LR studio and KAD unfold gable roofs of casa westway in texas

LR studio and KAD unfold gable roofs of casa westway in texas
all images courtesy of lopez resendez studio and katagiri architecture + design

‘casa westway’ is a renovation project of a single family residence built in the late 50’s in downtown of mcallen, texas. the original building was constructed as a single rectangular footprint with a typical massing topped by two-pitched roofs, which represents a very distinctive house prototype of its time in this region. in order to update the structure’s architectural character, lopez resendez studio and katagiri architecture + design decided to join forces.

view from the living room to the backyard

the main idea was to break the shape of the gables into several pieces by unfolding the planes. ‘this gave us the chance to create cross relationship which transforms roof into façade and façade into roof, and provided interior spaces richer value of natural light and articulation,’ said the studios. consequently, each room was linked to a social program to provide a more fluent relationship between spaces and continued to the exterior patio in order to extend the living room to outdoor areas in parallel with the ceiling system. this materiality seeks to create an expression that will change over time as it develops an intimate dialogue with the surrounding context.

open and bright lounge under the folded roof 

the metal roof cladding continues to the façade

entrance approach with existing oak tree 

view from the backyard to living room

original house from 1950’s

unfolding process

sections

ground floor plan

project info:

name: casa westway
architects: LR studio, katagiri architecture + design
location: mcallen, texas, united states
year: 2012
site area: 13,333.00 sqft
floor area: 3124.84 sqft

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