Austin, TX.
1919 craftsman bungalow located in a Historic District, a short walk from Austin’s resurgent downtown.
This 1919 craftsman bungalow is located in a Historic District, a short walk from Austin’s resurgent downtown. It was given new life by an Architect and his wife seeking a more compact lifestyle in line with Austin’s goals for Smart Growth.
The 1,100sf structure was expanded to 3,100sf to create a home, work studio and rental apartment.
Other modern interventions include an indoor bathing-porch, a bright white attic guestroom and an elevated covered porch shaded by aluminum “walls” modulated by the wind.
Preserving the original structure and maintaining the fabric of the neighborhood was paramount to the design. The new modern concrete and glass studio and apartment are discreetly placed beneath the antique house. A tough, horizontal and minimal architecture of cantilevered steel arbors, board formed concrete walls and expansive panes of glass contrast the more refined vertical proportions and details of the traditional wooden home.
Recognition:
2016 Preservation Austin Merit Award
2015 Preservation Austin Homes Tour
2013 AIA Austin Homes Tour
Design Team:
Nick Deaver AIA
Ernesto Peralez
Adam C. Melius, Assoc. AIA
Jes Deaver, Assoc. AIA
Photography:
Whit Preston
Leonid Furmansky (10, 23, 24, 25, 26)
Patrick Wong (11)
Jes Deaver, Assoc. AIA (18)