5008 Bennett Ave, Austin TX 78751

This quietly comfortable urban infill alley house has a mid-century modern aesthetic with very livable spaces. Natural light fills the interior, & most rooms have direct access to outdoor spaces. The many windows seamlessly connect the exterior and interior, while thoughtful attention to sightlines affords visual privacy from the street & neighbors. Careful consideration has been given to the home’s place in the community through the scale and rhythm of exterior forms and materials. Covered parking at the rear of the home, accessed from the alley.
The generous and inviting covered front porch wraps around the alley side of the house through a private courtyard along the wall of Living Room windows and continues through a gate to the carport beyond. Patio doors provide easy access from the Dining Room to the alley side courtyard, and from the Kitchen to the Back Porch, carport, & private back yard.
The home’s primary design feature is its exposed structure & warm natural wood ceilings throughout offset by museum quality ultra-white walls ready for your curated art collection. Upstairs are the secondary Bedroom/Office, full bath, a covered semi-private roof deck. A separate, covered private roof deck is provided for the Primary Suite.
Environmentally friendly features: deep overhangs protect energy efficient windows; use of recycled, recyclable, and renewable materials; natural fiber wall insulation; continuous insulative exterior sheathing with integral air infiltration barrier; low wattage LED lighting; natural gas cooktop, tankless water heater, & ducted mini-split heating and cooling. All interior walls & upper floors have cotton fiber insulation to minimize sound transmission between rooms.
All these design elements work together to create an environmentally sensitive home of lasting beauty that builds on the site’s history and contributes positively to the neighborhood’s character & sense of community. Architecture by Wingfield Modern, PLLC.