BUNGALOW MODERN

This project sits on a quiet street in one of Austin’s oldest neighborhoods, just minutes from downtown, the famous bat bridge, and South Congress. Our clients had lived on the property for about five years and loved the sense of history imbued in the house. But there were issues that made everyday life difficult: a tiny 1930’s era kitchen, a master bath that was ‘pretty gross,’ and lack of quiet creative space.

  • With their program brief we determined they would roughly need to double the square footage of the house.  But it was important to the owners that we didn’t end up with a house so over-scaled that the original spaces were no longer used.

    Our concept for the addition was to mimic the volume of the bungalow with a new modern addition. Each element of the program was considered for desired levels of privacy and view to the street, resulting in a smart use of space at each corner of the site. A large storage wall runs through the house, serving to 'stitch' together old and new, while separating the bedrooms from the kitchen and dining areas.

    The house is built for wheelchair accessibility to visitors and includes an earthen ramp to a side entrance.

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    ARCHITECTURE BY Rick & Cindy Black Architects; GENERAL CONTRACTOR Woodeye Construction; PHOTOGRAPHY BY Whit Preston

Austin architecture. Classic bungalow, yellow house with a covered porch, gray stairs, green trim, and red window frames, surrounded by greenery.
Front of a modern house with metal siding, glass doors, a small red-framed window, a wooden deck, and a large green leafy tree in the background.
Living room with a black leather sofa, a small patterned armchair, a glass coffee table with magazines, a white shag rug, large glass doors opening to an outdoor deck, wooden and white interior walls, and windows allowing natural light.
A woman sitting at a desk working on a laptop in a room with a bed on the right side. A man is sleeping in the bed, and there is a window on the left wall with a small wall art piece below a wall lamp.
Austin architecture. Modern bathroom with a large window, white cabinets with marble countertops, a small radio on the counter, a wall mirror, and a glass-enclosed bathtub with beige tile accents.
Austin architecture. Modern kitchen with wooden cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a dark wood floor, opening to a dining area with natural light.
Austin architecture. A living room with a white bookshelf filled with books, framed photos, and decorative items, set against a wood-paneled wall, with part of a black leather chair at the bottom.
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