OAK CREEK COURT
Location: Austin, Texas
Completed: 2021
Design Team: Gary Furman, Philip Keil, Ann Marie McCollum, Jason Kerensky
Contractor: Risher + Martin Fine Homes
Landscape Design: David Wilson Garden Design
Interior Design: The Renner Project
Photographer: Dror Baldinger
Our clients charged the design team with creating a long-term family home; warm and inviting, quiet and unassuming, hearty and comfortable. The provenance and sturdiness of the existing house made it worthy of keeping, but the old house lacked a connection to the beautiful oaks and creek surrounding the secluded property.
The primary design concept was to create a cozy environment for the family to gather in close connection to the outdoors. This was best achieved in the new heart of the house, a large eat-in kitchen and sitting room with oversized windows that open to an oak-shaded yard that spills down to the creek.
Materials were chosen for their unassuming timelessness and ability to weather gracefully – oxidized wood, local brick, steel and stone. Deep eaves protect the house from the elements, and the house was updated with improved energy performance measures, designed to last for generations.
Recognition:
Luxe RED Award Winner: Restoration or Renovation 2022
Texas Association of Builders - Star Award Winner: Best Whole House Renovation, Best Addition, Best Front Elevation 2022