The prime directive on any Cuppett Kilpatrick project is “edit.” For more than two decades, this small residential firm in Austin has strived to distill houses down to their essential components, forgoing architectural acrobatics for simple forms and honest materials that would appeal to Modernists and Traditionalists alike. The firm’s impressive array of projects is united by a contemporary sensibility, often leavened by shiplap walls, exposed rafters and dark finishes that wrap the residents in warmth. For a multifamily compound, their Featured Project, in the Texas Hill Country, Cuppett Kilp…
The prime directive on any Cuppett Kilpatrick project is “edit.” For more than two decades, this small residential firm in Austin has strived to distill houses down to their essential components, forgoing architectural acrobatics for simple forms and honest materials that would appeal to Modernists and Traditionalists alike. The firm’s impressive array of projects is united by a contemporary sensibility, often leavened by shiplap walls, exposed rafters and dark finishes that wrap the residents in warmth. For a multifamily compound, their Featured Project, in the Texas Hill Country, Cuppett Kilpatrick created a quartet of humble board-and-batten structures topped with corrugated tin roofs that could be easily erected by local carpenters without compromising the cool clarity of their interiors. “Like our other work,” Tim Cuppett observes, “this project sits quietly in its context.” Read Less