
ENKEL JOURNAL · FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
The thinking behind every home.
Notes on the land, the craft, and the decisions most people never see.
THE JOURNAL
The thinking behind every home.
Notes on the land, the craft, and the decisions most people never see.

Land & landscape
Before the landscape, the experience
At Willow Branch, paths, terraces, gardens, and outdoor rooms are considered together from the earliest plan.

Craft & construction
The beauty in the structure
Before the finishes, exposed timber begins to define the spaces it will remain part of.

Interiors & materials
The details that make a room
Light across plaster. Shelves recessed into a wall. Small decisions that give a room its quiet character.

Landscape & materials
A material palette for life outside
Brick, timber, cedar, and metal. A considered palette connects the home, the pool terrace, and a place to gather around the fire.

Spaces & daily life
A quieter way through
Natural light, wood-clad walls, and cobbled limestone. A passage to the primary suite becomes a place to slow down.

Architecture · Design study
The first lines of Snowbird Hollow
A first rendering of Snowbird Hollow. Stone, simple rooflines, and a considered sense of proportion begin to define the home.
THE JOURNAL
The thinking behind every home.
Notes on the land, the craft, and the decisions most people never see.

Land & landscape
Before the landscape, the experience
At Willow Branch, paths, terraces, gardens, and outdoor rooms are considered together from the earliest plan.

Craft & construction
The beauty in the structure
Before the finishes, exposed timber begins to define the spaces it will remain part of.

Interiors & materials
The details that make a room
Light across plaster. Shelves recessed into a wall. Small decisions that give a room its quiet character.

Landscape & materials
A material palette for life outside
Brick, timber, cedar, and metal. A considered palette connects the home, the pool terrace, and a place to gather around the fire.

Spaces & daily life
A quieter way through
Natural light, wood-clad walls, and cobbled limestone. A passage to the primary suite becomes a place to slow down.

Architecture · Design study
The first lines of Snowbird Hollow
A first rendering of Snowbird Hollow. Stone, simple rooflines, and a considered sense of proportion begin to define the home.