Morning light crossing a plaster wall beside a limestone reveal
Austin, Texas

A design-led residential company.

Creating and reimagining homes through architecture, material, proportion, craftsmanship and highly considered interiors.

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HABITAS isn’t defined by whether a project is a renovation or new construction. It is defined by how we approach the work.


We see the home as an experience
How people move through it. How natural light enters it. How materials feel. How rooms connect. How proportion changes emotion. How the smallest details contribute to the whole.
Afternoon shadow falling across plaster and limestone
Light, proportion, material
Residences

HABITAS / 01

West Rim. A 1971 Northwest Hills residence, thoughtfully reimagined for modern Austin living. Documented as it is designed and built.

West Rim exterior, Northwest Hills, Austin
HABITAS / 01
West Rim
Northwest Hills, Austin  /  In progress View project
Approach

One point of view, carried the whole way through.

Architecture, interiors, material and landscape are not separate decisions. We treat them as parts of a single experience, each shaping how a home looks, functions, feels and ultimately lives.

Design

Proportion before finish.

Plan, light, sightline and scale are resolved first. Material and detail follow the idea rather than decorate it.

Execution

Render to reality.

Three decades of experiential design and production behind the work: an idea carried through engineering, fabrication, budget and construction without losing its intent.


Not a company selling construction services. A design company that knows how to build.

Rift-sawn white oak with a fine shadow gap
White oak, limestone, plaster, bronze
Enquiries

Start a conversation.

We take on a small number of residences at a time. Tell us about the house, the site and what you want it to feel like.

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