Clayton Korte has transformed an original 1950s mid-century modern house designed by Howard R. Barr, FAIA. Located in the heart of Highland Park neighborhood in Austin, Texas, USA, the Ridge Oak Residence, expanded and completed in 2018, measures 3,696ft² (343m²).
Clayton Korte took care to respect Barr’s original design by maintaining the brick, wood siding, and punched opening proportions at the front façade. The addition maintains 10 foot ceilings, unusual and innovative in 1950, along with the thin roof profile, while incorporating new HVAC and a mechanical roof enclosure.
The addition grew what was originally a 2,176 square foot three bedroom, two bathroom house to 3,696 square feet. The new plan includes a kitchen, living room, family room, generous master bedroom, bathroom and closet addition, and expands the secondary bedrooms to create ensuite guest restrooms. Meticulous trim work includes floor to ceiling white oak shiplap wrapping main interior spaces.
New floor to ceiling steel windows at the rear frame Lake Austin, greater Hill Country, and include an unrivaled view of Austin’s iconic Pennybacker Bridge. The new footprint respects the critical root zones of the large central heritage oak tree with a new concrete cantilevered foundation.
— Clayton Korte
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Photographs by Molly Culver, Jake Holt, Chloe Gilstrap
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