Texas is known for its sunny weather. The sun is considered to be a blessing and at the same time a curse. At the height of summer you can really feel the intense heat but at the same time it lights up the beautiful Texas sky.
According to Realtor.com, a modern house in Austin, Texas got a distinctive feature, it is a translucent masterpiece. The award winning home is designed by architect David Webber for him and his partner, Ransom Baldasare. The house is now in the market for $1 million.
Baldasare shares what the house got to offer and said, "The most remarkable things about the home are the quality and amount of light it gets throughout the year." He also added that, "The house works like a machine. If you open the house up-windows and sliders-a breeze will flow through naturally. You feel connected to the outdoors, visually and physically."
The house was originally a small Craftsman and was built in the 1940s. It was Webber and Baldasare's architectural firm, the Webber + Studio, who transformed the structure into a 1,600-square-foot modern home as seen today. In 2007, they added 1,700-square-foot main living area.
There is a bridge that connects the two building and according to Baldasare the "bridge casts a cooling shade over the backyard in the late-day sun."
Most of the parts of the eastern and southeastern sides of the house have translucent polycarbonate sheeting from Polygal which allows entry of lesser sun throughout the year. Baldasare shared that it gives gentle light throughout the day and that it is "really a lovely way to wake up in the morning."
A metal sliding is used in the exterior part of the house which serves as protection while the other exterior walls were made of cypress. This is a native wood known for its hard quality and its "eventual silvering over time," says Baldasare. Meanwhile, the inside is a five-bedroom home which is made of pecan wood.
Webber and Baldasare are selling their house because they want to move to a smaller one.
