Best House Design

The residential project of Bercy Chen Studio on Lago Vista Lake. Since 2001, Bercy (from Brussels) and Chen (from Taipei) have used Austin, Texas, as their home base and muse for a growing body of work that combines a sensitivity to local context with an innovative use of materials.

Commissioned by a highly creative family including a painter, writer and set-designer, the lago vista residence is a vacation home which doubles as an artists’ retreat.

the house is a simple shed structure with a large cantilevering roof covering an expansive exterior patio. cantilevered structure is further expressed in the foundation in order to convey a sense of levitation.

the entry side of the house is expressed as a wood box containing the functional aspects of the program. having passed through the utilitarian core, the house opens on all sides toward the patio and creek beyond.

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