Modern Home With Carport Built Around Live Oak Tree

This two-story modern home is clad in both white stucco and knotty wood siding. The deck of the home was built around an existing live oak tree. The designers extended the home's carport to protect the family's prized classic automobiles.

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August 04, 2016

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Modern House with Car Port

The homeowners needed a safe space to store their collector's edition cars, so designers extended a modern car port to provide shelter from the elements for the family's prized possessions.

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Live Oak Tree is Center for Austin Home Design

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Composed of crisply-detailed, considered materials, surfaces and finishes, the home is a balance of sophistication and restraint. The two-story massing is designed to allow for a bold yet humble street presence, while each single-story wing extends through the site, forming intimate outdoor and indoor spaces. The upper story is clad in stucco, articulated as a floating white box, light in appearance and also acting as a veritable “tree house” for the children’s bedroom zone. The knots in the exposed portion of the wood add a desired texture and contrast to the clean and minimal massing of the white stucco.

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Deck Built to Incorporate Live Oak Tree Into Home's Modern Design

In the middle of this Austin, Texas lot stands a live oak tree. Instead of tearing it down, designers decided to incorporate it into the design of the house, allowing it to be a focal point for the construction of this home. To include it as part of the living space, designers built a deck around the tree, giving shade to the house and the sitting area that rests around the tree's trunk.

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Geometric Windows in Modern Home Highlight the Home's Design Inspiration: Live Oak trees

The focus of the interior of the home is on the view of the nature that surrounds it. Geometric windows on the front wall of the home allow in plenty of filtered sunlight and a prime view of the lot's design inspiration-the Live Oak Tree. A neutral color palette and stained concrete floors reflect the sunlight and make the space feel connected to the outdoors.

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Interior Courtyard Shaded by Tree Canopy

In the center of this home, lies a courtyard that allows for plenty of space for gatherings in the protection of the tree canopy.

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Modern Home With Carport Built Around Live Oak Tree

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