TRANSITIONAL TEXAS HILL COUNTRY

TEXAS REGIONAL VERNACULAR
Influenced by Prairie, Bungalow, and modern styles, Texas Regional architecture began to grow in popularity by the late 20th century. It started and grew as the desire for a regional architecture that reflected local traditions and building materials. Standard materials for a Texas home include colorful limestone combined with standing seam metal roofs, granite and other solid masonry.

This style has limited ornamentation usually relying on woodwork and beams to adorn the elevations. With homes usually being one room in depth, this style lends itself to more simple shapes and massing. They are more likely to include wings off the main body of the structure giving them a low yet expansive elevation. These wings give the overall floor plan a ‘C’ or ‘H’ shape.

CHARACTERISTICS

This style is typically characterized with wide porches mostly wrapping around the main body of the home to allow shade and breezes through open windows. These homes reflect the adaptation of architecture to the warmer southern climate. While not exclusively one story, the majority of homes in this style will be single level. When these homes have a second level, the main structure will consist two levels with the wings just having one.

The more recent growth of this type of home can be attributed to how well-suited is is to a wide range of stylistic possibilities. Texas Vernacular can easily adapt from its more traditional roots to create a transitional Texas home, and even can be done magnificently in a more contemporary rendition.