The beautiful rectangular pool is a compliment to the architectural style of the house. It is a wonderful oasis that will be enjoyed year around by the home owners
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Outdoor Living space connecting the Main house to the Guest House
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
A comfortable Living Room for casual, yet stylish lounging
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
This fun Powder Room is located just outside of the Kitchen area with a waterfall faucet and full tile wall
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
This open floor plan showing the connection of the Living and Kitchen spaces is great for entertaining.
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Kitchen with a cafe style breakfast space
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Dining Room overlooking the pool in the backyard
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
View from the Formal Dining to the Outdoor Living space outside of the office
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
This is the sitting area of the Office space. Behind the Eames Lounge chair is an oversize custom Partners desk for husband and wife to share.
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Luxurious Master Bath Room
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Master Bedroom looking into the Master Bath
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Spacious Master Bedroom
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Guest Bath Room in the Casita
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
Front Elevation
Spanish Oaks Contemporary House
This beautiful Foyer gives you the feeling that you are walking through a doorway into another outdoor space with the floor to ceiling windows and continuous stone wall
BBQ Area
Bar-B-Que and Garden area outside of the kitchen
Upon my first meeting with this newlywed couple, they told me “We like contemporary things, but we don’t want to be over the top.” We took the Texas Hill Country Contemporary Design from the Architect and used it as our guide for a soft contemporary feel.
The young couple was planning (and have since) to start a family and wanted things to be kid friendly and easy to clean. To start, they had a fear of color, so we decided to go with a neutral pallet for the flooring, decorative tiles and main furniture pieces and bring the color in with art and accessories.
Having the latest technology was more important to them than anything else. The house has a full Lutron Homeworks System complete with lighting scenes, touch screens, security and AV throughout the house all wired back to one Systems closet. LED recessed cans and solar panels were installed as well to help cut electricity costs.
We decided to take an “architectural” feel to the lighting selections, plumbing fixtures and even incorporated concrete countertops in the powder and kitchen island to compliment the architects’ vision. We carried this into the furniture as well by selecting an Eames designed chair for the office and using simple, clean lined furniture that blends with the architecture rather than trying to upstage it.
The end product was a very comfortable, yet architectural house that the client loves to call their own.
Architect: James D LaRue, Architecture + Design
Builder: Shoberg Custom Homes
Photos: Coles Hairston
Awards won:
Texas Legacy of Design-2nd Place Contemporary House >3,500 sq ft
Austin Design Excellence-1st Place Contemporary House >3,500 sq ft