alterstudio Architecture: 6 Houses

Alterstudio Architecture of Austin, Texas focuses its attention on the relationship between the material facts of architecture and the social occasions it shelters and invites. The work is rooted in deep-seated virtues of architecture generous space making, shrewd manipulation of day lighting, and meticulous attention to detail. The heightening of direct human experience and the framing of the complex circumstances of their situations are at the core of each project. Alterstudio Architecture: 6 Houses presents six houses from the widely recognized firm in great detail, representing different ways to approach the opportunities latent in the problem of the single-family-house. It includes essays by Carlos Jimenez, Wilfried Wang and John Reynolds. The recipient of more than 90 design awards and widely published, this is the first book on the firm s work.