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This is an example of a contemporary dining room in Austin with light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and white walls.
McKinney York Architects
McKinney York Architects
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Ridge Oak Residence

Contemporary Dining Room, Austin

This property came with a house which proved ill-matched to our clients’ needs but which nestled neatly amid beautiful live oaks. In choosing to commission a new home, they asked that it also tuck under the limbs of the oaks and maintain a subdued presence to the street. Extraordinary efforts such as cantilevered floors and even bridging over critical root zones allow the design to be truly fitted to the site and to co-exist with the trees, the grandest of which is the focal point of the entry courtyard. Of equal importance to the trees and view was to provide, conversely, for walls to display 35 paintings and numerous books. From form to smallest detail, the house is quiet and subtle.

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Kim Ho added this to Kim's Ideas19 March 2024

Looks nice