9 Stunning New Homes in Austin Will Open Their Doors for a Virtual Tour

Every fall since 1986, the AIA Austin chapter has welcomed thousands in the community to celebrate the city’s best residential architecture in their annual Homes Tour—and this year, the audience may be the biggest yet. 

For the 34th year of the AIA Austin Homes Tour, the city’s new and recently renovated homes that have been handpicked for design excellence will open up to a global audience in an immersive online experience that includes self-guided, 360-degree virtual walkthroughs, live discussion sessions with the architects, and much more. The 2020 AIA Austin Homes Tour is scheduled for October 16 to 19, 2020, with live sessions on October 17 and 18. Keep reading for a sneak peek at the nine homes highlighted in this year’s tour.

Barton Hills Brickhouse by baldridgeARCHITECTS

Designed for a musically inclined couple and their three beagles in Barton Hills, this four-bed, three-and-a-half bath home channels the laid-back charms of Coachella Valley’s Palm Desert with its emphasis on indoor/outdoor design and a beautiful, low-maintenance palette, from patterned white brick cladding and ipe siding to board-formed concrete and weathered steel that wrap around desert-modern landscaping.

Camp Frio by Tim Cuppett Architects

Local craftsmanship, endless Texas Hill Country views, and a year-round connection with nature combine in this multi-family compound on the bank of the Frio River. The remote cluster of buildings, which reads as a single mass from afar, comprises a spacious main house, a pair of guest studio cottages, as well as a meditation room set above a combined art studio and garage for a total of five beds and five-and-a-half baths.

Dogtrot House by Charles Di Piazza Architecture