AIA Austin Homes Tour

If you live in Austin Texas or the surrounding areas this is something you MUST check out. My family and I are lucky enough to live in Cedar Park Texas and attended this tour for the first time and we will definitely be going back next year. This tour gives everyone the opportunity to visit and walk through some of the most impressive and contemporary architectural designs. While all of the houses were impressive I definitely had my favorite.

Most of the houses were created from scratch. The space planning and inginuity it took to fit some of these homes into the landscape of the hill country was certainly impressive. However I particularly loved the “Hood House”. One of my favorite features of this home was that as you strolled up the streets of this quaint West Lake Hills neighborhood this home blended in seamlessly with all the neighbors. Murray Legge Architecture worked diligently to maintain the mid century unassuming facade of the house. Maintaining this characteristic honors the timeless era of the home.

Once inside the artictects and designers seamlessly honored both the mid century asthetic while also creating a modern yet livable space. The artitect intelligently integrated a 2 story addition that added enough square footage for a primary suite, kids play area, office and second living space. But by far my favorite part of the home was how the design created what we call in Dutch a “gezellig” feeling. Even despite some areas of concrete flooring the rooms were cozy and functional. The garden and pool creates a multilevel dream area of industrial and mid-century vibes. Brilliant!

Photo by Casey Woods Photography at caseywoods.com