Clear Rock Ranch

Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn

CLEAR ROCK RANCH

Lemmo Architecture and Design

ARCHITECTS
Lemmo Architecture and Design

PHOTOGRAPHS
Casey Dunn

AREA
450 ft²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Johnson City, United States

CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture

Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn

Text description provided by architect.

Clear Rock Lookout is a raw steel hunting blind, writing studio, and observation deck that celebrates the stunning landscape and wildlife views.

Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn

The 450sf building is nestled below a limestone cliff edge, and has to be “discovered” when approached from the top of the mesa. This gradual reveal of the building strengthens the unfolding landscape panorama made possible from the unique vantage provided by the structure.

The site was specifically chosen for its views by the owner after years of slowly traversing and mapping the wooded cliff edge.

Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn

The modern form contrasts with the Hill Country vernacular used on the rest of the 1,000 acre West Texas ranch. Naturally weathering steel was chosen to age with the surroundings and to pay homage to the owner’s youth spent welding oil tanks.

Large sheets of glass, a variety of warm woods, and a highly detailed assembly complete the “jewelbox in the landscape” expression of the lookout.Clear Rock Ranch received a local AIA Austin award in 2017.

Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn


Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn
Clear Rock Ranch
© Casey Dunn


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