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Canyon Road Motor Court

CANYON ROAD MOTOR COURT

Texas Hill Country · Studio project
Studio project · Drive, retaining wall and carport

A MOTOR COURT CUT INTO THE HILL.

PlaceTexas Hill Country
Coordinates30°11′N
98°24′W
StatusStudio project
AreaOne acre of hillside
Board-formed concrete · Steel · Cedar

A board-formed concrete retaining wall holds the hill and lines the drive. Gravel with steel edging, and a carport of black steel and cedar lit from within.

Concept

A motor court for a limestone house on a Hill Country slope. The retaining wall carries the ground and becomes the wall of the drive, and the carport is a flat roof of black steel and cedar with light concealed in its ceiling. The cars appear in the images deliberately, since a drive is designed around what arrives on it.

Structure

Board-formed concrete retaining walls with drainage behind, a gravel drive on a compacted base with steel edging, and a steel-framed carport with a cedar ceiling and concealed lighting, on limestone piers.

Challenge

A steep approach that needed to feel calm. The wall and the drive curve together so the house is revealed late, and the carport is detailed as a room.

Result

A drive that slows you down, a wall that belongs to the landscape, and a carport where the cars are part of the composition.

Concrete and steel
Under the carport
Studio project

UNDER THE CARPORT

The drive at dusk
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