Matt Fajkus Architecture is an award-winning and licensed architecture office that welcomes residential and commercial projects, both small and large. The design work of Matt Fajkus Architecture is based on the belief that each project is unique, as it should be driven by the client, the site, and functional requirements, rather than a singular, preconceived aesthetic. The firm aims for clear and simple solutions to complex problems by blending expertise as well as experimentation. As a young and energetic collaborative, the firm is simultaneously an academic think tank, directly connected to theoretical and technological research at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, while also practicing with a deep focus on realizing exceptional buildings.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
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The Ashby Residence is derived from the stereotomic operation of subtracting from and adding to a solid volume to enable specific programmatic relationships and daylight conditions. Sited on a typical 50’x150’ single-family residential lot in Austin, Texas, the design questions the standard house massing and arrangement by stretching along the length of the lot.
Located on a small triangular lot near Bull Creek in Austin, this house addition was required to comply with complex ordinance regulations which drastically constrain the possibility to add area to an 800 square-foot house originally built in the 1950’s.
The home office addition not only complements the existing house and balances the dynamic West Austin lot, but also provides a newly framed portal to the creek and its rich landscape beyond.
The Autohaus is a car collectors’ garage and residence in central Texas. The design features compact living quarters, expressed as a single mass, floating above an open area for flexible gathering and automobile calibration/display.
Juice Society is a commercial interior finish-out located in Lamar Union in South Austin. With a focus on cold-pressed, raw, organic juices and healthy snacks, the juice bar is designed to provide functional production space for the brand and comfortable work and meeting space for its customers.
Architects: Matt Fajkus Architecture Project: Strass Residence Location: Austin, Texas Project Manager: Anna Katsios Design Team: Anna Katsios, Matt Fajkus, AIA, David Birt General Contractor: Sett Studio Structural Engineer: LOC Consultants Location: Austin, Texas, US Phase: Completion 2017 Photography: Atelier Wong Photography, Twist Tours, Anna Katsios Strass Residence is a new family home recently completed
Bracketed Space House is a spacious Texas dwelling designed by American studio Matt Fajkus Architecture.
Designed by Matt Fajkus Architecture, the Dusky Thrush House is a single-family residence in west Austin that expresses modernity while complying with strict Home Owner’s Associate (HOA) rules.
