Light House

 

300 Argyle AveNUE

At first glance this unobtrusive yet dramatic house appears to consist only of a transparent pavilion floating in a subterranean garden. Closer examination reveals a low, backup wing. L-shaped in plan, to which the pavilion is discreetly attached. Tan-colored brick, cedar siding and posts and the crisp rectilinear of the overhanging roof decks are in the San Antonio tradition of Modernist regionalism.

‘San Antonio Architecture, Traditions and Visions’, AIA San Antonio, 2007