3313 Hemlock Ave. House is a mid-century home located in Austin, Texas, designed in 2019 by Chioco Design.

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Jamie Chioco, principal at Chioco Design in Austin, Texas had the opportunity to design he and his wife?s personal residence. Completed in 2019, the two-bedroom home is located in the East Austin neighborhood of Cherrywood. Chioco, who has owned the property for sixteen years had lived in a 1950?s house typical to the neighborhood and in 2017 decided to start from scratch. The couple decided to relocate the 750 square foot home to a new location about two miles away. Afterall, it was a perfectly good house that didn?t need to go to the landfill.
Designing one?s personal home proved to be an interesting process. After all those years of living on the property it was easier to assess the site. Ultimately, it was this deeper understanding of what the program needed to include that made for a successful design. Orientation, public vs. private topics, scale and proportion had all been considered for years. The inadequacies of the previous home made the decisions for the new home very apparent. Natural light, open living areas and the need to relate to the site were the priorities. The home features four custom fabricated fourteen-foot-tall corner windows. These windows maximize the views out into the landscape and through the house. Adding to that and natural light levels are four sets of wood sliding doors made by Quantum....