Neither of us have any training as architects or draftspeople. Learning to read and understand site diagrams and drawings became a necessary skill, since we spent a considerable amount of time researching options on house location, site setbacks, and forest practices along the way. Photo 3 of 5 in Everything You Need to Know When Designing and Building in Austin, Texas from Building the Maxon House: Week 2

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This photo was taken from our past Backstory series that followed Seattleite Lou Maxon while he recounted his experience of buying property, designing, and building a modern house with Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig Architects.