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Architecture & Design of Central Texas

“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context – a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.”

~Eliel Saarinen

The Edgeland House by Bercy Chen

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Located in East Austin on Red Bluff Rd, the Edgeland House is built into the earth. "...on a rehabilitated brownfield, this project is a modern re-interpretation of one of the oldest housing typologies in North America, the Native American Pit House. Typically sunken, The Pit House takes advantage of the earth’s mass to maintain thermal comfort throughout the … [Read more...]

Motorola’s Retro-Futuristic Modern Home

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This is fun slideshow: a retro-futuristic vision of a modern home by Motorola (artist Charles Schridde). There's good inspiration here.  I always like seeing sunken living rooms with the seating built-in around the perimeter.     … [Read more...]

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