Rundell – Stenger renovation by MJ Neal
Most certainly not a restoration but a full renovation & update of this Barton Hill Stenger home. I would love to see some before / after pictures. I seem to remember the original place being in not great shape and quiet a bit darker on the interior.
For sale – $745k. Listing website with many more pictures.
Spiller Lane – $1.4M – John Watson
Looks like this place is back on the market. So lovely. I must get out there this time to see it in person.
Also, this A-frame Stenger is either still on the market or back on the market, it is hard to tell. It makes mention of updated elements and if I remember right the prior listing didn’t have interior pictures.
AIA Austin Tour 2010
The 2010 AIA Austin tour is October 2-3. Another great line-up including:
Alterstudio Architects, LLP
Bercy Chen Studio, LP
CG&S Design-Build
Chris Lewis Architects
Cottam Hargrave
Dick Clark Architecture
Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
John Mayfield Architect
James D. LaRue Architects
Nick Deaver Architect
Third:Land, Inc.
Webber + Studio
Of particular interest is the Cottam Hargrave place (pictured). Long time readers may remember that the owners requested input on the design from modernaustin readers. Additional feedback came in over at InspiredAustin.com (thankfully my readers don’t require bribing). More pictures on the completed project can be found over at cottamhargrave.com.
Tickets will go on sale September 1st. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the weekend of the tour. Tickets may be purchased by credit card at AIA Austin and by cash/check at Zinger Hardware and 5 Elements Furniture.
smaller in texas
Since the MLS isn’t providing much new lately, here is a dwell photo essay called “smaller in texas” feature a container guesthouse in San Antonio. While shipping container as an architectural base isn’t particularly new, it really has taken off in the later half of the past decade.
Mark Meyer has received plenty of positive review for his La Boite Cafe design (it certainly helps that the cafe is itself is quite good on the food & drink front as well) and is now working on sushiBox.
1815 Dexter – AD Stenger
Great photo blog of one man’s journey remodeling an AD Stenger home. Looks like it is coming along nice and can’t wait to see it mostly finished (no home is ever ‘finished’ it seems). Above is the ‘before’ picture, I believe.
George Chakhava
Unlike this place, which Paul of AustinModHouse rightful points out is on BBQ away from a Burning Man exhibit, it will take more than fire (or the fall of the Soviet Union) to bring down this former ministry building in Tbilisi, Georgia. I have a fondness for brutalist bloc architecture. Sadly most of the examples in America lack a grandeur found in Europe and the Russian Bloc, Giesel Library aside.
More pictures and article about the Former Ministry of Highways building shown above.
Lund St – $457k – AD Stenger
Pre-MLS listing. It will be listed in the MLS later this week.
Per the owner:
The house is 1521 square feet with 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, and is located in an unbeatable location one block from Barton Springs and Zilker park (1006 Lund Street). The house has been well maintained. It has large windows that give a hill-side view into the canopy of a large live oak tree in back, and has a second live oak in front.
Inquires can be made with:
Linda Doughty – 472-6562 or Tony Choban – 476-5394
edit: Listing is now live in the MLS. Here for more info & pictures.
Paramount – $425k – AD Stenger
This is Chuck Voelter’s AD Stenger home in Barton Hills. I meet Chuck at a livemodern.com meet-up shortly after moving here 5 years ago. At that time I had discovered his neighborhood and the Stengers there and knew nothing about who built them; Chuck set about changing that. I still remember the pictures of the green concrete floors he uncovered as part of his restoration project.
Dollahite House by Rural Theory
You may recall that this house was for sale about 18 months ago (and didn’t last long on the market). Apparently, it was featured in Dwell the prior fall. Here is the article and picture show from Dwell.
Many more additional pictures and info at Rural Theory (owners, designers and builders)
Midcentury in the Redwoods – Daniel Liebermann
It has been slim pickings in the MLS lately. Nothing really has caught the eye, unless you count this Stenger listing which induces a desire towards violence (stucco?!?).
Instead, check out this NY Times feature on a lovely home in the Redwoods of California. Built by Daniel Liebermann, a former apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Slideshow here.
Almarion – $640k – Tom Shefelman
I am not familiar with Tom Shefelman but now curious. There is a another mid-century modern home on Almarion which is possibly one of my favorites in that area that bares some similarities so now I am curious to learn more
Side note: The pictures in this post are mine from about 4 years ago. They are not great by any stretch but may add to a the limited set in the MLS listing.
Brady Lane – Stenger
This was up and into ‘pending’ in a flash.
PS. Eff the Realtor for suggesting a tear down. Hopefully the buyer is better than that.
Lund – $549k – Stenger
Updated Stenger home in Barton Hills. Update will have to be mostly redone if you want it inline with the MCM period style or even current modern trends.
M. Meyer’s Apartment on AT
Mark Meyer’s mid-century apartment was profiled on Apartment Therapy today. Check out Mark’s design work for clients at his blog here.
passing the time
Usually when I don’t post for a while it is because I am caught up in other activities, however, lately I’ve been trying and still coming up with little. Despite being listing season, the pickings are thin in the MLS lately. I suppose I’ll actually have to come up with some semi-original content.
In the mean time, here is a lovely place from Melbourne:
Volsky Residence By Charles Haertling
Not much at all new in the MLS lately, so you get this amazing house by Charles Haertling. Yes and Please.
Great write-up and more pictures at MidCentury Architecture.
Diamond House by XTEN Architecture
The repeating patterns on panels reminds me of the Frog Queen building. More info and pictures at The Architectural Review.
2 Rollingwood Stengers
Pretty sure both these Stengers are re-listings from last year. My archives are a mess after the move to the new site so I am having a hard time digging up the old posts for reference.
Three Rivers itHouse
The Three Rivers itHouse is an 1,100 sqft second home for two Los Angeles based visual artists that functions as a retreat from their hectic urban lifestyle. After spending their first two years camping on the pristine 7-acre site, the clients requested a house that would serve as the thinnest barrier to the outdoors while still maintaining basic indoor comforts. A second goal for the site, nestled between moss covered boulders and tall oak trees, was to create a house that would minimally disrupt the scenic landscape by creating a modest building footprint. Through a series of interconnected patios and interior living spaces, Three Rivers itHouse functions as a highly tuned instrument for enhancing one’s visual and physical relationship to nature.
