Prize-winning project

Success stories are always an inspiration, especially when it comes to remodeling. The project featured on these pages is no exception. It captured the attention of thousands of online voters to win the inaugural Trends Remodeling Design Award.

Architect David Webber AIA of Webber + Studio Architects, Austin, TX designed the remodel to accommodate a growing family. It was also designed to provide a separate father-in-law suite that is large enough to house a family of three part of the time.

Webber says the remodeling project explores the interlocking relationship between the masses and resultant voids in a house. By adding onto and manipulating the simple existing volume, the architect created a variety of outdoor spaces, including an internal terrace, backyard, rear terrace and a breezeway.

A series of cantilevered pop-out elements adds visual interest to the exterior form and allows light to filter into the house, while still maintaining privacy on the upper level.

Webber says materials with a strong regional presence unify the house with its local context and climate. The metal siding resists the harshest exposures on the exterior, while cypress clads the less-exposed facades. Locally prevalent pecan wood and limestone define the interior. Inside the entry, there is a hovering wood mass that interconnects a soaring 35ft-high void with an adjacent 8ft-high sitting area.

For more details, contact Webber + Studio Architects, 300 West Ave, Suite 1322, Austin, TX 78701, phone (512) 236 1032. Or visit the website: www.webberstudio.com.

Story by: Trendsideas