AUSTIN, Texas--()--A modern home designed and built by Austin architecture firm Cottam Hargrave was chosen by a new iPhone application, 29GPS_Architecture, to be featured as the app’s launch screen this Friday, June 26, 2009.
“For the Ranch House, our approach was to draw it in the dirt and build it”
The free iPhone application, known as 29GPS_Architecture, is a “visually stunning GPS-enabled broadband guide” that showcases selected architectural work each day, including a map that provides location and directions, say its developers.
To download the application, select 29GPS_Architecture from the iTunes store: http://www.29gps.com
The featured modern home designed and built by Cottam Hargrave is a 1,200-square-foot “jewel box” that is one of the firm’s hallmark works.
“For the Ranch House, our approach was to draw it in the dirt and build it,” said Jay Hargrave, principal of Cottam Hargrave. "By acting as the architect and constructor, we require a lot less documentation to complete the project."
The goal of the Ranch House was to deliver a low maintenance structure that utilized local materials to create the client's vision of a "polemic piece of art," said Hargrave.
For more info on the Cottam Hargrave jewel box: http://www.cottamhargrave.com/ranchhouse.html
More projects by Cottam Hargrave: http://www.cottamhargrave.com/projects.html
About Cottam Hargrave www.cottamhargrave.com
Focusing primarily on design and craft, Cottam Hargrave is dedicated to creating buildings for people who seek permanent and unique solutions. We design it. We manage the construction. We fabricate custom components that may be authored by one of us or by a customer who is seeking to realize a personal vision. We find it gratifying to both conceptualize and realize projects and believe that it creates a better result. In this paradigm, the designer, artist, and craftsperson may create true synergies and solutions.
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