Houston is growing as a city, not only in size but also because of its restaurants, architecture, and corporate business opportunities. If we focus on the architecture, we see a pleasant mixture of modern, art deco, and green practices being used on traditional homes and buildings. As always, it is a good sign when a city’s landscape brings together the best of old with the best of the new. Below is an example of a Houston modern home.

The Salazar House by Stern and Bucek Architects

Located in a modest 1940’s subdivision south of the UNiversity of Houston, the twi bedroom Salazar was built in a neighborhood of single story frame houses. Designed to be compatible with the scale of the surrounding dwellings, the house is organized around a landscapes courtyard with all rooms facing the courtyard. Using green technology of a rain screen, exterior walls facing east and west are clad with stained marine grade plywood, contained with brick walls on the north and south sides. An enclosed passageway clad in standing seam galvalume, matching the roof material connects the two wings of the house.

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