ABOUT US
What’s behind our name?
We craft spaces around beauty, delight, and functionality; to make way for daily life and creating lasting memories with one another.
You deserve a home that captures moments of awe without sacrificing the logic of daily life. Too often, homeowners are forced to choose between a beautiful "magazine" aesthetic and a space that actually survives the morning rush. At Commonplace Building Workshop, we solve this by grounding your vision in your individualized rhythms.
Whether you are dreaming of a double-height living room or a quiet window nook where your children will grow up, these "commonplaces" only thrive when the complex layers—zoning, codes, and high-traffic functionality—are handled with precision.
We navigate the technical friction so you don’t have to. Our goal is to transform high-performance spaces into spectacular places that make way for what matters most: your memories. We build the foundation of performance and functionality so your home can finally serve its truest purpose—as a sanctuary for connection, rest, and renewal.
Meet the founder
Jenn Carlson
Jenn graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2017. Having lived many places – from a barrier island in Florida to a medieval city in Poland – Jenn loves the experience of being immersed in new and different ways of life. Countering that passion for exploration is a deep-rooted nostalgia that drives her to celebrate the common things in life.
Jenn Carlson is a licensed architect and founder of Commonplace Building Workshop. With eight years of industry experience prior to starting her own practice, she spent five years working for HKS, an award-winning global firm, designing healing spaces. With a passion for thriving communities, Jenn loves to serve her neighborhood and city. While at HKS she worked on pro bono projects for the Floral Farms neighborhood and Habitat for Humanity Dallas. She and her young family have planted roots in the Junius Heights Historic District in East Dallas.
