#Furman keil series#
#Furman keil windows#

#Furman keil series#

Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™The original house was composed of a series of small rooms,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљР вЂ™Р’В says Furman. Collaborating withР вЂ™Р’В a talented team that includedР вЂ™Р’В interior designerР вЂ™Р’В Fern Santini, builderР вЂ™Р’В Dalgleish ConstructionР вЂ™Р’В Company, Mark WordР вЂ™Р’В Design and engaged homeowners, the project went from clunkyР вЂ™Р’В and cluttered to contemporary and clean-lined. Working largely withinР вЂ™Р’В the constraints of theР вЂ™Р’В remodel, reusing theР вЂ™Р’В existing slab and a largeР вЂ™Р’В percentage of exteriorР вЂ™Р’В wall structure, Furman +Р вЂ™Р’В Keil ArchitectsР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ redesignР вЂ™Р’В of the 5,890-square-footР вЂ™Р’В Lake Austin home dramaticallyР вЂ™Р’В opened up theР вЂ™Р’В house to the surroundingР вЂ™Р’В lake. That was the genesis of theР вЂ™Р’В remodel Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚СљР Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ by keeping the bones of the original house, theР вЂ™Р’В homeowners were able to rebuild a house that met their needs.Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™It made it undevelopableР вЂ™Р’В as new construction. Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™It would have been a great house to tear down and rebuild,Р вЂ™Р’В but with all the zoning laws governing this piece of land, theР вЂ™Р’В homeowners would have been left with a postage stamp size ofР вЂ™Р’В land they were allowed to build on,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ says Keil. Because the existingР вЂ™Р’В home was grandfathered under more lenient setback restrictions, which had increased dramatically since the house wasР вЂ™Р’В built, the decision was made to remodel rather than tear downР вЂ™Р’В and start fresh. Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™An early mantra that helped to inform almost every design decisionР вЂ™Р’В was to allow spaces to interact with this amazing site andР вЂ™Р’В take advantage of the uniqueness of each view,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ says Gary Furman.Р вЂ™Р’В The property, a unique peninsula surrounded on three sidesР вЂ™Р’В by water sitting across from Laguna Gloria, is graced with uninterruptedР вЂ™Р’В views of the peaceful lake and a sense of privacyР вЂ™Р’В due to its lack of immediate neighbors.

T But as this renovation proves, the ability to look past theР вЂ™Р’В problems and see the potential for what could exist resulted in aР вЂ™Р’В home every bit as spectacular as the site it sits on.

#Furman keil windows#

It hadР вЂ™Р’В very small windows which had the effect of sucking all the lightР вЂ™Р’В out of the house. Then inside, the walls and materials were really darkР вЂ™Р’В Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚СљР Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ almost black Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚СљР Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ and sponge painted with bronze gold. Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™From the exterior, your heart sank when you drove up to it,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљР вЂ™Р’В says Philip Keil of Furman + Keil Architects. There was only one problem: the 1980Р Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs-built houseР вЂ™Р’В sitting on the site which came with a slew of drawbacksР вЂ™Р’В ranging from an unappealing exterior, clad inР вЂ™Р’В wood siding and painted battleship gray with bright red trim,Р вЂ™Р’В to clunky detailing, inelegant proportions and arched windows. When work brought a coupleР вЂ™Р’В from California to Austin,Р вЂ™Р’В they landed on a one-of-a-kindР вЂ™Р’В property on Lake Austin Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚СљР Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљa private peninsula surroundedР вЂ™Р’В by sparkling water andР вЂ™Р’В uninterrupted vistas.