#puzzlehouse

This home for a family of four in Houston Heights references the surrounding neighborhood context with a reinterpretation of traditional elements that are distinctly modern. The oversized 'clapboard' siding that wraps the exterior pays homage to the wood siding that clads the historic bungalows which make up the neighborhood. At the roof, a gable roof form peaks at the center of the home, sloping downward as it approaches the sidewalk to mitigate the scale of the house. At the peak of the roof, a skylight brings daylight into a lofted reading space. Cesar Bejar Rather than extending covered porches outward from the volume of the house, exterior spaces are carved away from the overall mass to bring outdoor space into the home’s i... More