AUSTIN, TEXAS
Austin resides at the intersection of rich musical culture and ecological diversity. Three distinct eco-regions converge in Austin that can be found in Texas: Blackland Prairie, Cross Timbers, and Texas Hill Country. Our design for this Austin Residence with Wang Architects samples from these three regions mixing up a new landscape that embodies these regional characteristics and it’s diverse musical landscape.
It also is connected to a unique Karst geological system that is characterized by its striated limestone layers that produce a varied topography with unexpected sink holes and cave features found throughout the region. These unique regional features are woven into the landscape for the Austin Residence in several different ways. The plant palette takes a sampling of species from each of the three ecoregions to create a landscape of layered plant textures and colors that also act as wildlife habitat for local fauna. The walkways, terraces, and walls recall the regional Karst geology creating subtly striated patterns out of local limestone and granite.