Lee
Residence
Renovation
Austin, Texas
Tarrytown
is, some say, Austin's most prestigious address and it certainly
is where many of the city's movers and shakers live. This is mostly
an area of gracious houses.
Dated with it’s clap siding and steep roof lines, this house
on Hopi Trail was home to the Lee’s for 12 years before they
decided that not only did they need to expand, but also they needed
to update.
Most
challenging was to convert this house from a non-descript Colonial
Style “Salt Box” to a more permanent French Provincial
Estate. The main requisite was for the house to appear as if it
had been erected some time in the mid 20th century.
A structural stone circular tower at it’s center was the focal
feature that helped define the entrance, break up the front elevation
and bring character and romance to the home. The tower was the ideal
space for a Master Bathroom on the Second Floor and a Sitting Room
on the First Floor. The choice of local hand picked stone for the
tower gave the home permanence and grandeur.
Flat arches on walls, bricked ceilings, exposed stone, mosaic floors
and distressed cabinets added warmth and a lasting quality to the
new interior spaces.
The roof, tiled with an imported French flat clay shingle, and the
added “flair” to the roof eaves were significant details
that had a profound effect on achieving the look desired.
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