![Hillmont 02 Living Kitchen](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-02-Living-Kitchen.jpg?w=1280&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802252&s=1b2924da10fd4db5d4722184093e4794)
Hillmont ADU
Delights in living small in Central Austin
A tightly composed Auxiliary Dwelling Unit elegantly expresses the delights of living small – while helping to expand density options within a verdant neighborhood.
The site, constrained by strict municipal guidelines and an existing rental home, presented a multitude of challenges. The response is a spirited design that creatively combines efficiency and sophistication within 850 square feet. Full-height glazed walls open the downstairs interior with profuse natural light to showcase an exquisitely crafted poured-in-place concrete wall running the length of the house, extending beyond the enclosure to screen a spacious patio. The second floor provides a respite of two bedrooms and a shared bath. Full site development, from curb to back fence, complements the ideal of a relaxed indoor/outdoor lifestyle amidst the emergent density of central Austin.
- Location
- South Austin, Texas
- Team
- Patrick Ousey AIA, Jonathan Davies
- Contractor
- Red Bud Construction
- Interiors
- FAB Architecture
- Landscape
- FAB Architecture
- Structural
- Green Earth Engineering
- Photography
- Andrea Calo
- Awards
- 2017 Texas Society of Architecture Design Award
- 2016 AIA Austin Design Award
- 2015 AIA Austin Homes Tour
![Hillmont 01 Exterior](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-01-Exterior.jpg?w=1067&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802251&s=f053546074933505ded88a5c6c7dfdf8)
![Hillmont 07 Exterior](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-07-Exterior.jpg?w=1280&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802254&s=4def3663bb08abffa88415cd8df43d87)
![Hillmont 03 Living](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-03-Living.jpg?w=1280&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802252&s=41e2c030ec51825aa36380e10700ade6)
![Hillmont 04 Bedroom](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-04-Bedroom.jpg?w=1067&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802253&s=8eef777eab85b0543ae14e5034fdd400)
![Hillmont 05 Daybed](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-05-Daybed.jpg?w=1067&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802253&s=f0fcf42c997193b6dfc87b2eefd57b64)
![Hillmont 06 Kitchen](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-06-Kitchen.jpg?w=1067&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802254&s=e2ef769b6e049e87e6a6de268724ce19)
![Hillmont 08 Exterior](https://fab-architecture.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Hillmont-08-Exterior.jpg?w=1067&q=60&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1569802255&s=0743b861922ad67a43b1a7bbfeaad4a0)