Lake Flato Porch House at Miller RanchRustic Porch, Austin

Transition SpaceWe need transition spaces in our homes, whether they’re called porches, lanais, engawas or porticoes. These spaces that are neither indoors or out mediate grade changes, buffer climatic changes and protect us from the elements. The dogtrot layout has a transition space built in as a natural function of the plan. The roofed breezeway serves as an entry porch, a sitting deck and a gateway between house and site.

This breezeway gives us a view of the horizontal wood boards that wrap the walls and the roof's corrugated metal, which is also offered as cladding for the walls, per the architect's page for the Porch House.

A strong line of sight is established by well-considered placement of each pavilion set on an axis just off center from a beautiful old tree. I strongly believe that the landscape is the architect's most trusted and loyal companion!

how to position breezeways and dwellings

Dog trot, materials, connection to outdoors

What if we put wood siding on one of the sheds?

Just tin as a finish on inside of porch.