REED PARK RESIDENCE
An Award-Winning New Construction Expands to Reach Its Potential
ARCHITECT
Faye + Walker
Sean Guess
INTERIOR DESIGN
Faye + Walker
Sean Guess, Jeffrey and Karen Gunning
THE GOAL
Complete the second phase of an award-winning new construction property, adding a separate but connected comprehensive living space.
THE PROCESS
Phase 1 of this new construction home in the Jonestown hills was completed in 2021 and won a Texas Society of Architecture Design Award. We continued to bring the innovative vision of the homeowner to life with phase 2, a second structure that contains a main suite, kitchen, dining room, large living area, and study with a full bath.
The new structure strategically connects to the original structure by an exterior wood staircase. The midpoint stair landing leads to a rooftop deck above the dining room that provides expansive views of the landscape and Lake Travis in the distance.
Standing seam metal panels make up the wall and roof cladding, giving the simple gable forms a refined look. A Lueder limestone wall begun during phase 1 now continues farther, creating a visual through line that links the two phases together. The rich wood of the staircase and cantilevered “bento box” surrounding the dining room provides a warm contrast to the white cladding and stone wall.
THE FINAL RESULT
The second phase of construction brought to fruition a seven-year journey to create an inspired new home nestled in the hills. The two structures now connect to each other and to the sloping landscape seamlessly, giving the homeowners a perfect sanctum to enjoy each other and the natural world around them.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Leonid Furmansky