Ramsey Park house

Dramatic changes this week on this house! We're creating a connection between the two existing houses on the lot that increases the amount of outdoor space for entertaining, relaxing, or just enjoying the views over the park and toward downtown.

The original program for this project revolved around tearing down the old house in the back and doing a massive remodel on the front house. Our current scheme keeps most of what's there, which is great for the landfill, and a much more frugal option. We really like to do more with what our clients already have, rather than using bulldozers to create a "blank slate"!

What's new?

In good times or bad, we're always working on central Austin remodeling projects. With two decades of practice, we've gotten pretty good at squeezing a whole lot of house out of a very small container. We're presently working on projects in Bouldin, Rosedale, Allandale, and North University neighborhoods. Here area a few "in progress" images from some of the projects presently on the boards.

Allandale kitchen:Allandale remodel/addition:Rosedale Ave. remodel/addition:

Gabardine Cottages

Construction is underway on Gabardine!!
See more info at: www.gabardineaustin.com

This is our third cottage project with Momark Development. These are beautiful, compact, very livable freestanding homes in a beautiful neighborhood environment. An affordable alternative to suburbia!

Chestnut Commons

25 years after I worked at Featherlite Precast on Miriam Ave. in Austin, I had the serendipitous opportunity to design 64 new homes for the site as it was reborn as a neighborhood with a shiny new transit stop.

The cottages sold like hotcakes, which made sense because they were really livable, filled with sunlight from all four sides, and cost LESS than the nearby loft products.

The key to the project was a great client. Momark Development has a vision for creating "humanist housing" in Austin, and they teamed with TBG
Partners to create a great layout for the
site that maximized community space
and created social spaces that
make Chestnut a great little neighborhood
within a neighborhood.

The Austin Business Journal awarded the project a Community Impact award in 2008.

Check it out sometime at 1601 Miriam Avenue, Austin, or online at www.austinchestnut.com

Uplifting Remodel

This was a fun one! We took a Hyde Park home and lifted it ten feet, then built a new first floor below the old house.


Ave. F "Before":Ave. F digital rendering:Ave. F "After":Here's a video that shows how builder Warren Spain of Escarpment Construction pulled off this magic trick:

"Before" and "After"

Everyone loves "Before and After" shots! Here are a few of our favorites from over the years. All were whole house remodel/addition projects with "facelifts" to make them more inviting.

Elizabeth Street:

Woodview Ave.:

Strass Drive:

 

 

Avenue F:

Valley Oak Dr.:

West 39 1/2 St.:

Shoal Creek Blvd.:
Brentwood St.:Valley Oak Drive:

Stassney Court

On Stassney Lane near South Congress Avenue, this project has 46 reasonably priced duplex condo units.

All homes have front gardens and private back yards, and the homes will be incredibly bright and space efficient.

Contact Info

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Christopher Allen, architect
Austin, Texas USA
(512)-467-2888
chris@somearchitect.com