Leland F. Decker, Architect
Residential Design for Austin and the Hill Country 
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Custom Homes from Leland F. Decker, Architect

                                                                 

Traditional Stone and Outdoor Living Space

You may want to borrow elements from the traditional Texas limestone masonry houses, but have room for a modern lifestyle.  You can have a little bit of the country life on an urban lot.  An added outdoor living space that connects you to your neighborhood while providing a comfortable area for relaxing and entertaining extends your living area to the outside.

 A porch with masonry fireplace can give you the feeling of an old one room Hill Country farmhouse that has found a new life.  Then step inside to a spacious modern house with all the comforts you seek.

 

Texas Tuscan

A villa on a large Hill Country site may be your dream home.  Mediterranean-style courtyards bring the outdoor views into a sophisticated home full of light and space.  Each room has windows on at least two sides to bring natural light indoors and provide desirable views, while the courtyards provide a natural air flow.  The sculpted house forms create spaces that relate to their function, from the lower ceiling of the kitchen under the game room to the high-ceilinged dining room and the even higher ceilinged living room.  Garden spaces in the front and back courtyards provide beautiful outdoor spaces without having to landscape the whole site.