AIA Austin’s 2024 Homes Tour Will Unveil the City’s Best Residential Architecture
The 38th annual event marks the first time an ADU used as a primary residence is among the esteemed showcase’s selected projects.
The 38th annual event marks the first time an ADU used as a primary residence is among the esteemed showcase’s selected projects.
Every fall, the AIA Austin Homes Tour descends on Texas’s design-savvy capital, offering the public a rare peak into superlative homes by leading local architects. The 38th annual event, taking place this year on October 26 and 27, includes nine innovative Austin residences, both new builds and renovations, selected by the AIA Austin Homes Tour Committee for their design excellence. Of the nine firms with projects in the 2024 showcase, six have female architects at the helm. It’s also the first year that an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) used as a primary residence will be part of the lineup.
On the self-guided tours, participants can meet the architects and designers behind the featured residences and draw inspiration for their own projects. "You get to see houses that are really aspirational, but also super sustainable, affordable, creative on complicated sites, or made with innovative materials and building technologies," says American Institute of Architects (AIA) Austin executive director Ingrid Spencer. "To go on this tour will be a feast for anyone who loves design and is interested in learning how living in a house can elevate your life." Read on for a preview of the nine homes on the 2024 AIA Austin Homes Tour.
Bridle Path Residence by Point B Design Group
This smart renovation of a 1950s split-level Austin residence accommodated additional space for the owners without actually expanding the house’s footprint. Through strategic changes that required relatively minimal intervention, like realigned wall heights and a repurposed carport, the home now spans 3,000 square feet. The rear of the lush lot also has a 550-square-foot ADU.
Photo by Casey Woods
Bryker Woods Residence by Hunt Architecture
The architects and owners of this single-story Austin residence relocated the lot’s existing 1940s bungalow, where they’d lived for four years, to construct a new home that would complement the 400-square-foot rear studio they built two years prior. Natural light pours through the large skylight aligned with the central spine of the house. The home employs a mix of gable and flat roofs coupled with brick and vertical cedar siding.
Photo by Casey Woods
City Park Residence by Alterstudio Architecture
A profiled wood–and–native stone exterior complements the warm mahogany walls inside this sweeping residence on a verdant slope overlooking downtown Austin. Outside, a garden descends to a covered terrace with a pool and lawn. "I can’t describe how amazing this house is," says Spencer. "The views, the craft, the variety of levels and experiences....it’s just a showstopper."
Photo by Casey Woods
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