UT Visual Arts Center / Lake|Flato Architects
Architects: Lake|Flato Architects
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Area: 30,000 ft2
Year: 2009
Photographs: Frank Ooms, Lake|Flato Architects
Edgeland House / Bercy Chen Studio
Architects: Bercy Chen Studio
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Design Team: Thomas Bercy, Calvin Chen, Dan Loe, Ryan Michael, Brad Purrington, Agustina Rodriguez
Area: 1,400 sq ft
Year: 2012
Photographs: Paul Bardagjy
MVVA and Thomas Phifer to transform Austin’s downtown with Waller Creek redesign
Michael Van Valkenburg Associates (MVVA) and Thomas Phifer & Partners have been announced as winners of an international competition set to transform 15 blocks of the neglected Waller Creek in downtown Austin, Texas, into a vibrant local attraction. Co-sponsored by the nonprofit Waller Creek Conservancy and the City of Austin, the ambitious project intends to spearhead redevelopment within the city’s central business district with the 1.5 mile urban scheme that represents approximately 11 percent of Austin’s downtown.
“Today, we glimpse a transformation of Austin through a new community gathering place. This design team selection illustrates our City’s desire for great civic space, unique culture and opportunity for interaction with nature,” Austin Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole said during the City Hall announcement. “We look forward to each new milestone of this development.”
Video: The Junk King
The Junk King – Vince Hannemann - has spent much of his life constructing the Cathedral of Junk in Austin, TX. In 2010, the City of Austin requested a building permit and Vince was forced to tear down nearly half of his creation. Despite this traumatic event and with the help of many supporters, Vince was still able to keep the Cathedral alive and continue its legacy.
Directed: Evan Burns
Cinematography: Garyle Morgan & Mitzi Morrow
Produced: Eduardo Tobias
West Lake Hills Residence / Specht Harpman
Architects: Specht Harpman
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Project Team: Specht, Louise Harpman, Sheryl Jordan, Brett Wolfe
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 5500.0 sq ft
Photographs: Casey Dunn, Taggart Sorensen, Meg Mulloy, Scott Specht
Riverview Gardens Residence / Bercy Chen Studio
Architect: Bercy Chen Studio
Location: Austin, Texas
General Contractor: Bercy Chen Studio
Area: 2,000 sqf each
Photographs: Bercy Chen Studio
Cascading Creek House / Bercy Chen Studio
Architects: Bercy Chen Studio
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Interior Design: Alan Cano Interiors
Builder: Spencer Construction Management
Lighting Design: Recht Lighting
Structural Engineer: Conrad Engineering
Area: 6,118 sqm
Photographs: Bercy Chen Studio
1111 / Bercy Chen Studio
Architect: Bercy Chen Studio
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
General Contractor: Bercy Chen Studio LP
Construction Manager: Bercy Chen Studio LP
Area: 10,000 sqm
Photographs: Bercy Chen Studio
Annie Residence / Bercy Chen Studio
Architect: Bercy Chen Studio
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
General Contractor: Bercy Chen Studio
Area: 19,000 sqm
Photographs: Bercy Chen Studio
SOL: The Net-Zero Community in Austin, Texas / KRDB
SOL Austin - Solutions Oriented Living – is a model development of a sustainable community that integrates social, economic and ecological components to create a “holistic community”. The project was a result of a partnership between KRDB Architects, Beck-Reit contractors, the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation (GNDC) and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. The medium density, single-family in-fill project in central east Austin, just three miles from downtown incorporates a significant portion of low-income and affordable housing, sustainable practices and consideration for the kind of future that developments like this can create.
Read on for photos, plans and more information about this project, considered for the AIA 2011 Design Awards in Urban Design.
Shore Vista Boat Dock / Bercy Chen Studio
Architects: Bercy Chen Studio, LP
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Design Principal: Thomas Bercy and Calvin Chen
Project Architect: Thomas Bercy, Calvin Chen, and Dan Loe
Project Manager: Daniel Loe
Project Team: Brad Purrington, Daniel Arellano, Fred Hubnik
Completion: 2011
Area: 1600 sf
Photography: Paul Bardagjy and Ryan Michael
Fleck Hall / Andersson Wise Architects
Architects: Andersson Wise Architects
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Client: St. Edward’s University
Project Year: 2007
Project Area: 28,000 sqf
Photographs: Courtesy of Andersson Wise Architects
Court Houses / Faye and Walker Architecture + Construction
Court Houses are the result of Faye and Walker Architecture + Construction‘s desire to increase density within the urban core of Austin. Instead of building one single family residence on a city lot, Faye and Walker Architecture + Construction built two. The lot is on a corner, which provided separate points of access. The surrounding neighborhood context is a mixture of residential projects and city and private development infrastructure. This infrastructure, located across each street forming the corner, informed a courtyard design for the houses as a way to mitigate their presence and provide a private refuge. Formally each house is an L, opposing one another to create a perimeter boundary surrounding an internal courtyard.
Architect: Faye and Walker Architecture + Construction
Location: 802 Cardinal Lane Austin, Texas, USA
Project Architect: Sean Guess AIA
General Contractor: Faye and Walker Architecture + Construction
Project Area: 2001 sqf each unit
Project Year: 2011
Photography: Sean Guess
Lake Austin House / Lake|Flato Architects
Architect: Lake|Flato Architects
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Project Team: Ted Flato, FAIA, Bill Aylor, AIA
Consultants: Lundy & Associates, Stonefox
Project Area: 557 sqm
Project Year: 2003
Photographs: Hester + Hardaway, Atelier Wong
Garage Unit / LZT Architects
Architect: LZT Architects
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Project Team: Murray Legge, AIA, Kenny Grossman, David Carroll, Julie Williams
Project Area: 30 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Murray Legge
Arthouse at the Jones Center / LTL Architects
Located in the heart of downtown Austin, this project is a renovation and expansion of an existing contemporary art space. LTL was commissioned to design 21,000 sqf of new program within the building envelope, including an entry lounge, a video/projects room, a large open gallery, multipurpose room, two artists’ studios, additional art preparation areas, and an roof deck.
Architect: Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis Architects (LTL Architects)
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Project Area: 21,000 sqf
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Michael Moran
La Condesa / Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
The design of La Condesa is the unique collaboration of local designers, artists, and artisans to create a space inspired by the contemporary architecture of Mexico with a composition of contrasting textures, colors and levels of finish and craft.
More on La Condesa after the break.
Architect: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Location: 400A West 2nd Street, Austin, TX, USA
Project Team: Michael Hsu, Kevin Stewart, Maija Kreishman, Micah Land
Contributing Decorator: One Eleven Design
Landscape Design: D-Crain
Mural Design: Sodalitas Art Group
Project Area: 4,400 sqf
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Paul Bardagjy
Icenhauer’s / Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Named for the business owners, Icenhauer’s is located in the up and coming Rainey Street bar district of Austin. The site originally contained a house built in 1893, of which the front two rooms complete with original wood interior siding were saved and restored as a part of this new cocktail lounge.
More on Icenhauer’s, including pictures and drawings, after the break.
Architect: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Location: 83 Rainey St Austin, TX, USA
Project Team: Michael Hsu, Maija Kreishman, Allison Burke
General Contractor: Franklin-Alan
Landscape Design: Jackie Hadler Design
Project Area: 2,775 sqf
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Lars Frazer Photography
Uchiko / Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Uchiko is the sister restaurant to one of Austin’s most respected restaurants, Uchi, which is operated by renowned chef Tyson Cole. The design evokes the atmosphere of a simple Japanese farmhouse with an emphasis on natural materials and evidence of craftsmanship.
Project description, images, and drawings after the break.
Architect: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Project Team: Michael Hsu, Jay Colombo, Maija Kreishman
Location: 4200 North Lamar, Austin, TX, USA
Contractor: Blue and Associates
Landscape Design: D-Crain
Contributing Decorator: One Eleven Design
Project Area: 4,995 sqf
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Paul Bardagjy
Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters / Lake|Flato Architects and The Bommarito Group
After 10 years of leasing space in a corporate office building, the Lance Armstrong Foundation found its permanent home in the 1950s Gulf Coast Paper Co. warehouse in East Austin, an underserved community in the process of revitalization. The design breathes new life and energy into both the building and neighborhood. Submitted for LEED Gold certification, the project reflects the LiveStrong mission of the Foundation—connecting to each other, constituents, community and environment.
Architects: Lake Flato Architects and The Bommarito Group
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Interior Design: The Bommarito Group
MEP: ARC Engineering
Graphics: fd2s
Structural: Architectural Engineers Collaborative
Civil Engineering: Baker-Aicklen & Associates
Landscape architects: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
LEED: Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
General Contractor: Spaw Maxwell Company
Client: The Lance Armstrong Foundation
Project Year: 2009
Photographers: Hester + Hardaway
Lake Austin Residence / Lake|Flato Architects
The Colorado River, which dissects the city of Austin, is a precious resource that this house very much embraces. Located on a long narrow river side lot, the house is conceived as a “floating fishing village” on the edge of a man made canal, where a collection of small gabled buildings and boardwalks mask the line between land and water.
Architects: Lake|Flato Architects
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Design Team: Ted Flato, FAIA, Bill Aylor, AIA
Structural: Lundy & Associates
MEP: Comfort Air
Interior Design: Stonefox
Contractor: Renaissance Builders, Inc.
Photographers: Patrick Y. Wong, Hester + Hardaway
