Artfully Done
Design Discussions + Project Gallery
This page offers a closer look at the thinking behind Artfully Done, a residential renovation and addition in Haddon Heights, New Jersey.
What you’ll see here is not a produced film. It is Jay walking through the project in hindsight — the existing house, the client’s goals, the need for a working art studio, the aging-in-place considerations, the importance of the front porch, and the specific decisions that shaped the final home — using photographs, drawings, construction images, and before-and-after views as a guide.
These conversations run long because they stay close to the substance of architectural thinking: context, constraints, priorities, family history, daily use, construction realities, and the way a home begins to take shape through design.
For anyone trying to understand how JRA approaches a project — and whether that approach feels right for them — these videos may be one of the most useful parts of the site.
This conversation looks at the exterior transformation of the home — beginning with the storm damage that exposed both the physical condition of the house and the deeper architectural issues already present.
The discussion follows the decisions that shaped the exterior work: repairing what was damaged, rethinking openings, carefully evaluating the existing brick, and using construction realities as part of the design process rather than treating them as separate from it.
The result is not simply a repaired traditional home, but a more coherent architectural response — one that respects the existing house while clarifying its relationship to light, entry, landscape, and daily use.
This conversation moves inside the home to look at the planning, circulation, light, views, and spatial decisions that shaped the renovation from within.
The discussion follows how the existing interior conditions were evaluated, where the house was working, where it was falling short, and how targeted architectural decisions helped create a clearer, more livable home while maintaining the quiet discipline of its mid-century modern character.
