renowned and legendary southern Architect from Baton Rouge, LA. He also just happened to be the man who gave me my first job in architecture and would become my friend and professional mentor. My office was next door to his and we would often work late into the night, as well as many weekends at his home on Stanford Ave. in Baton Rouge. Much of what I know today, I can trace directly back to Mr. Town. He demanded a great deal from me, but I learned something new every day with Mr. Town. Some of those lessons will stay with me forever.
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OK, here’s the truth of the matter – in the South, a lot of people raise their own meat, slaughter their own meat and/or hunt their own meat. But, if you can’t or won’t do any of that, the next best thing is to grind your meat.
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