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Modern New Home in Texas Uncovering Views of Downtown Austin Over Treetops

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Rising on a hilltop in the Barton Hills neighborhood of Austin, Texas, this modern new home by A Parallel Architecture spreads over 2,700 square feet. A second story master suite opens onto a large roof deck that further embraces the vista and creates a flexible outdoor living space.

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New Home in Texas Boasting Impressive Transparency 

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

This home in Texas, the Matthews Residence by Austin-based Matt Garcia Design speaks for itself when it comes to style. Newly built in Austin, Texas, the contemporary residence can make you feel energized and blessed. Newly built in Austin, Texas, the contemporary residence can make you feel energized and blessed.

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Original Melbourne Home Addition Exudes Positive Vibes, Balance

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Kiah House, by Austin Maynard Architects , is an architecture extension to a weatherboard cottage in North Fitzroy, Melbourne. The towering, lemon-scented gum tree is enclosed by a small deck area: a place for the owners to sit and meditate.” Enjoy our pictorial tour, and leave a comment and let us know what you think!

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Week of October 5th, 2020 – School Building Design and Architecture

Architectural Ceramics

The center is the playground, and the building itself is 3 stories high, including open-air decks on the upper levels, split-level indoor playgrounds, light-producing glass funnels, and much more. Little Tiger is a Chinese language immersion school, but don’t let the name fool you.

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45 Modern Shipping Container Homes for Every Budget

Trendir Magazine

The coolest part about it is that it allows for an indoor-outdoor living style with a wonderful deck. The cool thing about it is that you can add a roof deck or a porch area. Austin shipping container house. This modern house featured on HGTV belongs to Keith Lasseigne who built it in Austin, Texas. Caterpillar House.

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

This Old House did a remodel a few years ago in Texas they called the Austin Green Project (episodes available online) where they achieved a 5 star rating from the Austin Energy Green Building Program. I haven’t come across that issue but once and it was the adhesive that was used to secure the linoleum to the sub-deck.

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2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition – What next?

Life of an Architect

A quick rundown on Joe is that he received a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University, a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a registered Architect in the State of Texas. Sometimes he is easy to find, others might have him way back there in the back sleeping in a deck chair.

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