Gulf Coast Beach House

Located in a community along the Gulf Coast, this new residence creates a place of rest and relaxation through offering expansive views and ample room for indoor and outdoor living and entertaining.
Location
Gulf Coast, Texas
Design Team
Kevin Barden and Joe Rivers
Renderings
Rivers Barden Architects
Typology
Residential
Date
2021 - present
Interior Design
Graham & Company
Civil and Structural Engineering
Dunaway / BEC
General Contractor
Al Johnson Construction
Building Science
TONER Home Matters
Process
Explore
Albert Cabin
Albert, Texas
Residential
Stepping through the stone wall portal welcomes an exodus from the city and arrival to the Texas Hill Country. In the mornings, the bathroom and shower face southeast for the sun to greet you. In the evenings, the bedroom offers expansive views southwest to unwind with the sunset and explore the night sky.
Greg Dean
Actor & Director
Music and Performance
In this episode, our resident architects Joe Rivers and Kevin Barden visit with Greg Dean, a theater actor and director from Houston, Texas. Greg Dean has been a player in Houston's theater scene for practically three decades, having spent much of that time as an actor and director with locally founded Catastrophic Theater. Joe and Kevin sat down with Greg to discuss his evolution as an actor and his approach to directing.
The Merit of the Mud Room
Joe Rivers
Writing
Houston, a city molded by the oil and gas industry, is a place of energy, innovation, and, at times, a little dirt. As architects who live within this soiled city, we understand the unique challenges posed by the grit and grime of our surroundings. For this reason, we propose an often underestimated yet invaluable component of home design – the extra-large mud room. Serving as more than just a transitional space, a well-designed mud room offers a multitude of benefits that contribute to the organization, hygiene, and overall well-being of a home here in Houston.