This project began as a collaboration between an artist and architectural historian aimed to make a contemporary house within the confines of their compact historic lot in Central Austin. Their plan was to create a modern house nestled in the backyard while preserving the charm of their existing 1940s, 850-square-foot Arts and Crafts bungalow. Rather than add an addition to the original structure, they envisioned a complementary new companion house: a ruggedly modern home capable of coexisting in balance with the existing house, offering the potential for dual occupancy or future use of either building.