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“The sound of the kids playing. The smell of food. A cocktail. Music. Sitting outside.”
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AIA Houston Home Tour 2026
Happiest Birthday
Built in 1926, this bungalow celebrated its 100th birthday with an addition that allows the current owners and their family to continue growing in the place they love. When we asked what they wanted from the addition they told us “less big everything. More shade, more green, more small, more comfortable.”
We added just under 500 sf conditioned space to the 1,336 sf bungalow, which is now an 1,820 sf single story 3 bed 2 ½ bath home. With a new screened porch, the creation of a wrap-around porch, and a private courtyard the entire home opens to the gardens allowing for connected outdoor living across their corner lot, both private and public.
Bearable Lightness of Wi-ing
The added wing containing the primary suite defines a private courtyard around a favorite tree at the rear half of the property and floods the home’s interior with natural light.
At the intersection of the old and new parts of the home, the ceiling peels up into the original roof framing to create a “treehouse” loft for the kids, open into the center of the home.
We Moved the Feast
As part of the remodel, the expanded kitchen moved to the east side of the home, creating a central living and entertaining space that is connected to the public outdoor living spaces. The new screened porch off of the kitchen is a jewel box matching the size of the new private courtyard. It is sited to capture the prevailing breeze and connect family life to neighborhood life on the street.
Character(s)
The house very much feels like a Heights Bungalow even after the remodel and addition. Period details were kept or reinterpreted in contemporary ways, respecting the scale and character of the original bungalow while reflecting the energy of the young family who asked us for a home that would support their life with “The sound of the kids playing. The smell of food. A cocktail. Music. Sitting outside.”
