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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 Court

WOLF CREEK RANCH   Burnet TX

Resilient multigenerational home in Texas hill country.

work in progress [design and construction by LowDO]

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CANDELILLA   La Ventana MX

Multifamily development in design

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GREENHOUSE   Hudson Valley NY

Residence, guest quarters and music studio.

work in progress

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MISHPOCHA 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 “...

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Fufuzela

ENVIROMOLECULAR   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...

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ADAPTIVE HOUSING

FLEX 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...

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Dakota Mountain Landscape

DAKOTA 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...

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Adaptive House Expansion

4D 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...

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BAMBOT: FUFUZELA   MoMA PS1  YAP

FUFUZELA are free modular mobile #BAMBOTS (bamboo micro-infrastructure) that interoperate at the scale between furniture and architecture. Designed for self-assembly, fufuzela are—like deer and...

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RIVER HOUSE

RIVER 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...

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BEAUREGARD HOUSE

BEAUREGARD 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...

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AMP SPACECRAFT

AMP 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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