C + R Office
Architecture Commercial Austin, Texas, United States Of America
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Description
Through our client’s desire to reinvision an antiquated office building along Shoal Creek, we were able to create a contemporary yet neighborhood-appropriate law office. The design utilized the simplicity of the building’s mid-century form as the backdrop to a vibrant and dynamic design driven from the inside-out. The roof of the existing central courtyard was lifted up off of the building to create a light-filled entryway that highlights the owner’s artwork and allows the central core of the building to receive even natural light. The front corners of the building were wrapped in glass to create daylit conference rooms of differing sizes. Playing off of the new facade and program, steel planters of varying heights soften the building’s transition to the street and create a natural visual foreground from both the entry and the interior. By opening the interior of the building to the exterior in strategic locations, this formerly opaque building was reintroduced to the neighborhood as a warm and inviting new neighbor.
Questions and Answers
What were the solutions?
By pulling the back wall of the existing courtyard forward and making all the existing walls glass, we were able to pull more light into the interior space and make the entrance sequence more apparent.
By pulling the roof off of the courtyard and adding a raised roof, we were able to define the entry from the street. Secondarily, we added steps and a longer entrance ramp to extend the entry sequence beyond the building overhang. These paths were then flanked with landscaping planters at alternating heights to give them definition and priority.
Who are the clients and what's interesting about them?
This is a law firm office, so the client's are lawyers. One of the firm's owners is a previous residential/commercial client of ours. The office is actually located right next door to he and his wife's house which also serves as his wife's design/furniture showroom. It's a beautiful depiction of a work/live scenario.
What were the key challenges?
The existing building had a deep entry courtyard with almost no street presence.
Details
| Project size | 7390 ft2 |
| Site size | 0 |
| Completion date | 2018 |
| Building levels | 1 |
Project team
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Mark Vornberg | |
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James Legeai | Project Manager |
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Dick Clark + Associates | Architect |