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Though parties might be on hold for a bit longer, this midcentury-style, brick-and-glass house in Austin, Texas, stands ready to entertain. Its owners, Sherry and Anthony, credit their architect and close friend, Eric Hughes of Houston firm HR Design Dept, for accommodating their penchant for Southern hospitality. For example, visitors can come right into the kitchen—the formal entrance off the front walkway gets much less use than the door from the carport—and be promptly handed a drink across the generous island. "There’s an overarching communal flow to the home and the way in which entertaining spaces work together, and then there are these separate, choreographed moments within that," says Hughes.