Welcome to
the Hartford Residence
The Hartford Residence, a 1932 home in Old West Austin, required architectural help to address flow and add living space while maintaining the home's original charm and honoring its historic neighborhood. The team chose to maintain a single story for the 483 SF addition of a new primary bedroom suite and laundry/mudroom. Brick from the original rear façade was carefully preserved to clad the new Mudroom entrance and outdoor fireplace so they blend seamlessly with the original structure. The original layout of the living room, dining and kitchen created challenges placing furniture, had unused space and convoluted access between rooms. The revised layout creates spaces for gathering, optimizes usable floorspace and establishes visible and accessible connections from the front to the back of the house. The addition of a large island with bar seating activates unused space in the kitchen, while new windows offer connection to the backyard and cozy new screened porch.
Hartford Residence Goals:
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Historic Preservation
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Sustainability
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Improve Access, Flow & Function
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Add Living Space
Notable Features:
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In the existing part of the home, openings between rooms were shifted and enlarged to improve sight lines, flow and furniture placement
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A new Primary Bedroom Suite added to the rear of the house maintains the single level and street-facing facade of the house
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Brick salvaged from the rear of the house was reused to clad the new street-facing mudroom entrance and the outdoor fireplace on the new covered porch
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Wood flooring was reclaimed from a demolition project down the road at 1702 Hartford Road and
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The diamond leaded window pattern at the front of the house was preserved and painstakingly added to a new high-efficiency window
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The diamond leaded window pattern on the original house also inspired the commission of a new leaded glass transom window between the kitchen and the new laundry and mudroom
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After
The Hartford Residence has been awarded Preservation Austin's
PRESERVATION MERIT AWARD
for Infill or Addition. If you are passionate about preserving the unique history of Austin, consider donating to this worthy organization. Volunteers and funds are always needed, but if that isn't an option, support by attending their next event celebrating impactful works.
We'll be at the 64th Annual Preservation Merit Awards Celebration on Tuesday, November 12 from 6-9 PM at historic Springdale Station in Austin. Join us there!