Ravel Architecture is an Austin, Texas based Architecture practice. It was established in 2014 by friends Alex Finnell, Devin Keyes, and Dan Fields.
The firm specializes in bespoke residential and boutique commercial projects that find their way through a first principles program-based approach. The practice uses its experience in land acquisition, development, design, and building to inform a project’s success.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
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Calma House by Ravel Architecture draws inspiration from the warmth and timelessness of Mexican vernacular architecture while embracing Texas sensibilities and climate necessities. As a result, the home feels both bold and serene, blending traditional materials and typologies with clear, modern geometries.
Configured as a boomerang to accentuate the land’s natural curvature, this high-ground home perches at the brow of a hillside to maximize the site’s 180-degree perspective.
On a secluded street in Austin Texas, this home was designed for clients in search of a quiet and private sanctuary. The clients wanted a full-size lap pool that they could use for daily exercise and the site posed ….
Since we were the developers of the project, (our own clients!) the brief was for us to design a home that would be worthy of long-term care. We wanted to make a statement about how more housing should be developed directly by architects.
An active family with two kids and a full house needed a versatile solution that could do something for everyone. Concrete Casita by Ravel Architecture is a playhouse, perfect for sleepovers. A media room for kids by day and parents by night.
