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Dark gray walls and a clear silhouette define a residence designed by the US company Side Angle Side for the Texan architectural photographer Casey Dunn.
The three bedroom Casa Casey is located in a suburb of East Austin and is on two levels and has a total area of 177 square meters.
Casa Casey was designed for the photographer Casey Dunn. designed
It was designed for a discerning client – Casey Dunn, a native of Austin who has photographed work for Clayton Korte, Lake Flato Architects, and other leading studios in Texas and beyond.
When Dunn first asked local architect Arthur Furman to design the house, Furman was working at his father’s architectural firm, Furman & Keil Architects. The commission encouraged him and his wife Annie-Laurie Grabiel to set up their own practice, Side Angle Side.
The house has a gable roof that expresses itself from the inside
Originally the house was supposed to be a little smaller, but Dunn got married over the course of the project, which required a slightly larger apartment.
“The original project description was less about the bedroom and bathroom than about the character of the house – especially the shape,” the architects said.
Gray stucco walls define the facade of the residence
The apartment has a low-key appearance influenced by the minimalist structures in Marfa, Texas – where Dunn spent time photographing houses for the book Marfa Modern.
Inspiration also came from a house in a Maine forest that Dunn photographed early in his career. It was a simple box with a pointed roof.
A salvaged wooden beam spans the living room
“The house was a basic shape you would paint as a child,” says the architect. “He had been interested in this form ever since.”
In response, Casa Casey has a rectangular floor plan and a gable shape. Its standing seam metal roof is almost flush with the side walls and gives the house a particularly crisp silhouette.
Gabled house in Austin by Dick Clark + Associates references surrounding real estate
The facades are covered with gray, burnished stucco. Limited glazing helps keep the house cool on hot summer days.
The street-side, west-facing facade is preceded by a permeable driveway. The main entrance is on the north side of the building, where a Douglas fir door sits in an entrance bay.
White oak cabinets in the kitchen are covered with soapstone
From the foyer you turn a corner and enter a double-high room for living, cooking and eating. A salvaged wooden beam stretches over them.
A wood stove occupies one corner of the raised public area. Its black color contrasts with the light surfaces of the room. To the north, a sliding glass door gives access to an aft deck.
The master bedroom suite has access to a balcony
Neutral colors and earthy decor can be found throughout the apartment, including floors made from reclaimed long-leaf pine.
The kitchen cabinets are made of white oak and the counters are covered with soapstone. An in-situ concrete wall serves as the upstand.
A vintage claw-foot tub is installed in the bathroom
The master bedroom suite is sparsely decorated and has a window overlooking the living area below. A glass door leads to a balcony cut into the roof, which is shaded by wooden slats.
A barn door separates the sleeping area from the bathroom, where the team installed white oak furniture and a vintage claw-foot tub.
Large windows create bright spaces throughout the house
Overall, the design of the house was an exercise in simplicity and restraint, the architects said.
“As architects, we always get in our own way, trying to point things out and over-complicate things for no reason,” they explained. “With this project we had to step aside and indulge in simplicity.”
A wooden deck offers an outdoor dining area
Other homes in Texas include a mid-century brick residence modernized by Clayton & Little, now called Clayton Korte, and a secluded Michael Hsu apartment clad in local stone and charred wood. Both projects were photographed by Dunn.
The photograph is by Casey Dunn.
Project Loans:
Architect: Side angle side
Interior design: Ann Edgerton
Builder / general contractor: Waller construction company
Structural engineer: GreenEarth engineering
Landscape design: Studio balconies
Blitz Design: Paterson Electric
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