View of house and apartment unit from street
AIA Design Award Video

Garage Unit, Austin, Texas
Garage Unit is an adaptive reuse project transforming an existing garage into a 300 SF bedroom apartment unit. The existing mid-century home is perched on a hillside over looking a green belt. The existing garage, located under the house, was transformed into a new compact apartment unit including a generous exterior terrace. The bedroom loft is hung from the floor above. This low budget project incorporates many economical sustainable features.

Night view

Translucent walls bring in abundant diffuse light during the day and glow at night

Bay window is oriented away from the driveway and toward the view.

Interactive screen wall is composed inexpensive wire mesh and scrap cedar boards

Terrace

Interactive screen wall louvers rotate allowing for it to be reconfigured

Screen wall detail

Corner window

Bay window and entry light

Bamboo floors and translucent walls in the living room

Bay window framing a view of the greenbelt

Floor plan

Bathroom.
A custom ipe counter and shelf is mounted on an existing concrete wall

Ipe shelf

Dining area

An alternating tread stair cabinet leads to the bedroom loft

Reading under the corner window

Corner window

North front elevation

North front elevation

North front elevation