"Architects can destroy worlds or create worlds. Jes, through her architecture, is making this a better world.” - Nick Deaver, AIA

Texas Tech Professor Teaches Studio That’s Out of This World
by Lucy Greenberg

OFFbeat Austin, TX

2025 Texas Tech College of Architecture Design Honor award
2025 Austin Home Magazine Home & Design Awards Finalist
2024 ARCHITECT magazine Design Award Citation for Renovation/Adaptive Reuse
2024 Preservation Austin Award Infill or Addition
2024 AIA Austin Design Award of Excellence
2024 AIA Austin Homes Tour
2024 Architectette Podcast

"This project excels on many fronts, from its integration of the existing bungalow to the impeccably executed detailing, but what stood out to me was the precision-like sensitivity to the site. The existing oak trees, which would have been viewed as impediments by many designers on such a small urban lot, were treated as masterpieces in their own outdoor galleries; an organic contrast to the impressive art on display in the walls within the home.

The cantilevered floor slabs hover over the grade plane allowing the addition to rest comfortably above the tree’s root zone. Viewing only interior photos, one might assume the home is sited on a rural forested lot rather than an urban neighborhood in the heart of one of Texas largest cities."

Stuart Brummett, AIA,
2025 TTUHCOA Design Awards Juror

Photos by Leonid Furmansky