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1920s HISTORIC HOME REMODEL: 3 Apartments Into 1 with Carina Coel, AIA | #AIAAustinHomesTour2026
Can strict historic preservation rules actually unlock better design? On this special AIA Austin Homes Tour edition of TALKdesign, I sit down with architect Carina Coel of Restructure Architecture to explore the extraordinary transformation of Rutherford Place. Located in the historic Travis Heights neighborhood of Austin, Texas, this 100-year-old Spanish Revival triplex was reimagined from three cramped apartments into an airy, light-filled single-family home. When you are working within a historic district, preservation guidelines are strict. You cannot simply tear down the street-facing facade or alter its original character. But as Carina and I discuss, those exact parameters often force the most innovative architectural breakthroughs. We dive into how her team opened up dark, compartmentalized spaces—complete with a sketchy weekend-dug basement—and created seamless spatial flow for a growing family of four. Carina shares the technical mechanics of removing central load-bearing walls, inserting massive structural beams, and wrapping them in smooth plaster arches that pay homage to the original 1920s design. We discuss how intentional spatial flow and color choices create powerful emotional transitions throughout the floor plan—like using a dark, moody hallway for compression before releasing you into a bright, focused home office. We also challenge the modern trend of overblowing square footage just for resale. From a custom wet room in the primary suite to a flat-roof skylight that doubles as a hidden roof access hatch, Carina demonstrates how every square meter can be designed for high functionality, daily connection, and emotional resonance. Most importantly, this project proves that when you respect the embodied energy of an existing structure, you create a home that feels grounded and authentic. ⏯️ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS: 01:24 - Preserving the 1920s Spanish Revival Facade 05:43 - Secret Family Emblem Burnished in the Floor 07:07 - Opening Up the Historical Entryway 08:55 - The Dedicated Vinyl Listening Room 10:02 - 100-Year-Old Cedar Post Foundations 13:43 - Gallery Kitchen: Contrast & Spatial Flow 16:00 - Hiding Structural Beams Behind Plaster Arches 17:04 - Why Functional Kitchens Beat Overblown Spaces 18:36 - Compression & Release: The Dark Hallway 20:51 - Reconnecting the Basement Mudroom Staircase 23:53 - Exposing Natural Light Up the Stairwell 25:34 - Primary Suite: Reimagining the Upstairs Floorplan 28:36 - Wet Room Design & Monochromatic Stone 33:32 - Designing for Family Growth & Historic Timelines 36:00 - Saving the Grandfathered Garage for a Design Studio 38:53 - Approaching the Facade at Dusk 40:22 - Banking Emotional Feels in Historic Architecture If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to join me each week on TALKdesign as we unpack what makes great design tick with inspiring architects, designers, and creative minds from around the world. Which detail of this historic transformation resonated most with you? Drop your thoughts in the comments below! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today · 44 min
JUST Branding
S08.EP16 - Does Purpose Really Sell? The TOMS Story with Justin Herber
Does purpose really sell? TOMS helped prove that a business could connect commercial growth with positive impact. Its One for One model transformed a simple shoe purchase into a story millions of people wanted to join. Former TOMS brand leader Justin Herber joins us to examine the argument from inside one of the world’s best known purpose led brands. We explore how TOMS became a cultural movement, why its story resonated, what the company got right and wrong, and whether purpose can genuinely produce commercial growth.
Today · 57 min
A is for Architecture Podcast
Antony Wood: Tall buildings and sustainable vertical urbanism.
In this episode of the A is for Architecture Podcast, Professor Antony Wood PhD, Tall Building Expert, Professor of Sustainable Vertical Urbanism at the Illinois Institute of Technology, author, architect and former president and CEO of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, now the Council of Vertical Urbanism, discusses… very tall buildings. The Council of Vertical Urbanism is the body that oversees the certification of the world’s tallest buildings. Tallness, as our cities now attest, is seemingly the predominant solution to almost all urban problems, from sprawl, to banality to sustainability, new economics, urban identity and branding and even the housing crisis. Nearly ten times as many Supertalls – buildings over 300m, have been built since 2000 than were built in the previous 100 years. But outside their appeal as objects – big isn’t always beautiful, but it is normally very impressive – what are they for and how do they work as bits of a city? Antony discusses this – where ‘tall’ comes from, what it achieves as a typology, how they’re made, what sorts of places and cities they make, and how they could do it all a lot better. Anthony can be found through his excellent and popular LinkedIn page and at work where he runs the Masters of Tall Buildings and Vertical Urbanism. CVU is linked above. + Music credits: Bruno Gillick
Yesterday · 54 min
Podcast de Arquitectura y algo más...con Sergio Andrés Ahumada
Cap 73: Belleza, emoción y arquitectura con Rafael Aranda.
¿Qué le debemos exigir a una buena obra de arquitectura?Que funcione.Que responda correctamente a su contexto.Que esté bien construida.Que resuelva las necesidades de quienes la habitan.Pero…¿es suficiente?En el capítulo 73 del Podcast de arquitectura y algo más tuve la oportunidad de conversar con Rafael Aranda, fundador junto a Carme Pigem y Ramon Vilalta de RCR Arquitectes y ganador del Premio Pritzker de Arquitectura 2017.Una conversación especialmente importante para este podcast, pero también profundamente distinta. Porque esta vez no hablamos tanto de edificios.Hablamos de arquitectura.De cómo RCR entiende la disciplina, de su relación con el lugar, de la búsqueda de la belleza y, especialmente, de una idea que atravesó nuestra conversación:la buena arquitectura tiene que ser capaz de emocionar.No se trata solamente de resolver un programa.Tampoco de construir una imagen espectacular.Para RCR, la arquitectura surge de relaciones mucho más profundas entre lugar, materia, paisaje, luz, vacío, cuerpo y experiencia. Su propia filosofía habla de una arquitectura que busca trascender lo estrictamente disciplinar y conectar con la vida.Y la belleza ocupa un lugar fundamental dentro de esa búsqueda.RCR ha expresado una idea que sintetiza extraordinariamente bien esa posición: cuando proyectan y encuentran una respuesta, si esa respuesta no es bella, saben que deben continuar buscando. Entonces aparece una pregunta inevitable:¿Qué significa belleza en arquitectura?¿Es algo visual?¿Es subjetiva?¿Puede proyectarse?¿O aparece cuando espacio, materia, naturaleza y personas consiguen relacionarse de una determinada manera?En su discurso al recibir el Premio Pritzker, RCR explicó también que buscan despertar emociones en quienes experimentan sus espacios: “queremos sentir y hacer sentir”.Y quizás ahí aparece una de las ideas más poderosas de esta conversación.Podemos hablar de eficiencia, normativa, tecnología, presupuesto, sostenibilidad y función —y debemos hacerlo—.Pero después de resolver todo eso todavía queda una pregunta:¿Qué va a sentir una persona cuando entre en ese espacio?Una conversación sobre belleza, emoción, lugar y sobre aquello que puede convertir una construcción correctamente resuelta en arquitectura.👉 Sígueme en Instagram, TikTok y LinkedIn: @sergioandresahumada📲 Suscríbete a mi canal de YouTube Sergio Andrés Ahumada y al Podcast de arquitectura y algo más en Spotify y Apple Podcast.
Yesterday · 1 hr 16 min