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Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal is the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com. Bracketed Space House in Austin, Texas by Matt Fajkus ArchitectureDecember 1st, 2016 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Matt Fajkus Architecture Incorporating the site’s dynamic landscape into the daily life of its residents, the [Bracketed Space] House is designed as a meaningfully-framed procession through the property with nuanced natural lighting throughout. A continuous and jogging retaining wall from outside to inside embeds the structure below natural grade at the front with flush transitions at its rear facade. All indoor spaces open up to a courtyard which terraces down to the tree canopy, creating a readily visible and occupiable transitional space between man-made and nature.  Image Courtesy © Spaces & Faces Photography
 Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith The courtyard scheme is simplified by the common and private wings – connected by a glass dining “bridge.” This transparent volume also visually connects the front yard to the courtyard, clearing for the prospect view, while maintaining a subdued street presence. The staircase acts as a vertical “knuckle,” mediating shifting wing angles while contrasting the predominant horizontality of the house.  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith  Image Courtesy © Spaces & Faces Photography Adaptable Spaces with Sustainable Strategies The firm possesses advanced knowledge in sustainable design principles, and the office is driven by the optimism that we live in an ideal time to affect positive change locally and globally, all accomplished through intelligent design. Adaptable spaces accommodating the present and the future are achieved by flexible plan layouts, indoor and outdoor flows, and energy-efficient methods including passive daylighting, natural ventilation, and intelligent material choices, compositions and detailing.  Image Courtesy © Spaces & Faces Photography  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith Unexpected Elements from Everyday Objects. The team has a passion rooted in expanding the conventional reach and impact of architecture among the general public and within popular culture. Everyday objects are often taken as inspiration for their simplicity but unlimited potentials and relevance to create extraordinary and functional architectural elements.  Image Courtesy © Spaces & Faces Photography  Image Courtesy © Spaces & Faces Photography Open and Collaborative Design Process. MF Architecture promotes a transparent design process including a direct collaboration with client and builder. Likewise, the office fosters honesty and functionality in design itself, with a belief in balancing restraint and expression in broad design moves as well as details. The team enthusiastically takes on the unique challenges presented by each project to inspire highly creative, cost-effective solutions meant to enhance building performance and daily life as a whole.  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith Matt Fajkus Architecture Description Matt Fajkus Architecture (MF Architecture) is an award-winning and licensed architecture office that welcomes residential and commercial projects of various scales and budgets. The practice embraces challenges without compromising design quality and the body of work, and seeks simple and holistic solutions to complex problems by blending expertise and experimentation.  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith Full-service Practice + Academic Think Tank. MF Architecture is led by Matt Fajkus, AIA, who is also a Tenured Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. As a young and energetic collaborative, the firm is simultaneously an academic think tank, directly connected to theoretical and technological research at UT, while practicing as an office deeply focused on realizing exceptional buildings.  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith Nature, People and Buildings Cohabitation. The design work of MF Architecture is based on the belief that each project is unique, as it should be driven by the client, the site and its surroundings, satisfying the rights of all inhabitants while fulfilling functional requirements with individuality, rather than being a singular, preconceived aesthetic.  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith  Image Courtesy © Charles Davis Smith  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture  Image Courtesy © Matt Fajkus Architecture
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