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Low Design Office is an internationally recognized architecture and design studio that focuses on something simple: realizing more with less.
WOLF CREEK RANCH Burnet TX
Resilient multigenerational home in Texas hill country.
work in progress [design and construction by LowDO]
moreCANDELILLA La Ventana MX
Multifamily development in design
moreMISHPOCHA WOODS COMPOUND Austin TX
LowDO bridges design and construction; we often execute projects as design-build, a process in which we continue beyond architectural design services to also manage construction of a project. The Mishpocha Woods Eco-Compound is an example of what we refer to as “...
moreENVIROMOLECULAR Venice Architecture Biennale
“Enviromolecular” refers to basic structure for life support and a “chemical” approach to building dynamic space. Atoms conjoin periodically to form molecules, minimum microstructures capable of performing a material’s chemical behavior – how matter interacts, electronically – enabling quantum...
moreFLEX APPEAL Los Angeles CA
Adaptive/Expansive Housing is a human community-powered system that is designed to accommodate a range of cohabitation scenarios, as well as fostering genuine relationships between housed and unhoused, high- and low-income residents, owners and renters. The combinatory system operates not unlike...
moreDAKOTA MOUNTAIN Dripping Springs TX
Designed and built by LowDO on a three-acre property in the Texas hill country, the Dakota Mountain Residence is a homestead that pilots sustainability for contemporary lifestyles. A retired couple wanted to build a climate-responsive house tailored for their creative pursuits, and to host their...
more4D HOMES Austin TX
In a pattern consistent with many US cities in which high property costs limit upward mobility, Austin faces enormous demand for affordable housing – specifically, affordable housing that can adapt over time. We propose a system in which homes themselves can evolve, addressing...
moreRIVER HOUSE New Braunfels TX
Three siblings use this 2900sf home as a gathering point for their families. They asked that the design create a space that promotes and emphasizes connections 1) between the families, 2) to light and the surrounding landscape, and 3) to the river. Additionally, the house needed to be built on a...
moreBEAUREGARD HOUSE San Antonio TX
The Beauregard House is a transitional building, designed around ideas of salvage / revitalize / reinterpret. The transitional nature of the design allows it to serve its multiple functions of home, office, and...
moreAMP SPACECRAFT Accra GH
Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform (AMP) is a pan-African participatory design initiative to build alternative futures, cooperatively—networking the practical know-how of grassroots makers with the technical knowledge of...
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