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2709 E 5th St, TX 78702-3065

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Clark Richardson Architects is an award winning custom residential architecture and design firm in Austin, Texas. We approach each project with a fresh eye, first understanding a clients’ needs and vision, then molding these ideas into elegant solutions that exceed all expectations. 

We are design thinkers. We believe that a successful project is a collaboration with our clients and comprised of the best designed solutions to the questions formulated by the client’s aesthetic tastes, needs, and lifestyle coupled with the opportunities presented by the site, then choreographed with the code, the budget, and the function. While we are top professionals in our field, we pride ourselves in being approachable and easygoing, we want the process to be fun, understandable, and accessible for all involved. 


Clark Richardson Architects is an award winning custom residential architecture and design firm in Austin, Texas. We approach each project with a fresh eye, first understanding a clients’ needs and vision, then molding these ideas into elegant solutions that exceed all expectations. 

We are design thinkers. We believe that a successful project is a collaboration with our clients and comprised of the best designed solutions to the questions formulated by the client’s aesthetic tastes, needs, and lifestyle coupled with the opportunities presented by the site, then choreographed with the code, the budget, and the function. While we are top professionals in our field, we pride ourselves in being approachable and easygoing, we want the process to be fun, understandable, and accessible for all involved. 


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Aqua Verde Residence
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Full Home Renovation - Architecture and Interiors by Clark Richardson Architects “We just bought a house in Austin; we love the amazing views but really don’t love the house. Can you help make it a home for us?” That was what began the first conversation we had with the Okochi family. We then went on to design with them a substantial whole house renovation on their Lake Austin home which completed construction this year. The Okochi’s wanted the home to have modern appeal, elegant finishes that reflected their tastes and flexibility that embraced the primary element of the house – it’s view. The property was located on a bluff above Lake Austin with 180-degree views of both the lake and the surrounding landscape. The home was located off a secluded street. On the property, one traversed through a grove of Oak Trees and extensive lawn to the home situated at the rear of the lot. The existing home was a brick and stucco two story residence and was wrapped in heavy masonry porches on both the front and rear of the residence which faces the view. The interiors of the home, which had undergone a few interior renovations since being built, were somewhat jumbled with a series of disconnected living spaces and perhaps most importantly little to no positive connection to the amazing views beyond the property. Windows to the lake view were sparse and further separated from the outdoors by the heavy masonry colonnades to each side of the home. The Okochi’s wanted to improve the flow of the house and unify the interior and exterior spaces around the rear terrace / pool and the views beyond. As clients, they both brought a modern sensibility. Jiro with his sensibility informed by his heritage as a Japanese American and Kim with a keen sense for modern design and interiors. The main level would be completely reconfigured, and a secondary living room was to be added on the second floor for their kids. Clark Richardson Architects faced two primary challenges, the existing kitchen was located on the front of the house and not well integrated into the other spaces and the existing second floor had a series of load bearing walls coming down across the first floor living spaces which partitioned them into separate spaces with little flow. Clark Richardson’s first task was to relocate the kitchen to a prominent corner position in the floor plan. This allowed it to act as a nexus in the living spaces. By introducing steel beams into the existing ceiling – the second floor bearing points were able to be under supported and redistributed to the exterior walls. These two design moves allowed for the creation of a singular living space fronting the view with an open plan kitchen and a more private media room where views were not needed. From the front door, visitors enter into the sitting room with direct views to the hills beyond. The sitting area flows into the dining room with a prominent wood design element extending from the floor to the ceiling featuring custom wire brushed and stained cypress wood. This detailing allows for the open space to have clearly defined functional divisions within a modern open plan. The wood soffit then extends from the dining area out to the rear terrace through a now transparent rear wall of the house. The rear terrace was completely reconstruction to minimize structural interruptions impeding the view and covered for year-round use. In addition, it stepped down from the main residence so outdoor seating areas would be dropped down in elevation – again to keep the clear of the view from the interior. The new kitchen occupies the inside corner and is punctuated by a double corner slider which allows the dining, kitchen and adjacent breakfast area to open directly to the rear terrace. A large central island permits for gathering and the oven with its black plaster finished hood acts as a direct counterpoint to the plastered fireplace at the sitting room. Skylights bring light into the center of the deep floorplate during the middle of the day and help balance light from the exterior windows. The living spaces together act as the beating heart of the newly renovated residence. By making bold changes to the layout, removing structural obstructions and opening up the rear of the house, both the interior and rear spaces have been combined into one expansive living space which flows to the rear terrace and amazing views beyond.

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Ramsey Residence
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Custom New Construction - Featured on the 2021 AIA Austin Homes Tour. Clark Richardson Architects completed the Architectural and Interior Design. The Ramsey Residence contemplates a simple plan in an exuberant manner. An orthogonally refined frontage composing spatial depth and materiality is capped by a sharply projected eave. This is the cue to the organization of the home along a tall, clerestory-lit spine running the length of the home. A formal entry and foyer lead to the main living room and spacious kitchen flanking the axis. Support spaces are discretely tucked away to allow marble slab and wood trim finishes to delineate the spaces. The axis continues as a tall windowed corridor leading to two outdoor courtyards: ‘fire’ for entertainment, and ‘water’ for contemplation. Private spaces depart the axis to resolve the ensemble with the same attention to material detail and spatial poise as discovered upon first sight.

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by avtar-image April Clark

235 days ago
Clark Richardson Architects chosen to be on the 2024 AIA Homes Tour!

We are excited to share that our Daniel Residence will be featured on the 2024 AIA Austin Homes Tour!

A modern re-interpretation of the traditional shotgun typology, this art-filled home is embedded into its narrow site through a continuous procession of living spaces. These spatial elements are anchored together with uninterrupted sightlines to the outdoors and a visual gradient of natural shading that brightens with progression into the site. The main floor entry is articulated by a floating steel stair and flows past the sunken formal sitting room into the extensively glazed kitchen and dining space.  Views of the Austin skyline greet you from the second floor.

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2709 E 5th St, TX 78702-3065