Jesse's House-Community First Village-Jobe Corral Architects

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Austin firm Jobe Corral Architects worked with Jesse to design the home. "Permanence was one of his biggest concerns, and relaxation was also very important," says the firm’s cofounder, Ada Corral. The architects chose a palette of durable, off-the-shelf materials—Hardie board, concrete, and plywood—to make construction and future maintenance straightforward.