Ignacio Salas-Humara Architect LLC

Home Improvement Professionals , Architects & Building Designers , Accessory Dwelling Units , Home Remodeling , Home Additions , Universal Design , Basement Remodeling
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Ignacio Salas-Humara Architect LLC
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Butterfly House (Project)

Clients wanted a simple, compact house with big views. The site is a 20-acre parcel of rural land outside Bandera, Texas, with long views to the southeast.
Country: United States
Zip Code: 78063
Butterfly House
The concept was to group all the service spaces -- kitchen, pantry, utility, bathrooms, closets, and mechanical room -- into a long "core" wall on the public side of the house that provides privacy and is punctured by the main entry. The two parts of the house -- public and private -- are...
Butterfly House
This is the finished floor plan that more clearly shows the layers of zones (from bottom to top): the parking zone, the service zone, the living zone, and the outdoor living zone.
Butterfly House
This sketch shows a section through the house. The "core" is on the right. The electrical, plumbing, and AC ductwork (circle) run the length of the house above the service spaces in the core.
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Finished section. You can clearly see how the house is organized. Simple and efficient.
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Side view of the house showing the carport and connecting breezeway.
Butterfly House
The windows cantilever out from the stone face, creating sculptural elements along the long, stone facade.
Butterfly House
Main elements of the house are the solid "core" that houses the service spaces, the glass boxes that comprise the main spaces (living, dining and sleeping), the outdoor decks, and the all-encompassing roof that provides shade to the glass walls as well as covered porches on three sides of the house...
Butterfly House
Exposed 2x6 roof rafters create a wonderful rythm and recall traditional front porches of farm and ranch houses. The huge roof overhangs protect the 12-foot-high glass walls from the Texas sun.
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View from Office/Guest Bedroom. The lower glass is operable for natural ventilation of the entire house.
Butterfly House