Westwood home is located in a privileged context of the city of Austin, Texas. In a wooded and natural environment, the project starts from the need to expand the house and add a room and a private multifunctional space.
Project name
Westwood Home
Architecture firm
Dionne Arquitectos
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Principal architect
Fred Dionne, Kitty Murillo
Design team
Erick Valle, Sofía Gómez, Francisco Baxin
Collaborators
Dionne design
Interior design
Kitty Murillo
Structural engineer
Lester Germanio
Supervision
Dionne design
Visualization
Dionne design
Material
Stone, Wood, Steel, Metal roof and siding
Typology
Residential › House
This sprawling home was designed and built atop a steep hillside, 75 feet above Lake Austin. The homeowners, a young professional couple with three small children, wanted their home to be all about ‘lake life.’ To take advantage of the spectacular lake views and the surrounding heritage oak trees, LaRue Architects designed the structure with large...
Project name
Cliffside House
Architecture firm
LaRue Architects
Location
Lake Austin, Texas, USA
Design team
James LaRue, Emily Haydon
Interior design
Fern Santini
Landscape
LandWest Design Group, John Hall
Construction
Reynolds Custom Homes
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Situated along the banks of Shoal Creek in Downtown Austin, Pease Park is the city’s oldest public park and one of its most loved. In 2014, the City of Austin adopted the Pease Park Vision Plan developed by prime consultant Wallace, Roberts & Todd and Clayton Korte to guide future use and care of the 84-acre park.
Project name
Kingsbury Commons at Pease Park
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Casey Dunn, Brittany Dawn, Adam Barbe, Ashley Nava
Landscape Architecture
Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
Design team
Clayton Korte: Nathan Quiring, AIA, Partner / Joseph Boyle, AIA (former) / Hanna Leheup, AIA. Ten Eyck: Christine E. Ten Eyck, PLA, FASLA / Stephanie Saulmon, PLA, ASLA / Tim Campbell (former) / Jia Li
Collaborators
Mell Lawrence Architects (Treescape), Studio Lumina (Lighting Designer), Page/Dyal (Graphics and Wayfinding), GPSI (Water Feature)
Engineer
Garza EMC (Civil Engineer), Jerry Garza & Associates (MEP Engineer), Architectural Engineers Collaborative (Structural Engineer)
Contractor
Harvey-Cleary Builders
Client
Pease Park Conservancy, City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Typology
Park, Landscape Design
Set within the rolling terrain of West Lake Hills, Texas, the Live Oak Ridge Residence is designed to take advantage of the surrounding tree-top views. The goal was to create a home that could be both private from the street and open toward the rolling hills.
Project name
Live Oak Ridge Residence
Architecture firm
KOA - Keyes Office of Architecture
Location
West Lake Hills, Texas, United States
Photography
Leonid Furmansky
Principal architect
Devin Keyes
Collaborators
Karen Kopicki – Kopicki Design
Civil engineer
Joel Bock – Sunalnd Engineering
Structural engineer
Tim Zhang – GreenEarth Engineering, Inc.
Tools used
SketchUp, Revit
Construction
Andrew Milam – Parkside Homes
Material
Limestone, Metal, Cedar
Typology
Residential › House
Our latest luxury speculative residence is perched high over Lake Austin in the Tarrytown neighborhood. We created a courtyard style home using two heavy mass volumes connected by a light glass volume that is surrounded by water features on both sides. These large mass volumes consist of masonry construction with a textured fluted block exterior
Project name
Matthews Residence
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Design team
Black Rabbit: Jared Haas (principal), Charlie Schmidt, Austin Smock
Built area
6092 ft² (566 m²)
Site area
13412 ft² (1246 m²)
Collaborators
Slic Design (Interior Designer), Stewart and Co. (General Contractor), Fort Structures (Structural engineer)
Status
Under construction
Typology
Residential › House
This luxury speculative residence overlooks the City of Austin skyline from the edges of the Hill Country. All interior spaces line the exterior courtyard to create a human connectivity with the the natural elements, including several planter gardens, a fire-pit lounge, and a negative edge pool that frames the uninterrupted hillscape and downtown v...
Project name
Scenic View Residence
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Design team
Black Rabbit: Jared Haas (principal), Charlie Schmidt, Austin Smock
Built area
3433 ft² (319 m²)
Site area
12884 ft² (1197 m²)
Collaborators
Black Rabbit (Building Design Firm), Slic Design (Interior Designer), Stewart and Co. (General Contractor), SEC Solutions (Structural engineer)
Status
Under construction
Typology
Residential › House
Located in River Oaks, traditional yet contemporary in style, this home sits on a quiet lot with a stream, surrounded by plenty of foliage.
Architecture firm
Reagan & Andre Architecture Studio
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Photography
Exterior: Peter Molick, Interior: Julie Soefer
Principal architect
André DeJean
Interior design
Marie Flanigan Interiors
Civil engineer
Andrew Lonnie Sikes, Inc.
Structural engineer
Insight Structures
Landscape
Johnny Steele Design
Construction
Brown Ridge Builders
Material
Concrete, brick, metal, wood, stone, glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Lavendale Residence inverts the typical neighborhood typology by placing the “back” porch in the front yard to preserve and highlight existing mature Live Oaks, maximize outdoor living area and leverage the soft, North facing daylight.
Project name
Lavendale Residence
Architecture firm
Smitharc Architecture + Interiors
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Photography
Stephen Karlisch Photography
Principal architect
Jason Erik Smith, AIA. Signe Smith, Associate AIA
Landscape
MESA Design Group
Construction
Kienast Homes
Material
Concrete, Texas gray limestone, Accoya thermally modified wood, VMZINC corrugated zinc, high-performance thermally broken aluminum window system
Typology
Residential › House
