This house in Austin’s Bouldin neighborhood is an exercise in efficiency and invention. The site’s three heritage trees drove the design, whose interplay of Hardiplank, wood, metal, and glass is enhanced by thoughtful details and clever spatial solutions. A cypress wood front porch reflects up the easy-going architecture of the neighborhood and another porch overlooks the courtyard, which offers a private outdoor room. Inside, cork floors, a walnut divider, and built-in entertainment center in the main living areas enrich the otherwise simple and sunny modern space. Frosted glass throughout the house provides natural light and privacy during the day and, filters the glow from the adjacent Moontower at night. Completed March 2011 - view construction progress photos General Contractor - JGB Custom Homes Kitchen Consultant - Hello Kitchen Interior Furnishing & Styling - Little Pond Deisgn Photography - Atelier Wong 5-star rating by Austin Energy Green Building Program Featured on 2011 AIA Homes Tour

Custom Timber Details

Hardin Creek Timberframe

Sid Greene Custom adirondack construction located in a Bob Timberlake development in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Featuring exposed timber frame trusses, poplar bark siding, woven twig handrail, and various other rustic elements.

Contemporary Dining Room Remodel

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Our team is loving this comprehensive redesign of a large enclosed dining room in this gorgeous century-old Arts & Crafts. Already stripped of its original details years ago, we were presented with a blank canvas and asked to design an Eastern-themed dining room with a contemporary flourish. The original swinging door from the butler's pantry and two sets of french doors leading to the dining room and an attached sun room were stripped and sanded in preparation for final finish, all rim joists were air-sealed with closed cell spf and the exterior stud bay was dense-packed with cellulose. To all but eliminate sound transmission from the ensuite guest bedroom above, we removed the existing drywall/plaster substrates, and installed sound clips, and hat channel fastened to 3/4" staggered seam plywood with all joints sealed. All joists spanning the room were reinforced with glued and lagged sisters . The mahogany shiplap ceiling was custom milled for us with a stepped tongue that allowed us to hide all fastners. The boards were prefinished with a polymerized tung oil and top coated with a medium sheen CAB acrylic lacquer. The walls are burnished plaster, and will be waxed. LED lighting is courtesy of a trio of Tom Dixon pendants, custom mirror-imaged Cerno wall lights, and WAC 2" recessed lights placed to enhance future artwork. Touch dimmers and receptacles are Legrand Adorne. Remaining work includes rebuilding the existing triple sashes, and finishing the floors and doors. The table is by Barlas Baylar and features a stunning matt lacquer walnut top and statuary bronze base.

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