Tower House

Andersson Wise Architects. [via contemporist.]

Blue Strands in Concrete?

Can anyone figure out what these blue strands are for? The look like rigid plastic tubes, and they're running through these channels. The whole thing is being encased in a rebar mesh, which makes me think they're pouring concrete. But why trap these magical blue threads in concrete? [Update: Pow! Mystery solved. It's prestressed concrete.]

Auditorium Shores

Lake Austin House

I have been in this house. Their dog is adorable. The magic of this house, designed as a “village by a canal,” is in the way it integrates the building and the bayou. Limestone walls shield the house on its narrow site from neighbors. Guests pass through the wall, flanked by a studio and guest … Continue reading Lake Austin House →

Rainstorm approaches.

Library forever.

How we wait for stoplights in Austin right now.

Will and Kerry are Moving to Houston!

Life in Austin just got a lot better, now that I'll be a stone's throw from Will and Kerry. So excited for both of them. When Rose meets Winston, it's on like Donkey Kong.

Great to be in Austin.

4502 Balcones Drive

4502 Balcones Drive is just extraordinary.