The Concept
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This is a major addition to a one story residence, modern, blending in with the tress and Austin\’s Mac Mansions laws. It also provides a chimney design for the least use of AC using natural ventilation.
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Development
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Hard to get the whole picture, lots of trees around.
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Preserving all the trees was one major aspect of the design.
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The angles meet the street and parallel the house next door, which will undergo a similar renovation.
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The inside chimney, provide lots of ventilation and heat escape.
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Second floor, open to below and above.
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Tree house in the city.