Memorial Bend is home to one of the largest concentration of 1950s modern houses in Houston. It was 1955 when builders Howard Edmunds and Robert Puig paid $3,000 an acre for a 200-acre plot of land off of Memorial Drive. Due to a lack of funds, they enlisted the help of three investors to form [...]
We absolutely love Austin when it comes to their forward thinking in architecture and design. The numerous mid-century neighborhoods testify this began early on in the city’s history. So it is no surprise when we happened upon this gem built in 1949 and remodeled by Cottam Hargrave (Jay Hargrave is one of Austin’s most prolific [...]
When one thinks of modern, the word “toolbox” doesn’t usually come to mind as a keyword. Well, thanks to Bruce Roadcap Architecture that may very well change the way we think of work benches and man sheds. The “Toolbox” is a new covered parking, storage, and workbench space replacing a 1920′s single car garage for [...]
The folks over at Design Milk featured this awesome modern Bed and Breakfast outside of Austin, Texas and we couldn’t resist sharing it here. Austin is fast becoming (if it isn’t already) a cutting edge design city and we southerners couldn’t be more proud! Kimber Cavendish and Vicki Faust knew that they wanted to open [...]
The Texas Society of Architects recently featured an article by Michael S. Antenora (Principal of Antenora Architects, LLP in Austin) which focused on M.J. McNeal’s Ramp House in Austin. This beautiful modern gem certainly challenges conventional notices of southern living and, in fact, adds momentum to the modern movement that is sweeping the south. The [...]
