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Avenue G Alley Flat

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  • A small concrete patio leading up to large glass doors of a room.
  • People moving glass sliding doors into a large opening of a house.
  • A living and dining room open to a back yard through large opening.
  • A small dining table in between a kitchen and a living room.
  • A sink in front of a window in a white kitchen.
  • Glass sliding doors between a kitchen and a dining room.
  • Kitchen and connected dining room.
  • A white kitchen with a central island counter.
  • The details of a stair well bending at the corner of a house.
  • Two windows in a corner next to stairs.
  • Bedroom connected to a large porch through sliding glass doors.
  • Someone looking outside the window of a bedroom.
  • People talking on a second-floor roof deck.
  • Two garages split evenly by a fence and a tree.
  • A couch and coffee table inside connected directly to a backyard through a large garage door sized opening in a wall.

Project Details

This origami-like alley flat is a surprisingly light home; a unique and amazingly practical place.  Strategically placed windows, dramatic roof angles, and a living room that transforms into an open-air pavilion all contribute to the clever use of every inch of space.  The full build-out of the site provides much-needed maximal density on the lot while remaining respectful of the surrounding neighborhood’s character and responding to the scale, material palette and color palette of the existing house.  Nestled among trees at the back of a lot in Austin’s North Loop neighborhood, the sophisticated choreography of the spaces makes this home feel much bigger than its 850 square feet.

Publications

  • Austin Home, Value Added, Spring 2016
  • Residential Architect, Party in the Back, Apr 2018

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