Leisure Rodeo
When filmmaker and musician Scott Ballew spotted a "for sale" sign go up on a 1924 Craftsman bungalow in Travis Heights' laid-back Fairview Park subdivision, he made an offer from the home's front porch on the spot. Side Angle Side, called on by their friend and neighbor, preserved the bungalow's original charm—its brick chimney, longleaf pine floors, and shiplap walls—while tucking a new dining room and screened-in porch onto the rear of the house, barely visible from the street. The addition gives Scott the space he needed for entertaining, bringing a touch of Marfa modernism to the classic 1920s home without disturbing its character.
Team
Arthur Furman
Annie-Laurie Grabiel
John Redington
Builder
Interiors
Landscape
Lighting
Photos
Recognition
Preservation Austin: 30th Anniversary Homes Tour
Austin Home Design Award Finalist: Best Remodel
“A Historic Austin Bungalow Rides Again After a ‘Surfer Cowboy’ Revamp.
Drawing on Marfa modernism and the aesthetic of artists like Willie Nelson—who owned a studio in the neighborhood in the 1970s—Scott Ballew and Side Angle Side envisioned a compact new dining room bump-out extending from the kitchen and connecting to a new screened porch.”
– Dwell Magazine
"I wanted a space that could be a hub for creativity in the house."
– Scott Ballew
