This Austin, Texas, couple loved their home, but they did not love that it had no covered parking or place to safely store electric bikes, throw an outdoor party or let their French bulldog, Cash, roam free. They embarked on a long design journey with Dick Clark + Associates and Stephen Thomas Construction to add style and functionality to their steeply sloped front yard.
“This project required a variance, and the permitting process was long and challenging,” project manager Bob Perez says. “From the time the architects started the design to the time we finished building was about two years.” Luckily, the couple’s patience paid off. They now have a two-car carport, a protected bike garage, a reworked entry and an expanded patio that includes an outdoor kitchen, a covered area and full smart home technology outdoors for fans, heaters, lighting, speakers and misters.
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“The architecture of the house was quite traditional and it was important to us to make the landscape cohesive with the house,” Algozzini says. “There are multiple ways you can install a gaucho grill, and it can be a standalone piece. But after looking through images with my clients to see what they liked, I proposed we move it into a fireplace that would be integrated into a pavilion.”
Gaucho, or Argentine-style, grills use traditional cooking methods to produce foods with rich, smoky flavor. Typically, meat is grilled on a grate over wood embers or charcoal. The signature wheel or crank allows you to adjust the grate’s height to control cooking temperature and time.
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