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CUSTOM HOMES DESIGNED
FOR HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE

At Pippin Home Designs, we create more than beautiful homes – our home design services create environments that elevate how you live, feel, and experience each day, with wellness at the core of each design.

From luxury custom home design services, renovations, and additions to barndominiums, multi-family developments, and ready-made spec-home plans, our work is rooted in over four decades of experience and 90+ award-winning designs.

We blend site-responsive architecture, wellness-centered design, and refined aesthetics to create residences that are as intelligent as they are breathtaking.

Whether perched on a mountain ridge, nestled along the water’s edge, or thoughtfully integrated into a growing community, every design is a tailored response to its land, its purpose, and the lives envisioned within it.

The expansive views and light make me take these micro resets. I didn’t realize until I moved in that I hold my breath or take shallow breaths when stressed. Walking into any room in our new home, I am greeted by water, light, and sometimes mystery as day evolves into night. I stop now and just look out and catch myself releasing these short breaths. It’s like a mini reset I wasn’t consciously aware that I needed.
Wellness design
Victoria Goral
Homeowner
Luxury custom modern home

Luxury

CUSTOM NEW HOME DESIGN SERVICES

We specialize in one-of-a-kind, luxury, custom, new home design services tailored to your lifestyle, land, and vision. Every detail is considered – from how your home sits within the site to how light moves through each space – resulting in a residence that is both highly functional and beautifully refined. Our custom home designs are deeply personal, architecturally distinctive, and designed to stand the test of time.

NEW HOME GALLERY
Thanks to Jenny’s excellent design we have a unique home that reflects us and our tastes perfectly. The journey with Jenny allowed us to complete our Dream Home design with no lingering thoughts of “what if” or “I wish we’d thought of that.”
Custom mountain home
Skip and Maria S
New Home Homeowner
Luxury Outdoor Living

Luxury

RENOVATIONS

A well-designed renovation has the power to completely transform how a home lives and supports the homeowners. We reimagine existing spaces with a fresh perspective, improving flow, functionality, natural light, and overall aesthetic while honoring the integrity of the original structure. Whether modernizing interiors or reworking layouts and enhancing curb appeal, we create cohesive, elevated results that feel intentional and enduring.

RENOVATION/ADDITION GALLERY
It was pretty surreal how Jenny, even after only a short time talking with us, the vision and insight she introduced to us for our renovation on the spot. We felt so fortunate that Jenny was excited to take on our project and help us create something we didn’t know was possible. Jenny truly made the process seamless.
Luxury Home Design Ideas
Jeremy Vagell
Renovation Homeowner
Custom lake home

Luxury

ADDITIONS

When your home needs to grow, we design additions that seamlessly integrate with your existing structure. From expanded kitchens and primary suites to additional levels, added storage, and mother-in-law suites, we carefully consider scale, proportion, and architectural continuity – ensuring the new space enhances both the form and function of your home.

RENOVATION/ADDITION GALLERY
Luxury Custom Barndominium

Luxury

BARNDOMINIUMS

Our luxury garage residences, also known as barndominium designs, combine the warmth of a home with the versatility of a highly functional structure. Whether you’re envisioning a modern retreat, a home for your toys, or a recreational or income producing property, we design barndominiums that balance efficiency, durability, and elevated aesthetics.

BARNDOMINIUM GALLERY
As a builder who has worked repeatedly from Pippin’s plans, I can honestly say that her firm provides the most comprehensive and detailed plans available. The result is a more exact initial bid for the homeowner and a more cost-effective project overall. Her plans include a fine attention to detail that is rare in the industry.
Custom Modern Home
Artie Smethers – Keystone Building Group
Custom Home Builder

Luxury

MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS

We partner with realtors, developers, and builders to bring cohesive vision and thoughtful design to multifamily projects and development communities. From concept planning to multi-unit buildings and individual home design services, we focus on creating neighborhoods that feel intentional, marketable, and architecturally consistent while still offering variety and character.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW WE WORK WITH DEVELOPERS

Luxury

SPEC-HOME PLANS

Our spec-home plans are offered as a thoughtfully designed, cost-effective alternative to fully custom home design services. Each ready-made plan is crafted with the same attention to flow, function, and timeless style, while allowing for customization to better suit your lifestyle, preferences, and property.

BROWSE OUR SPEC PLANS
Jenny Pippin has the reputation in our area as “the Go To” for home design. Right from the start you get the sense she really enjoys the challenge of getting to know you…what you are envisioning…how you live and what you aim to create. It was fun to visit with Jenny at her studio, and at different project sites and watch her start to “learn you” and what you are after. Our design turned out to be everything we were envisioning and more. From the exterior aesthetics to the intelligent interior layout and use of space…we could not be more pleased and HIGHLY recommend Pippin Home Designs
Wall Of Windows
Brian & Linda Doughty
Custom Home Owner

GET THE HOME YOU DESERVE.

Select Pippin Home Designs as your Designer and Guide through the home design process. 

DEVELOPERS & BUILDERS

Whether you have an entire development or a spec home project to do, or just looking to start a conversation….we would love to meet you.

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92 DESIGN AWARDS AND COUNTING…

2025 Best in Show Award, Lake Norman Homebuilders Association ‘Best of the Lake’ Design Competition

2022 Best in Show Award, Lake Norman Homebuilders Association ‘Best of the Lake’ Design Competition

GRAND ARDA Award (Renovation), American Institute of Building Design

GRAND ARDA Award (Custom Homes Unbuilt) American Institute of Building Design

GRAND ARDA Award (Renovation – Unbuilt), American Institute of Building Design

ARDA Award (Green Design-Built), American Institute of Building Design

ARDA Award (Custom Home – Built), American Institute of Building Design

ARDA Award (Renovation-Built), American Institute of Building Design

ARDA Award (Custom Homes – Unbuilt), American Institute of Building Design

ARDA Award (Renovation – Unbuilt), American Institute of Building Design

‘Best of the Lake’ Award (Waterfront Home $4M+), Lake Norman Homebuilders Association

‘Best of the Lake’ Award (Waterfront Home $2M-2.5), Lake Norman Homebuilders Association​

‘Best of the Lake’ Award (Custom New Home $2M+), Lake Norman Homebuilders Association

‘Best of the Lake’ Award (Waterfront Home $1.5-$2M), Lake Norman Homebuilders Association

‘Best of the Lake’ Award (Full Home Remodel $1M+), Lake Norman Homebuilders Association

‘Best of the Lake’ Award (Custom Waterfront $740-$999K), Lake Norman Homebuilders Association

STARS Award (Best Whole House Remodel between $500,000 and $750,000), North Carolina Homebuilders Association

STARS Award (Best Single-Family Custom Home between 3,501 sq.ft and 4,500 sq.ft.), North Carolina Homebuilders Association

STARS Award (Best Single-Family Custom Home), North Carolina Homebuilders Association

STARS Award (Best Exterior Transformation), North Carolina Homebuilders Association

Chrysalis Award (Whole House Remodel Over 1 Million), The Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence

1st Place Award, 47th Annual AIBD/Homestyles National Design Competition San Francisco, CA 

1st Place Award (Best Home Design), “Street of Dreams” Home Tour at The Peninsula of Lake Norman – Cornelius, NC

OUR PHILOSOPHY 

We design homes that heal, by working in harmony with nature, the land, and the people who live in them. We believe architecture should support human well-being on every level – physical, emotional, and energetic. A truly successful home is not just beautiful; it feels right! Our process begins by listening to the land, following the light, enhancing the views, and connecting with the natural rhythms of the site. Rather than forcing a design onto a property, we shape each home to the lay of the land, the path of the sun, and the unique character of its surroundings. Integrating principles of biophilia, neuroaesthetics, and natural daylighting, we create spaces that calm the nervous system, support health, and foster connection to nature, to others, and to oneself. We encourage the use of healthier, low- or non-toxic materials so the spaces we inhabit nourish rather than compromise us. As luxury home designers, we design intuitively and intentionally, guided by decades of experience and a deep sensitivity to how spaces feel, not just how they look. When a space is aligned, it supports life; when it is not, people can feel the difference. We believe the future of residential design lies in working with nature: preserving trees, respecting topography, and creating homes and communities that feel rooted, timeless, and alive. Our goal is not simply to design houses – we create homes and developments that honor the land, elevate daily living, and leave a meaningful legacy for generations to come.

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