Karen Avenue Addition

 

Austin, TX 2026

 
 
 
 
 
 

Our project at Karen addresses a fairly common need of a house: to grow to accommodate the gatherings of an ‘empty nest’ couple needing space for visits for their growing extending family. While the existing spaces at Karen functioned well as a single family house, it lacked a single large social room for events such as birthdays and holidays where many people could collect together.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Our design formally encloses what had been a deck area with a large single space with tall ceilings and ample natural light by day and cozy fireside dinners in the winter. To maximize service and efficiency we introduced a suite of custom designed bookcases and cabinetry that often function both as storage and furniture.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Project Credits

Design Team:
Charles Di Piazza, AIA, Cameron Osborn, Maarten Janssens, Sebastien Bartlett, Hannah Siegler, Jessica Shelton

Builder:
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Structural Engineering:
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Size:
600 s.f. addition

Date Completed:
2026