Leonid Furmansky is an architectural photographer based in Austin, Texas who explores the ways in which built environments shape and reflect everyday life. His work often focuses on modern and brutalist architecture, emphasizing texture, form, and light to reveal the character of structures both large and small.
He has documented a wide variety of projects — residential homes, installations, adaptive reuse, towers and public structures — collaborating with architects and design firms to present spaces that feel both technically precise and richly atmospheric. His photographs are featured on ArchDaily, Divisare, Houzz, and in exhibitions, including shows that examine brutalist architecture.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas, USA
LEARN MORE: Leonid Furmansky Photography
The design of Jonestown Tree House draws inspiration from the timber constructions of architect Peter Zumthor, particularly his work on the Stielneset Memorial and the Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum. This influence is most evident in the striking…
Hood House is a renovation and addition project in West Lake Hills. It blends a discreet renovation of the existing mid-century home with a two-story addition, including a primary suite and a second living space.
Pedernales, a building that could not exist on any other site. A house tailored to its location in every single way. Envisioned as a curated living, staycation of a space, Pedernales has culminated into a living and…
The Ann Arbor Residence is a house that straddles the sensibilities of mid-century design and modern amenities with a nod to craftsmanship and creativity.
Set in the Bouldin neighborhood, Monroe Residence responds to its context and the user as a bright articulated jewel set upon on a dark plinth.
The design for the Kenwood residence was inspired by the charming Travis Heights neighborhood in which it is situated. Although the area is centrally located in the bustling city of Austin
Located in the quiet, historic neighborhood of Wilshire Woods, the Wilshire Residence draws heavily from it’s surrounding context to form itself as a humble, yet contemporary home for a young family.
Theresa Passive House is a renovation and addition that blends the historic preservation of a 1914 bungalow with a modern volume and sustainable design.
Manifold House is a straightforward gable form sliced open to create a series of unique spatial experiences that capitalize on the varied relationships between the building, the user, and the natural site context.
