Ashby Collective is a collaborative design studio whose strength is derived from the shared talent and experience of a unique group of designers. Greater than the sum of its individual parts, their practice is built on decades of cumulative reference and research, with a design process that borrows from the studio’s broad range of perspectives and expertise. Ashby Collective’s work is unified by a timeless system rooted in analog aesthetics, subtle international touches and a deep reverence for history and architectural context. Mark Ashby, Michele Lorenz, Anne Grandinetti, Christina Simon and a team of talented design assistants and operations managers: this is Ashby Collective.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
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This Austin home is a beautiful example of transitional architectural design with the use of traditional elements such as dominant gables and pitched roof forms suffused with modern parapet walls and low flat sheds.
The homeowners (New York City transplants) recently purchased a contemporary, modern home located in one of Austin’s older, charming neighborhoods, Tarrytown. They wanted the interiors to reflect their own personality
This Austin home has just undergone a complete transformation – each room turned into an artful space with loads of character. Ashby Collective reimagined the 5,800 square foot home — giving it the maximalist wow factor the homeowners wanted.
When the clients approached Michele Lorenz, Ashby Collective, to reinvent their Lake Austin waterfront home they conveyed the importance of creating a refuge that allowed for a multitude of outdoor spaces.
Mark Ashby Design and Furman + Keil Architects gives a traditional ranch home, circa 1954, an updated midcentury design. The home had undergone a previous remodel in 2001 that resulted in disjointed spaces, poor circulation, and awkwardly proportioned rooms.
While this 3,500 plus square foot home was designed to be a relaxed family lake house, it also serves as a hub for entertaining friends and hosting events.
Mark Ashby Design reimagines an Austin spec house into a colorful custom home, the Bouldin Pied-e-Terre is 2,400 square feet and walking distance to Austin’s buzzing South Congress Avenue shops, restaurants, and entertainment.
Brickwork, mahogany paneling and a new guest casita are featured in this 1950s Texas dwelling that has been meticulously renovated by Austin- and San Antonio-based studio Clayton & Little.
