Location: Alamo Heights, Texas
Status: Completed in 2014
Partners: Mauze Construction Corp., Westbrook Engineering, John Troy Landscape Architect, Michelle Stevens, Interior Designer
Built in the 1930’s, the existing stone-clad house on Claiborne Way nestles into a hillside on a shady pair of lots abutting the Olmos basin. Our Clients fell in love with the charming property, but its size and outdated layout did not suit the needs of their active, growing family of five. We designed this addition with the goal of creating something new that felt authentic and original to the site. The new construction abuts the rear of the existing home but is oriented towards the woods and basin. Great care was taken to keep the existing home intact, making the visual impact of the addition subtle and refined. Photography by Mark Menjivar.
Location: Hunt, Texas
Status: Completed in 2014
Partners: John Troy Landscape Architect, Hill Country Structural, Inc.
“El Tambo” – in Spanish, a roadside inn – is also the name of an enclave in the mountains of Chile that has been a special place to our Client for decades. It is a fitting name for this retreat on the banks of the Guadalupe River, conceived as a place for her family to gather, relax, and make memories. A unique design challenge the site presented was the fact that it rests entirely under the floodplain. Hence, the 1800 sf home is raised on steel piers, with generous outdoor living spaces carved below and between three enclosures. In the main living space, a wall of glass overlooks the Guadalupe River and a dramatic limestone cliff, connecting residents with the natural beauty around them. Photography by Bailey Porter
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Status: Completed in 2013
Client: Casa Lavaca LLC
Partners: Thomas Bradley and Associates, Inc., Centro Properties
Originally built in the 1930’s, Casa Lavaca’s colorful history has long been aligned with the fortunes of its eponymous neighborhood. Now nationally renowned as a hotbed of urban revitalization, the Lavaca Neighborhood still offers limited rental options for the young, creative professionals, who flock to its nightlife, food, and culture. Restoring the 5500sf property, including eight apartments, was about connecting to the present as well as the past. Highlighting the existing architectural detail, we opened up spaces where possible and installed fresh kitchens and baths to create “loft-like” interiors. Outside, the property was updated and xeriscaped to provide common spaces and other tenant amenities. Photography by Bailey Porter.
Location: Terrell Hills, Texas
Status: Completed in 2013
Partners: Liquid Assets Custom Pools & Landscape
Our Clients purchased an extraordinary modern home built in the 1980’s by architect Ken Bentley, but the existing pool area required a “facelift” to suit their tastes and needs. We worked with them to restore an existing porch that had been removed by a prior owner and designed an outdoor shower and mechanical room enclosure out of Ipe wood. New patio surfaces, concrete planters, and commercial string lights completed the update. Photography by Bailey Porter.
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Status: Completed in 2010
Client: Imperative Holdings LLC
Partners: Contects Consultants and Architects, Calvetti & Associates Professional Engineers, Inc.
The Biering Project was conceived as a prototype for sustainable and affordable urban living. The objective was not merely to integrate sustainable features into a contemporary-style home but create an icon in the process. The defining feature of the project is a diaphanous aluminum screen which envelopes the homes, providing shade, security, and privacy during the day while illuminating at night. The Biering Project was awarded Best Residential Infill Work in Progress by the San Antonio Downtown Alliance in 2010 and achieved a Silver LEED for Homes Rating. Photography by Bailey Porter
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Status: On the Boards
Client: -
Partners: Klingmann Architects and Brand Consultants, Ivan Perez-Rossello, NCARB
La Manzana will be the first development in San Antonio catering specifically to the needs of the so-called Millennial Generation. The goal is to create a distinctive setting for young, entrepreneurial homebuyers who seek a holistic, urban lifestyle of live/work/and play. Compact and affordable, the units are designed to be suitable for living, working, or both, with a number of customizable features to suit the lifestyles of individual residents. Visualizations by Ivan Perez-Rossello.
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Status: Under Development
Client: -
Partners: Mark McIlheran, P.E.
The Kearney Project is a 1300 sf single-family contemporary home, nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in San Antonio’s Lavaca neighborhood. With a rusted metal exterior, it blends nicely into the eclectic urban neighborhood, offering an interior that by contrast is luminous and spacious. Visualizations by Jesse Adler.
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Status: Completed in 2012
Client: -
Partners: -
Our former office is located in an old industrial building in downtown San Antonio. The building’s past uses include pickle manufacturing, art studio, real estate office, political campaign headquarters, event location, and yoga space. With our 2012 renovation, we were able to combine our design office and wood shop under one roof for the first time. On a shoestring budget, we opened up and refreshed the facility into a relaxed but efficient work environment, where creativity and production are the staples of our everyday. The Office features some of our custom furniture, including our conference table, which was fabricated by Wayland and the crew from salvaged beams of Longleaf Pine. Photography by Bailey Porter.
Location: Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Status: Completed in 2015
Client: Dar Al-Hekma University
Partners: Klingmann Architects and Brand Consultants
In March 2015, Hilary Scruggs was honored to participate in Reinventing the Vernacular, a cross-disciplinary five-day event of workshops and talks at Dar Al-Hekma University in Jeddah. This design symposium considered traditions and heritage of the local as areas of academic deliberation and creative intervention. Hilary led a workshop for twenty young women entitled “Keeping it Real: Imagining the Vernacular with a Cool Bias”. The studio explored ways to access vernacular architecture through subjective biases to create heightened or more stimulating forms of experience. Documenting Jeddah’s old city of Al-Balad, the students were divided into groups, created interpretations of the city and shared their work through social media. Photography by Andreas Ruby, Hilary Scruggs, and the Students of Dar Al-Hekma.
