Villa M was designed by Brian Dillard Architecture for a client with Southern French roots living in Austin, Texas. The Austin architect wanted to embrace the owner’s heritage along with his appreciation for contemporary architecture, classic design, bright colors, and outdoor living. The house is organized around a central pool and garden area that is […]
The Frick Residence is the home of artist Laurie Frick, designed by design-build firm KRDB located in Austin, Texas. The program requirement of the client was for a 1,600 square foot one-bedroom, two-bathroom house complete with a 700 square foot studio office on an infill lot in Barton Heights. The previous home was moved off […]
The Westlake Drive house is located on a beautiful golf course in Austin Texas, designed by James D. LaRue Architects. This sleek and contemporary residence is set deep into the hillside, blending seamlessly into its environment. According to the architects, “the overall design of this 4,722 square foot home consists of three separate building structures, […]
The Wimberley House is a beautiful home nestled amongst dense brush and native Oak and Juniper trees, immersed on the edge of a bluff in the small town of Wimberley in the Texas hill country. The 5,000 square foot property has been designed by Dallas-based architecture firm Cunningham Architects. The residence is accessed via a […]
The Collector’s House is an extensive renovation of an existing residence built in the late 1980’s on a wooded site in west Austin, Texas. Designed by Andersson Wise Architects, the living room, dining rooms, and master suite were redesigned along with the swimming pool and entry deck areas of the exterior. The home is filled […]
The House in the Garden, located in Dallas, Texas is a free-standing addition to an elegant modernist house on an adjoining lot designed by Cunningham Architects. Several existing Red Oak and Elm trees were incorporated into the garden design, whereby both lots contributed to the formation of a larger garden en masse. A minimal plant […]
Focused around a man-made canal extended from Austin’s Colorado River, the Lake Austin House by Lake|Flato Architects is comprised of a series of structures and outdoor spaces that create a secluded riverside complex, making up a total area of 5,995 square feet (557 square meters). Once past the enormous limestone wall surrounding the front of […]
Selected for the 2008 Dallas AIA Homes Tour, the UR22 Residence is a 4,000 square foot single family home within the Urban Reserve; a master planned sustainable development in Dallas, Texas. UR22 was designed by Vincent Snyder Architects for “empty nesters” that desire a high degree of internal and external connectivity while providing a sense […]
The Tower House, located in Austin, Texas was designed by Andersson Wise Architects. There are a few small limestone cabins from the 1930s located along Lake Travis, the longest of the Highland Lakes that terrace the hill country west of Austin, and they are used primarily in the summer. One such cabin sits on a […]
Storage containers for sale are being plucked up every day now as people begin to see the positives of utilizing these resources for other purposes. Most notably, using them as homes. Shipping containers may not save the world, but they are going to leave a lasting impact on the minds of people as we continue […]
