Proving that cool homes need not loom large, this stop on the June 9 Austin Cool House Tour gets the job done in only 1,000 square feet of interior living space. Built by Newcastle Homes, the home was designed to evoke the modern, compact aesthetics…
The month of June in the city of Austin, Texas, can be blistering hot, as the sometimes-moderate temperatures of spring yield to an often-oppressive summer climate where the thermometer can climb toward or inch beyond the century mark. And it is no coincidence that the Cool…
Incorporating a 2,600-square-foot modern home, a 480-square-foot studio, and a standalone covered deck island into a site near the downtown area of Austin, Texas, this Austin Energy Green Building Program 5-Star-rated venue on the 2016 Cool House Tour promotes a unique blend of inside-to-outside seamlessness…
A holistic deconstruction and rebuild-from-the-ground-up process was used for this airy and contemporary zero-energy home, a project completed by green builder NATiVE for homeowners that loved the close-to-downtown Austin, Texas, neighborhood location of their small 1930s-era home but wanted to live in a modern dwelling that…
Packing a high degree of architectural value into a small footprint, this 850-square-foot home is an affordable and high-performance alternative for individuals seeking to reside in a sustainable home. A joint project by the Austin Community Design and Development Center (ACDDC) and Z Works Design…
A collaborative effort of Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture and Ray Tonjes Builder, this end-to-end makeover of a 1970s ranch home earned an Austin Energy Green Building Program 5-Star rating. This high-performance home, located in the Balcones neighborhood of Austin, Texas, will be a featured stop on the…
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