Story:

You always remember your first love. Architects also remember the first home design for a real client. It’s one thing to scale a design on paper for an arbitrary client in an arbitrary place, but a real family & a real property builds a special memory. Since there has to a first, I’m glad Elk Flats was my first.

Location:

Mt. Home, TX (Designed 2001; Built 2003)

Idea:

plain & simple

Personalized new home!

Stats:

2,208 SF 3BR, 2-1/2 BA w/great room & loft. 898 SF mother suite 1BR, 1BA patios, 1-story

Client’s Style:

prairie

Services:

The Coach, The Details, The Docs

Lifestyle Features:

• main home and mother’s suite share the same slab
• library loft to provide get-a-way with a view
• functional breezeway serves as parking
• long serving/dining bar to accommodate large or small gatherings
• alcoves to add character & dimension to the facade
• open public area to feel spacious
• half bath in laundry to serve indoor & outdoor public areas

Environment Solutions:

• deep roof overhangs to reduce heat gain
• primary North-South orientation to capture best light & block harsh sun
• narrow building and breezeway to funnel breezes through spaces

Community Influence

• flexible material, color, finish palette and design styles to accommodate multiple preferences
• wrap-around patio to keep cows away

Sketches: