Humans are masters of making excuses. Let's face it, it's easier to make an excuse for why something won't work rather than find a way - which may involve a bit more money, time, and energy - to make it work. However, there are a few things in life you should never settle for. And one of these is your home design. You've made the decision to build your dream home, something you've fantasized about for years. Sure, it might be "easy" to flip through a book of prefabricated lay

The 2017 Weird Homes Tour will be kicking off on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, both in Austin, Texas! From the outrageously weird to the wonde

We absolutely adore our clients -- they are always of the utmost creative mindset when it comes to working with us to design their dream hom

WATER AND WASTE WATER RULE CHANGES BACKGROUND: Earlier this year architects and others involved in planning and/or building home additions or detached dwellings learned that a policy change late last year was making projects cost a great deal more than had previously been the case. Up until the policy changes, the city had been performing upgrades in service lines falling in the street, had not been requiring up-sizing of lines to most projects, had not been requiring new tap

Current City-wide code allows covered or uncovered porches, open on three sides, to extend 5 feet into the front set-back line in residential lots. BACKGROUND About 15 years ago, Cherrywood adopted a Vision for our neighborhood, the number one goal being safe, walkable streets. This goal caused me, about 10 years ago, to propose an amendment to the Land Development Code that would enable neighborhoods to OPT IN to a tool that would allow porches to extend even closer into t

One our favorite projects from 2014 was a residential home in East Austin located at 2102 Chestnut Ave. With 2,401 square feet including three bedrooms and 2.5 baths, we like to think it is one of the prettiest homes on the street. Developed by Ethan Hyams of Hyams Homes in conjunction with Kinney & Associates, this house sold quickly. We look forward to more projects like this one for many years to come! #Residential #HomeDesign #EastAustin