--- title: "WATERSHED — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/watershed-pfvwus-pf~689139423 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~689139423.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: WATERSHED category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/9e435f990c13e5e8_7912-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "302 Magnolia Ave, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, United States" latitude: 30.5012 longitude: -87.8835 phone: "(251) 929-0514" website: https://watershed.pro rating: 0 review_count: 0 followers: 24 last_updated: 2026-08-20 --- # WATERSHED Original Houzz profile: [WATERSHED](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/watershed-pfvwus-pf~689139423) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Fairhope, AL - **Serves:** Mobile, Daphne, Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Loxley, Point Clear, Magnolia Springs, Silverhill, Alabama, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Coast, Montrose, Pensacola - **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - 500 Ideabook Saves WATERSHED provides a full range of architectural design and sustainability consulting services. Our designs draw inspiration from the porches, barns, and factories built across the south before the invention of air conditioning, and from the innovations of nature itself. We believe green buildings need roots, and challenge ourselves to create architecture that interacts with natural systems in a way that is both beautiful and functional. When architecture engages the movement of the sun across the sky or the flow of water across a site, it offers an experience that changes throughout the day and throughout the seasons. When we design spaces that blur the boundary between indoors and out, a smaller building can live larger through the visual and functional expansion of the living space into the landscape. Sometimes, it’s not about the architecture at all, but about the building getting out of the way so you can enjoy a beautiful view. We look for opportunities to demonstrate affordable, sustainable design. A palette of simple clean geometries and local materials that gain character with age allows us to create visual richness yet minimize cost. We combine passive solar principles and a knowledge of historical forms to create buildings that shade themselves in the summer and capture heat and light from the sun when needed. It is a timeless approach to energy efficiency that conserves both resources and our clients' budgets. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Building Design - Custom Homes - New Home Construction - Home Extensions - Sustainable Design - Energy-Efficient Homes - Green Building - Universal Design - Multigenerational Homes - Home Restoration - Tiny House Construction - Passive Solar Heating & Cooling - Custom Home ### Areas Served - Mobile - Daphne - Fairhope - Gulf Shores - Orange Beach - Loxley - Point Clear - Magnolia Springs - Silverhill - Alabama - Gulf Breeze - Gulf Coast - Montrose - Pensacola ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | WATERSHED | | Address | 302 Magnolia Ave, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, United States | | Phone | (251) 929-0514 | | Website | https://watershed.pro | | Followers on Houzz | 24 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/watershedgreen/ - Blog — http://watershed.pro ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [WATERSHED](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/watershed-pfvwus-pf~689139423) - **Website:** https://watershed.pro - **Phone:** (251) 929-0514 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Registered Architects AL, FL, LEED AP, LEED Fellow, Living Future Accredited, Fitwel, CAL OES Safety Assessor, Permaculture Designer - Awards: DOE Housing Innovation Awards (x3), AIA Alabama Accolade & Presidents Awards, 40 Under 40, Synergy Award in Sustainable Planning **Affiliations** - [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471) - [U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/u-s-green-building-council-usgbc-pfvwus-pf~1797160658) - [Passive House Institute US](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/passive-house-institute-us-pfvwus-pf~1579791328) ## Selected projects - [Mobile Bay Green Inspiration Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mobile-bay-green-inspiration-home-pj-vj~7052556) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 23 - Description: From a sustainable home design to landscaping that’s both elegant and eco-friendly, Fairhope’s first ‘Green’ Inspiration Home showcases a variety of features that highlight the exciting ways we can build – and live – smarter and more sustainably in South Alabama. 2022 Dept of Energy Housing Innovation Award Grand Winner and Category Winner for Custom Spec Homes Certified Zero Energy Ready FORTIFIED™ Gold IndoorAirPlus Certified Certified Wildlife Habitat As designer and architect on the project,… - [FORTIFIED™ Gold & Zero Energy Ready Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/fortified™-gold-and-zero-energy-ready-home-pj-vj~7052518) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 20 - Description: This residence is the first known project to achieve Zero Energy Ready Certification and FORTIFIED™ Gold, but homeowners didn’t start out looking for this honor. When they approached WATERSHED they wanted to make sure their home was designed to be environmentally sound, but durability, and quality were also top of mind. The third party inspections required by Zero Energy Ready certification provided assurance that both the building envelope and the systems were built to the same high level of qu… - [Biophilic Center for Yoga and Mindfulness](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/biophilic-center-for-yoga-and-mindfulness-pj-vj~6447189) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 15 - Description: WATERSHED designed an addition and deep renovations to this historic office building in order to create a community gathering space where The Center for CALM® Living & Studio could host meetings, workshops, events, and yoga classes, alongside their thriving psychotherapy practice. The directive was to create a welcoming, safe, and healing space. WATERSHED’s design restored the site, bathes interiors in natural light and utilizes “biophilic” principles to realize our client’s vision. FORTIFIED™ B… - [Fortified Treehouse Retreat](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/fortified-treehouse-retreat-pj-vj~6447169) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 5 - Description: Watershed was asked to design a treehouse retreat, nestled into a large tract of dense woods and wetlands overlooking Fish River. Our clients named their home Tara Jala, which means Living Waters. The owners have a healthy respect for the waters of Fish River, and challenged us to create a fortified, resilient home, elevated above the highest recorded flood levels of the river, that still felt open and connected to the landscape. The final design includes flexible office and craft rooms that can… - [Biophilic and Fortified Medical Center](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/biophilic-and-fortified-medical-center-pj-vj~6447176) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 12 - Description: Eastern Shore Chiropractic had outgrown its offices and wanted to create a center for health and healing with room to expand. The new buildings are spare and simple, with a palette of painted brick, stained pine, and grey and silver metals. Every treatment room in ESC has views of trees or sky through high windows that ensure patient privacy. The rehabilitation area and lobby connect to the outside with broad expanses of glass. Interior colors and material palette are inspired by nature and inte… - [Art Collector's Cottage](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/art-collector-s-cottage-pj-vj~6696290) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 16 - Description: Interior Renovation of a Coastal Cottage - [Simple Scandinavian Style](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/simple-scandinavian-style-pj-vj~5684074) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 31 - Description: The owners wanted a clean and uncluttered design for the next phase in their life. They dreamed of a simple uncluttered home, a low maintenance landscape, and the freedom to focus on their grandchildren and tending their garden. The design was inspired by the clean natural look of scandinavian country homes. It was important that the home be energy efficient and healthy. In response, the house design follows Zero Energy Ready guidelines for Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality and is certifi… - [Modern Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/modern-farmhouse-pj-vj~5684142) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 23 - Description: The residence showcases salvaged materials from an old cottage on their lot and lumber milled from a tree felled during construction. The house design was inspired by the vernacular architecture of the south and uses passive solar orientation with deep overhangs, porches, natural ventilation, and a reflective roof as a fundamental approach to energy efficiency. The house was carefully inserted between 4 mature oaks, to take advantage of their shade. The site design orients the home slightly sout… - [Lake Martin LEED Cabin](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lake-martin-leed-cabin-pj-vj~5690476) - Location: Eclectic, AL - Photos: 29 - Description: The Lake Martin Cabin was built as a family retreat on a lot that has sheltered 5 generations over 60 years. The cabin itself had to be flexible enough to accommodate 4 generations of the family simultaneously, yet feel cozy when a couple comes to stay by themselves. The homeowners wanted to create a resource efficient, healthy home that preserved the wooded ecology of their lake side property. They decided to use LEED for Homes certification as a way to quantify those goals, measure progress du… - [Fairhope Historic Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/fairhope-historic-home-pj-vj~5688664) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 24 - [Moonshine - Mobile Bay Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/moonshine-mobile-bay-home-pj-vj~5684004) - Location: Montrose, AL - Photos: 21 - Description: The efficiency of the home is evident around the entire property. It received Fortified Gold certification for its resilience against hurricanes and high winds, is heavily insulated to prevent heat from seeping indoors during summer months and, because of a well-sealed building envelope, is approximately 50 percent more energy-saving than a home built just to meet current building codes. Additionally, rather than diverting away from the property toward the Bay, rainwater infiltrates through the… - [Contemporary Cottage](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/contemporary-cottage-pj-vj~5515585) - Location: Fairhope, AL - Photos: 21 - Description: These owners always dreamed of living in one of Fairhope’s quaint little cottages, and as their oldest child prepared to head off to college, it looked like the time was finally ripe to downsize. The renovation had to address the results of years of neglect and resolve the relationship between a 1990’s addition and a 1930’s coastal cottage. Most importantly, it had to embrace the neighborhood, and support a relaxed coastal lifestyle for the (newly) empty nesters. The porches are essential to the… [See all 12 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/watershed-pfvwus-pf~689139423) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-20.*