Bracketed Space House

Bracketed Space House
© Spaces & Faces Photography

BRACKETED SPACE HOUSE

Matt Fajkus Architecture

DESIGN TEAM
Matt Fajkus, David Birt, Travis Cook, Jayson Kabala

LOCATION
Austin, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Joel Mozersky Design

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Brodie Builders

PROJECT MANAGER
Travis Cook, Jayson Kabala

AREA
450 m²

YEAR
2016

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
Open Envelope Studio

Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith

Text description provided by architect.

Incorporating the site’s dynamic landscape into the daily life of its residents, the Bracketed Space House is designed as a meaningfully-framed procession through the property with nuanced natural lighting throughout.

A continuous and jogging retaining wall from outside to inside embeds the structure below natural grade at the front with flush transitions at its rear facade.

Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith

All indoor spaces open up to a courtyard which terraces down to the tree canopy, creating a readily visible and occupiable transitional space between man-made and nature.

The courtyard scheme is simplified by the common and private wings - connected by a glass dining “bridge." This transparent volume also visually connects the front yard to the courtyard, clearing for the prospect view, while maintaining a subdued street presence.

Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith

The staircase acts as a vertical “knuckle,” mediating shifting wing angles while contrasting the predominant horizontality of the house.


Bracketed Space House
© Spaces & Faces Photography
Bracketed Space House
© Spaces & Faces Photography
Bracketed Space House
© Spaces & Faces Photography
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Spaces & Faces Photography
Bracketed Space House
© Spaces & Faces Photography
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith
Bracketed Space House
© Charles Davis Smith


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