Nine (9) architect-designed houses will be open Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm each day. Tickets are $25 ($20 for bike riders) and may be purchased at any of the houses the day of the tour or at the AIA office, 315 Capitol, Suite 120 after October 11.
Sustainability, open floor plans, connection of indoors to outside, abundant light, and a mixture of modern and traditional materials mark key features of this year’s houses. Comfort and elegance are consistent traits. Houses were chosen for the tour to showcase a variety of styles and types including single family houses, town homes, live-work places, and incorporation of a residence into an historic commercial strip. The houses are in Bellaire, Southampton, Mid-town, and River Oaks and range in size from 2,000 SF to 6,500 SF and from modest budgets to generous ones, demonstrating that excellence in design is not limited by size or dollars.
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