An El Paso home artfully harmonizes with the Chihuahuan Desert.

An East Austin ADU engages simple materials for a uniquely playful design.

An industrial site is transformed into a lakeside retreat.

Houston’s XO House offers a new spin on multigenerational housing.

A 3D-printed test house in East Austin demonstrates new possibilities for construction.

The Five Yard House integrates a contemporary addition with a historic Austin bungalow.

The Allston Residence sits quietly as a contemporary house in the historic Houston Heights neighborhood.

The Theresa Passive House in Austin is a case study in single-family sustainability.

The Marfa Ranch house takes a fresh approach to a traditional way of building.

Boston Commons, a 15-unit community on San Antonio’s East Side, listens deeply to its formal, social, and climatic context.

The Summer Bohannon House responds to the specifics of its wooded Dallas site while revealing the influences of its architect’s…

The Jewell Residence transforms the challenges of a small, wooded site into opportunities to create a unique spec home for…

Recenter is a Houston nonprofit that provides programs and services to individuals experiencing homelessness and addiction. Its new facility transcends…

The Avenue C Fourplexes provide missing-middle housing and density without upsetting the character of Austin’s historic Hyde Park neighborhood.

Pine House in San Antonio is a model of affordable infill residential design and another case for the reintegration of…

The Dakota Mountain house in Dripping Springs combines passive environmental strategies and affordable construction with a co-living concept. Architect Low…

An Austin bungalow renovation blends the old Texas dogtrot and the contemporary Texas air-conditioned box, with pleasing results. Architect Charles Di…

For the moment, The Independent, a high-rise condominium development, is Austin’s tallest building. While its form of shifted boxes rising…

Old East Dallas is a typical revitalizing inner-city neighborhood. New development is replacing the old fabric with large mixed-use buildings…

Side Angle Side’s house design for architectural photographer Casey Dunn combines Marfa minimalism with Austin vernacular. Simple, but thoughtfully planned…

Houston architect Ben Koush’s house and studio for himself and his husband, Luis de las Cuevas, represent the latest twist…

The Steven Holl-designed Stretto House, located in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, is among the most celebrated residential designs…

Through a process of careful reduction, a rambling adobe house in Marfa is transformed into a quiet getaway for a…

With a simple volumetric shift, the Holly ADU goes from efficient backyard apartment to multivalent indoor-outdoor space that can be…

Situated in the Brays Bayou flood plain that covers most of Bellaire, Winslow | Perched house was designed to weather…

Project Cheatham Residence, Dallas Client Diane and Chuck Cheatham Architect Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners Design Team Tod Williams, FAIA; Billie Tsien,…

Nick Deaver Designs a restrained and principled modern addition to an old bungalow for clients fleeing the suburbs for the…

In retirement, two Texas State professors expanded their San Marcos home to add a library, painting studio, and gallery. The…

For several years now, real estate developers out for a quick buck have been buying up single-family and duplex homes…

Project Casa Lobo Clients Erick and Mara McCumber Calderon Architect Content Architecture Design Team Jesse Hager AIA, Heather Rowell, Seth Borland Photographers Peter Molick, Paul…