This exclusive video produced by Dezeen features The Perch, architect Nicole Blair‘s elevated house extension in Austin, which was designed to maximise living space.
As its name suggests, the structure is perched just two feet above the roof of the existing home to minimise disturbance to the residence below.
Blair clad the guesthouse in weathering-steel panels and added wood-framed windows provided by Windsor Windows & Doors. The Burnt Pumpkin colour of the windows was selected to complement the Corten-steel exterior.
The structure spans 660 square feet and consists of an irregularly shaped steel volume supported by four columns.
The assembly of the steel structure took place offsite,
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