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An existing garage was converted into an ADU. Its folding glass wall opens to the backyard, allowing the extra kitchen to be put to use for outdoor entertaining.

Tapping his experience in hotel design, Conrad underlit the deck so that it appears to float. The couple bought the planters from the House of St. Clair moving sale in Austin. The siding is painted in Sherwin-Williams' Urbane Bronze.

The double-height living space is anchored by a wood-burning stove by Lopi in the corner. The large east-facing window on the far wall floods the room with magical morning light. All the windows and doors are by Quantum.

"When we started out, Casey wasn’t married and wasn’t dating anyone," says architect Arthur Furman. "So the original project brief was less about bedrooms and bathrooms, and more about the character of the home. Specifically, the shape. Casey had an image in his mind of a house he had photographed early in his career in a wooded area of Maine. The house was a basic shape—as one would draw as a child—just a box with a gabled roof." The home's simple gabled shape is emphasized by the use of burnished stucco on all sides.

The entrance is located to the side of the house. The recessed Douglas fir front door was built by Austin’s Honea Woodworks. The roof is Galvalume standing-seam metal.

A view of the home from the east side.

With an updated layout, the main living areas are connected into one welcoming space—while they enjoy an abundance of natural light.

A bridge links the living area to the kitchen.

Thanks to a hidden screen that rolls down over the fireplace, the living room doubles as a TV or movie room.