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Casa de Sombra, Rollingwood, Texas Home
Contemporary Residence TX, USA ? design by Bade Stageberg Cox Architects
Aug 13, 2018
Casa de Sombra, Rollingwood, Texas House
Design: Bade Stageberg Cox, Architects
Location: Rollingwood, Travis County, Texas, United States of America
Casa de Sombra – Rollingwood Home
Casa de Sombra, named for an exploration of light and shadow, is a re-thinking of the suburban house that examines dichotomies between interior/exterior, public/private, and what it means to experience light and its absence.

Built on a constrained site, the house opens to the south towards what would typically be defined as its ?front yard.? Through the handling of the house form and a series of outdoor rooms, the front yard becomes a pool court of exquisite privacy, light-filled and animated through the permeable skin of the rooms encircling it. A tectonic language that plays solidity and heaviness against lightness and transparency defines the dynamic of this dwelling. The design of the house in Rollingwood, Texas for a family of 7 was an opportunity to explore the integration of indoor and outdoor living.

Situated on a limestone bluff within a suburban neighborhood, the house is organized around a central courtyard to provide an outdoor gathering space for the family and their many guests, taking advantage of the favorable climate for much of the year. Along the rear of the site, an el...