We are honored to have been the architects for the Lakeline Station Apartments, which just celebrated its Grand Opening on April 19th. Thanks to this new living community, families who have struggled to find affordable housing in Austin now have a safe, beautiful, and supportive place to call home.

With all 128 units fully leased, Lakeline Station is off to a successful start! This affordable housing development was built with sustainable green building practices in mind, particularly at the on-site Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Learning Center. The Learning Center will be the first “net zero” commercial building in Austin, ultimately producing more energy than it consumes.  Additionally, surrounding the building are metal cisterns which store rainwater harvested from the roof and a landscape which includes edible plants such as a loquat grove, sunflowers, and veggies planted in raised gardening beds for the children.

In keeping with the inspired mission of our client, Foundation Communities, the space will host after-school and summer learning programs for children as  well as “English as a second language” classes. For adults, the Learning Center will also provide financial coaching, exercise and nutrition classes, and help with health insurance enrollment.

To learn more about Lakeline Station Apartments, visit Foundation Communities’ website.

Our project team included the following collaborators:

Contractor:  B.E.C. Austin General Contractors

Landscape Architecture:  Studio Balcones

MEP Engineering:  Aptus Engineering

Structural Engineering:  Integrity Structural

Civil Engineering:  Civilitude Engineers & Planners

As more and more people continue to re-locate to Austin, we are seeing a steady increase in the number of residential projects we are doing here at h+uo. This includes everything from single-family homes, ADU’s, duplexes, whole-house remodels, and additions. We expect this trend to continue as U.S. News and World Report recently named Austin the best place to live in America.

Here is one of our latest residential projects to be completed.  Located in the revitalized Chestnut Neighborhood on the east side of town, this speculative home sold in just a few weeks.   To see more of our featured residential projects, please visit our website HERE.

Construction is a third of the way complete for h+uo architects’ “Waters at Magnolia Bay” project. It is a 300-unit, affordable housing apartment complex in North Charleston, South Carolina.

With South By South West at an end, and spring at its beginning, we take a look back at some of our best backyard work.  Those with pools are some of our favorites. Getting outside and creating outdoor spaces to collect with friends or family gives us and our clients joy.

Here are some of our noteworthy pools:

For more information on h+uo’s outdoor architecture options call us today: 512.474.8548

Shortly before Christmas Erik traveled to Vermont to check on the timber-frame package for his latest project, The Groves. While at the Vermont Timberworks facility he was given a tour of the shop and was introduced to their crew.

“They showed a lot of pride and craftsmanship in their work. Very inspiring.” -Erik

These photos represent some of the careful detailing required to construct a timber-frame of this magnitude.