Location: Austin, Texas
Project size: 1,930 square feet
Program: The clients, a young creative couple with two small children, wanted a modest house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and living spaces with strong connections to private outdoor areas. A masonry wall in front of the house forms a small courtyard, visually shielding front rooms from the street.
Solution: The house is a rectilinear stucco mass carved to shape light and space. Deep, shaded openings connect the interior and exterior, admitting abundant natural light to both levels. The ground level is an open room with an uninterrupted ceiling plane; partial height Douglas Fir cabinetry walls define individual spaces while maintaining a feeling of openness. Each room has its own access to an exterior deck and a clerestory window. A lightwell, placed at the center of the house, connects the two floors visually.
Construction and materials: The house is a wood framed structure clad in stucco. The structural frame is exposed at the porch in the rear.
Additional Information
Completion date: August 2018
Gross square footage: 1,930 square feet
Client: Nirav Patel and Carla Lanas
CreditsArchitect: Murray Legge Architecture, Austin Texas, (512) 596 2933
Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Murray Legge, Lincoln Davidson, Travis Avery, Benjamin Kaplowitz, Luca Senise
Architect of record: Murray Legge
Engineers: Duffy Engineering
General contractor: Green Places
Photographer: Leonid Furmansky |
SpecificationsStructural System Stick Frame Manufacturer of any structural components unique to this project: Simpson Ties and Hangers Exterior Cladding Masonry: La Habra Stucco Metal/glass curtain wall: Custom Glass Window System and Weather Shield Manufactured units Rainscreen: Stucco is configured as a rainscreen Moisture barrier: Tyvek Other cladding unique to this project: Stucco acts as a rainscreen using Delta Dry Roofing Elastomeric: TPO Metal: Paint Grip Standing Seam Windows Wood frame: Weather Shield Units - Aluminum Clad Wood Glazing Skylights: Velux Doors Entrances: Custom door Sliding doors: Weather Shield Hardware Locksets: Omnia Interior Finishes Demountable partitions: Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Douglas Fir Cabinets and Kitchen Cabinetry by Owens Woodworking Floor and wall tile: Wall tile in bathroom is Fire Clay Lighting Interior ambient lighting: Custom Pendant over Kitchen Island, custom wall fixtures Energy Photovoltaic system: House was prewired for future PV array |
