X

A dated townhouse in Austin gets revamped into a beautiful hillside retreat

modern-condo-kitchen

Renowned architect, James LaRue of LaRue Architects, turned his dated 1880’s townhouse into a modern hillside retreat, located in Austin, Texas. James and his wife purchased the condo in the desirable west Austin neighborhood just over a year ago. The townhouse overlooks the 16th Fairway of one of their most-frequented Austin golf courses.

The interior spaces were entirely redesigned with only the original perimeter walls remaining – the result is an efficiently modernized remodel with a thoughtful appropriation of high design elements. LaRue immediately went to work putting his own stamp on the home with the help of interior designer Richard Medina.

modern-condo-kitchen

The LaRue’s loved the location of the  24-unit 1980’s condo complex – a  1-2 story semi-detached affair — overlooking the golf course. But the unit was in dire need of an update, and they wanted a modern, urban feel.  LaRue took the unit down to the frame model giving a complete re-design of the existing plan adding a new bedroom addition and a new porch.

modern-condo-kitchen

 The townhome is now 2,000 square feet of living space. The addition of the covered patio was key – and features an in-ground spa and a private view of landscape hillside bluff and the Texas Hill Country. 

modern-condo-kitchen

Specialty touches were added like Accoya Barnwood Siding from Delta Millworks with a custom color and finish found in the stairwell and European white oak floors with a custom stain created with Kristynik Hardwoods. Medina added Kingwood cabinets topped with Soapstone counters and Wolf/Subzero appliances in the kitchen. The distinct lighting throughout the home is by Austin Iron: Moool (bird light in bathroom), Foscarini (dining pendant), Nemo Lighting (linear pendant in the kitchen).

modern-condo-living-room

Of course, the project was met with challenges. “We needed to be careful when modifying the entire plan layout especially from the interiors perspective – we wanted to find cool and interesting materials and a great layout but also careful as not to go over market value,” says James LaRue, LaRue Architects.

modern-condo-living-room

What We Love: An architect’s dated townhouse features a chic and stylish transformation that is modern yet inviting. We are especially loving the large windows capturing nature-filled views while bringing into an abundance of natural light. Sophisticated yet comfortable furnishings invite relaxation and great conversation with family and friends in this idyllic golf retreat.

Tell Us: What details in the design of this home do you find most appealing and why in the Comments below!

Note: Have a look at a couple of other spectacular home tours that we have showcased here on One Kindesign from the portfolio of the architects of this project, LaRue Architects: Serene lakeside ranch house is perched high above Lake Austin, Texas, and Urban contemporary dream home connected with nature in Austin, Texas.

modern-condo-living-room

modern-condo-dining-room

modern-condo-dining-room

modern-condo-bathroom

modern-condo-bedroom

modern-condo-bathroom

modern-condo-staircase

modern-condo-entryway

PHOTOGRAPHER Chase Daniels Photography

One Kindesign has received this project from our submissions page. If you have a project you would like to submit, please visit our submit your work page for consideration! 

You are reading an article curated by https://onekindesign.com/

Subscribe
Notify of

2 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
April Phillips
3 years ago

Hi,

Can you tell me where the bird light fixture in the bathroom can be purchased?