Beautiful houses in Austin

[clarksvillemom]

drive up and down Balcones and Harris - beautiful homes

[ScoPro]

I like the "Hill Country Modern" look, with the Austin stone exterior and moderately pitched roofs with flat concrete shingles.

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by ionlyused59

I live in Philly but I love to look at real estate in different areas of the country...ok call it somewhat obsessed. I have a moving itch that won't be satisfied for the next few years but it's fun to look and see what's out there. Anyway, I'm super impressed with some of the styles of homes that I see in Austin. I'm talking about the modern style homes, not the huge mcmansions with ornate details. I haven't really seen these modern style homes in PA. I live in a new construction modern row home but the look of the single family is much more appealing to me.

Are these types of homes exclusive to Austin? Surely there has to be some more in other parts of the country but I've never seen them in PA! Anyway.. I give props to your city for that! It's almost enough to make me want to move there but the heat and distance from family is a consideration.

Are these the kind of houses you're talking about?

In Memory of Texas Architect Dick Clark

[savethebees]

I googled it and saw a lot of glass and flat roofs. Flat roofs don't do well where it snows, they have to be shoveled off or they collapse.

[FalconheadWest]

She's not talking about the glass and flat roofs. She's talk about the angles. This is similar to the house I had posted that she said she was talking about.
https://www.mymilestone.com/system/A...levation_B.jpg

[pop251808]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

Are these the kind of houses you're talking about?

In Memory of Texas Architect Dick Clark

Those are modern architecture.

Originally Posted by FalconheadWest

She's not talking about the glass and flat roofs. She's talk about the angles. This is similar to the house I had posted that she said she was talking about.
https://www.mymilestone.com/system/A...levation_B.jpg

That's a shed. Maybe ok to rent for a week with another couple, but not a house to live in.
And yes, Austin is afflicted with too many going up in this style. Must be cheap to build. To the extent that current development codes favor this style, shame on Austin.

[sua2017]

The rich of California have many homes that look like this. There are going to be some in the other Texas cities too, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. The modern look is very common here in the exclusive parts of Austin.