Since its founding in 1984, Lake Flato Architects has designed buildings that respond to the culture and climate of each unique place. We believe in creating environments that enrich communities and nurture life through our work.
When we decided to create our own architecture firm in 1984, we had a number of strong ideas about what kind of buildings we wanted to design. We believed first and foremost that architecture should be rooted in its particular place, responding in a meaningful way to the natural or built environment. Using local materials and partnering with the best local craftsmen, we sought to create buildings that were tactile and modern, environmentally responsible and authentic, artful and crafted.
Now more than 32 years later, these beliefs still inform the architecture we create. While our firm has grown along with the range and complexity of our projects, we have found the desire to build in partnership with the land to be an approach that remains valid and increasingly resonant. Our first projects were houses and these projects excite us still. We have found that by exploring the intimate relationship between family, place and building we can create unique living environments that possess a compelling authenticity and beauty.
LOCATION: San Antonio, Austin / Texas
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Designed by Lake Flato Architects, the Goat Mountain Ranch is a newly completed ranch house located in Uvalde, Texas. This ranch recently earned LEED certification. Project description: Seated on a heavily-wooded bluff, Goat Mountain Ranch tempers views overlooking the expansive Nueces River Valley to the southwest and upward views of Goat Mountain and a bowl-shaped […]
Located in San Antonio, Texas, the Olmos Park Residence was designed by Lake/Flato Architects. The Olmos Park Residence sits on a heavily wooded, quarter-acre corner site full of heritage oaks and elms. The wooded area is juxtaposed next to the Olmos Basin, the community’s storm water collection reservoir. Much of the home’s program is nestled
Project Name: Story Pool House Architects: Lake Flato Architects Project Location: Center Point, Texas Photo Credits: Casey Dunn 2011 AIA San Antonio Honor Award 2012 Builder’s Choice Design Award Story Pool House is a beautiful house located in Center Point, Texas, in a remote area which offers a peaceful retreat and a gorgeous view of
Project: Hog Pen Creek Residence Architecture: Lake Flato Architects Location: Austin, Texas, USA Photo Credits: Casey Dunn Projected by Lake Flato Architects company and built on a land located at the confluence between Hong Pen Creek with Lake Austin, the Hog Pen Creek Residence represents the materialization of the owners’ wish for fresh air and
