Beautiful and Sustainable: Modern Duplex Homes Deliver
If you are looking for a great housing deal, maybe you should consider building a home with a duplex floor plan. Besides helping you pay your mortgage, should you rent…
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4 Alternative Decking Materials for Your Outdoor Space
As technology marches forward, the materials we use for constructing our homes continually evolves. In many cases, building products manufacturers are developing hybrid, synthetic, and metallic materials designed to supplant…
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Austin Cool House Tour 2018 a study in smart design
For residents of Austin, Texas, the 22nd annual Cool House Tour is an opportunity to take in the latest in high-performance residential architecture, encompassing both new construction and remodels across…
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Video: A modern take on Victorian architecture
In this thoroughly modern home by Austin firm Tim Brown Architecture, classic Victorian forms and scale blend seamlessly with contemporary elements to orchestrate an eminently livable inside-to-outside experience for the…
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Whirlwind view: AIA Austin Homes Tour 2017
Featuring 13 residential properties in and around metropolitan Austin, Texas, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Austin Home Tour 2017 highlights leading-edge architectural projects that have been ideated, designed, and built…
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Austin green gems: 2017 Cool House Tour venue preview
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…
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Smooth move: Read us on Apple News app
If you are carrying an Apple iPhone or iPad running iOS 9 or higher, the Apple News app is already front and center on your Home screen. And as we are publishing all…
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Five smart-home ideas for holiday giving
Wishing for a smarter or more energy-efficient home this holiday season? Let’s face it: While a rooftop solar array may be on your wish list, pallets of solar panels may not…
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Product Brief: Antolini Shellstone Collection
Handcrafted using naturally-sourced mother of pearl oyster, opale, and abalone shells, the Antolini Shellstone Collection of surface materials reflect a strong affinity with the oceans they originate from. “The Shellstone…
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Design lives large in this small Alley Flat home
This metal-skinned home measures only 850 square feet, yet lives large for the Austin, Texas, family it was designed for. A joint project by the Austin Community Design and Development…
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