Green Building in Como.

“I have had the pleasure of working with John Beard and Dale Riser on a number of preservation-related and community development projects over the years and have found them to be committed, involved and professional in every respect. When it came time to take the remains of a 1922 bungalow and craft a new cabin out of the elements, we asked John Beard to create and oversee the design work. Through every stage of the process, we have been pleased with the talent and timeliness shown by John and the entire staff of Beard + Riser. Dale Riser transformed an unused corner of our church property into a tranquil, hallowed columbarium/prayer garden, and it was inspiring to watch him work with our priest and structures committee on that special project. I would not hesitate to use this firm again in the future.”

“The smartest thing we have done for our home renovation was to hire Howorth and Associates. They have patiently listened to each one of our hundreds of ideas and helped us figure out which ones can actually work in our home and with our budget. Timing was very important to us -- we needed to be back into our home in just a few months. The firm respects that and came up with a realistic plan to make that happen. Design-wise, I love this firm because they understood our commitment to our older home and helped us make reasonable, but beautiful changes so that we can keep living there. In short, they've made this renovation fun, easy, and inspirational for us.”

“My wife and I could not be happier than we are with the work John Jones and his office did on the renovation of our mid-century modern house. They were very sensitive of our desire to re-make the house a true reflection of the original architect's vision (which had been clouded by numerous changes), while improving the space planning to better fit our life style. John was always accessible, patient, and receptive to our input and feedback. He intuitively understood what was really important to us, improved on the ideas we gave him, and diplomatically steered us away from decisions that were not true to the overall vision or impractical. John's work for us transcended craft and truly became art. Besides exceeding our expectations for the project, he has been recognized by his peers in the AIA for "The elegance and simplicity with which they followed through to the rejuvenation of this house is worthy of commendation." He was also awarded the Fay Jones Award for this project. I can honestly say that we are entirely satisfied with John's work. He has our highest recommendation.”

“very friendly and great service. Had some woodwork that needed to be done quickly and he got it done before i even expected him to.”

“We really enjoyed working with Brent. He helped create a vision for our master bedroom suite. We are very satisfied with the results. He incorporated many features which gave us light, energy efficiency and more which we could not have done on our own. We appreciated his professionalism, knowledge and ability to build what we needed.”

“We realized early in the process of building our ultimate dream home, the architect selection would be key to the success of our vision. We needed a special architect to design a home in Nashville in a new development with many restrictions.Once we met with Carson Looney we knew we had found the match for our working relationship. He is professional, visionary, creative, experienced, positive, and meetings were a pleasure. From the first meeting where we expressed our needs to the completion of the home, he took our wishes and turned them into architectural plans. He was well spoken and a gentleman in design review meetings with developers. After a year of living in the home we continue to be pleased with every detail he incorporated into the design. Early in the construction process as we interviewed builders we found they were amazed at the quality and details in the construction drawings and specifications. They said they had never seen such detailed drawings for residential construction. Carson Looney of LRK truly made the designing of our home a wonderful experience and we continue to recommend him highly! Beginning of project: February 2014… Completion: January 2016”

“Josh has done several renovation projects in our district. His designs are forward thinking and pleasing to the eye. He is always concerned about pleasing the customer and holds contractors accountable for every detail of his designs. I would highly recommend his skills for any project.”