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ECC Creative / A Parallel Architecture

Nana Dokua — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

In the heart of East Austin's Cesar Chavez neighborhood, an abandoned auto parts warehouse is reborn not as mere structure but as a story of resilience, culture and sustainability. This transformation honors the past while shaping a future where architecture becomes a vessel for memory, creativity and community.

Terrace Mountain Residence / A Parallel Architecture

Nana Dokua — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Perched dramatically on a limestone bluff overlooking the rolling Texas Hill Country and the distant Austin skyline, the Terrace Mountain Residence exemplifies sophisticated modern design. Conceived as two elegantly interlocking volumes, a grounded pavilion crafted from stone and concrete and a delicate glass and wood box that gracefully cantilevers over slender steel columns. This 5,000 square foot home seamlessly integrates with its rugged setting, dissolving the boundaries between indoors and out.

Rollingwood Residence / A Parallel Architecture

Nana Dokua — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Motivated to build a forever home for her young and growing family, our client challenged the design team to create a cozy, family-oriented sanctuary on an otherwise busy thoroughfare. Early design explorations were focused on useable landscaped yards and outdoor living areas, resulting in an exterior form that is differential to the site and surrounding environment.

Paramount Residence / A Parallel Architecture

Daniel Sánchez — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Nestled into the edge of a hilltop in South Austin, this new construction home sits on one of the highest points within the city limits, offering panoramic skyline and hill-country views. Due to the steep approach to the house, the building is partially sunken into the earth, allowing for vehicular access and parking below, as well as elevated living spaces above, including a deep shaded roof deck. The split-level design allows the building to comply with city development restrictions while maximizing views out and privacy from the street below.

Lake Austin Residence / A Parallel Architecture

Cristobal Rojas — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Like a butterfly specimen pinned to its mounting, this sinuous lake-front home’s light floating roofs are anchored to its site by heavy rusticated limestone masses, while its horizontal footprint is spread out and sewn through the vertical punctuation of mature sycamore, cypress and pecan trees. The resulting form reflects the organic character of its site, and offers a combination of transparency and solidity, incrementally tuned to capitalize on its relationship to the scenic, but recreationally active lake front.

Qui Restaurant / A Parallel Architecture

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 19 May 2016 09:00:00 +0000

Conceived of as a beacon-like sanctuary within its gritty industrial neighborhood, this 3000sf space serves as Top Chef and James Beard Award Winner Paul Qui’s flagship restaurant. Working partially within strict limits of the original building’s footprint and massing, the restaurant embraces its relationship to the site and rekindles its dialogue with the evolving neighborhood. A unique plan diagram allows for guest reception with direct access from the pedestrian-heavy 6th street or from the rear parking lot, and the simple, yet sculptural roof forms subtly nod toward both the sacred and the home, two parallels the chef wanted to convey to his guests.