A midcentury modern home in Austin gets restored to its former glory

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

Matt Fajkus Architecture renovated this home in Central Austin, Texas, in the spirit of the original midcentury modern house.

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

A balance of natural light, simple materials, and functional flows is integrated with controlled views and atmospheric variation in this 1,567-square-foot, two-bedroom, and two-and-a-half-bath home.

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

The kitchen is seen as part of the open social space of the home rather than part of the service core and thus includes floor-to-ceiling windows, which create a connection with both the neighborhood and the back patio and yard.

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

The exposed roof structure helps to define each interior function while also extending outside the exterior walls, drawing the eye to the surrounding tree canopies through the clerestory windows.

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

The kitchen backsplash tile is from Cle. It’s a Cement tile—ARC 8″ x 8″ Federal Blue/White.

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

Intimate patios for both public and private areas encourage the experience and function of the home to extend beyond the limits of the enclosure.

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

For the outdoor shower, the cement tile from Cle is called “ARC 8″x 8” in charcoal/white.

PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

The curtain rod covers are a simple valance box made out of 1x material and then painted to match the trim in the house.

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PHOTOGRAPHER Charles Davis Smith, FAIA, Leonid Furmansky, Twist Tours

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