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Designed to be a modern interpretation of the traditional farmhouse, this 4,260-square-foot Tarrytown charmer is the new residence of owners who were downsizing after becoming empty nesters. With neighboring homes close by, the house is designed to face inward and wrap around a resort-like courtyard, thereby giving its owners privacy. AIA Austin had good reason to include this home on the tour despite that it’s in San Marcos. With its retired octogenarian owners desiring a gallery and studio for their 1970s-era house, this property underwent a renovation and addition that transformed its identity.
A modern interpretation of traditional forms with a clean and simple architectural palette of painted siding, the TarryTown home includes standing seam metal roofs and lofty interior spaces with ship lap walls. For eight hours each day, a limited number of lucky visitors will get an exclusive peek inside a series of spectacular residences. They include a pristine 1930s Moderne that resembles a sleek ocean liner, a low-slung midcentury modern clad in warm brick and a monumental contemporary minimalist that sits serenely in the landscape. One of Austin’s most recognizable homes, the 80-year-old Bohn House in Old West Austin has undergone a restoration, renovation and addition to better serve the current homeowners, a family of five. Though the art deco house expanded to 6,479 square feet , it maintains much of its charm, such as the must-see circular interior door. One of the more memorable houses designed by architect and UT professor Roland Roessner in the 1950s, this renovated Colorado Foothills home is the product of the owners’ wishes for more simplified and compact living.
Tim Cuppett Architects
In addition, interior and exterior walls feature a smooth Venetian plaster, blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors. Sustainable design is at the heart of this new, 2,603-square-foot, four-bedroom home in Travis Heights. Smart features include smart locks on all exterior doors and a Lutron smart lighting system.
You have the option of selling your photographs to the Homes Tour architects, project teams, or homeowners. The challenge of a small lot with close-by neighbors inspired this inverted take on the modern farmhouse, which places the main living spaces around a private courtyard pool. A young couple relocating from Chicago has the space it needs for its growing family after renovating this 1940s Tarrytown home. Improvements include a reorganized front entry and a kitchen and family room that were moved to a new, two-story addition.
Chas Architects
A new home in South Austin achieves sustainability through smart technology and carefully considered design. A gallery and studio addition to a 1970s home provided an opportunity to change its entire identity. October is prime time for local events to ramp up, and the AIA Austin Homes Tour is one of the best, as well as being a welcome break from/alternative to the abundant music festivals and other crowded happenings of the season.
The 2018 tour takes place Saturday, October 27, and Sunday, October 28, from 10 a.m. Tickets are now available, including a limited amount of VIP tickets for exclusive access to attend one architect-lead tour and invitation to the Homes Tour after party! Be sure to visit Portella’s TarryTown Project if you plan on attending. Fans of Prince will love this new 2,650-square-foot home in the quirky neighborhood of Cuernavaca. Subtle nods to the music icon appear in the architectural detailing and finishes of the two-bedroom home.
Homes Tour Photographer
A new build in a popular South Austin neighborhood, built for an architect and his family, materializes his minimalist vision and employs some inspired room placement to create highly functional space. Randolph excels at transforming classic historic styles with a combination of updates that can blend in with traditional elements or reference them with purposely surprising, contemporary additions and changes. This home in Clarksville is an artful, playful example of the kind of renovation the firm does so well.
Ample natural light and simple materials add to the home’s new feel and aesthetic. Be expected to attend the two days of the Homes Tour on October 27 & 28 and shoot live Tour in at least 4 of the homes and send immediately to our PR team. Negotiate additional usage rights and fees directly with the architect or homeowner who may or may not wish to purchase the photography. Please check with the venue or organization to ensure an event is taking place as scheduled. A house in the central midcentury neighborhood is reinvented for a unified feel, good flow, and a balance of natural light. A lakefront home on a hillside curve incorporates the sites natural verticality into the design, creating a dramatic experience as one moves through the space.
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The AIA Austin Homes Tour is an much awaited event that celebrates design and our community that happens once a year. This year will be the 32nd year that AIA Austin features selected unique homes that spotlight the collaboration between homeowner and architect. It allows ticket holders a chance to step inside an architect’s vision and the ability to interact with Austin’s most innovative and inspired environments.
The addition of an office, utility room and guesthouse is intentionally set back from the original one-bedroom main house. With 1,109 members and 200 Allied Members, AIA Austin is the voice for the region’s architecture community. AIA Austin advocates for its members, the profession, career development, and design excellence. The organization influences public opinion and the policies that shape our built and natural environment. This will be the 32nd year that AIA Austin has convinced owners of fabulous homes designed and built by local firms to fling open their doors to design and lifestyle mavens of all stripes.
The homes selected for the tour go through a two-step selection process, followed by visits by the AIA Committee. Entries are judged by design excellence, innovative use of materials, and sustainable designs. Each home embodies impressive craftsmanship, showcasing the array of designs, styles, and work created by some of Austin’s most elite Architects and Designers. Take note of the unique details of each home – the relationship and collaboration between Architect and Homeowner truly shines. This year’s tour features the work of award-winning architects that Portella has had the pleasure of working with, such as Chas Architects, Clayton & Little, FAB Architecture, and Weiss Architecture, and A Parallel.
Its long tenure and venerable status, however, belies the fresh approaches and inventiveness on display every year; the variety is substantial and refreshing. A new urban infill home for empty nesters in the old neighborhood of Bouldin, this 2,733-square-foot house projects a welcoming presence with a graciously scaled front porch and street-facing windows. On the inside, a cozy kitchen-living-dining area has a view of the street. A den on the second floor occupies a dormer with a view of downtown.
The 32nd annual AIA Austin Homes Tour features 14 unique homes spotlighting the collaboration between homeowner and architect. The homes highlight a range of techniques from overall design and craftsmanship to creative use of materials. The addition, a steel structure on the back of the house, achieved the goal of preserving the street view of the original cottage as well as being quite lovely. Featured on the cover of this magazine, this East Austin home is the residence of acclaimed architectural photographer Casey Dunn and his wife, Sarah. With a modest and minimal design, the house shares many qualities of homes Dunn has shot in his 12-year career and was the first project completed by husband-wife architecture firm Side Angle Side. Every year for over 30 years, AIA Austin has produced what has become a nationally recognized tour of homes designed by architects for specific clients.
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