AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One very lucky winner will become the owner of the HGTV® Smart Home 2015, built by Scott Turner, Austin-based founder of Riverside Homes.
The modern Austin farmhouse is in keeping with the city’s “Imagine Austin” development plan and the McMansion ordinance that limits the size and configuration of new homes in central Austin. The HGTV Smart Home is the first of a collection of six custom homes on almost an acre with a common courtyard in between.
“The partnership with HGTV really came together last summer when Jack Thomasson, HGTV Smart Home 2015 house planner, was in Austin, searching for the perfect site and local builder for the 2015 Austin-based home,” said Turner.
“When we looked for this year’s HGTV Smart Home location, Austin was at the top of our list. You can’t find a city with a better combination of emerging technologies, exciting nightlife, great food and a welcoming culture that attracts more and more people each year,” said Thomasson. “Building this new home in a thriving neighborhood close to downtown Austin put it in the center of everything ‘smart’ that the city has to offer.”
As a seasoned builder and real estate broker, Turner is known for securing some of the very best urban lots in Austin and building thoughtfully designed, energy-efficient homes in his distinct modern Austin style.
“Turner brought the best of both worlds – a perfectly appointed home site in the historic Zilker Park neighborhood and a contemporary green builder acumen that fit the HGTV style profile while remaining distinctly Austin,” said Thomasson.
Located in Austin’s historic Zilker Park neighborhood, the HGTV Smart Home 2015 is a two-level, approximately 2,300-square-foot “modern Austin farmhouse” designed with a transitional urban feel. This new home in South Austin’s famous 78704 zip code by Turner and his team at Riverside Homes features open living and kitchen spaces surrounded by large, bright windows outfitted with smart shades that can reduce glare on demand. This area makes for great entertaining and shares the balance of the main floor with a bedroom and a universal design bath.
The second floor features a vaulted media loft that serves as a second living area, flanked on opposite ends by the master bedroom and a third bedroom, both with an en suite bath. Vaulted ceilings, well-placed windows and solar-powered skylights make the space feel light and airy. This part of the home also boasts smart features like the 85” ultra high definition, 4K big screen TV, remote controlled LED lighting and even a bathroom window with glass that turns opaque with the touch of a button.
The HGTV Smart Home 2015 has multiple outdoor living areas, including a screened-in porch and a pergola-shaded dining area with barbecue grill connected to the home by large sliding doors that can remain open much of the year, adding extra living space to the open floor plan. All of the homes in the community were designed to preserve the many mature, protected trees on site, including the large pecan tree providing a canopy of shade over the HGTV Smart Home 2015.
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Austin’s Zilker neighborhood is decidedly urban, which puts this year’s HGTV Smart Home within walking distance of popular stores, restaurants, schools and parks for the lucky winner to enjoy without travelling far from home.
This tech-savvy home is a combination of advanced green building practices and technological innovations. Awarded four stars by the Austin Energy Green Building program, the home is one of the most energy efficient in Austin. Its systems are designed to work together to not only save on utility bills, but also provide the homeowner with healthy, environmentally friendly living. Many of the systems Turner incorporated into the house can be run remotely by the homeowner, and some even learn the owner’s usage patterns and adjust accordingly on their own.
Over the past few months, Turner has worked directly with a collaborative team involving Jack Thomasson, HGTV Smart Home house planner, Linda Woodrum, HGTV Smart Home interior designer, the Austin-based architect, Don Harris of Don Harris Architecture, and landscape architect, Robert Leeper of Robert Leeper Designs.
How to enter for a chance to win the HGTV Smart Home 2015 or build another with Riverside Homes:
During the giveaway period for the HGTV Smart Home 2015, which begins April 15th at 9 a.m. ET and runs through June 2, 2015 at 5 p.m. ET, eligible viewers can enter twice per day on HGTV.com and can sign up for daily email reminders. HGTV Facebook and Twitter fans (#HGTVSmart) can check in for ongoing updates and new details. Check out hgtv.com/smart for official rules.
The HGTV Smart Home 2015 Grand Prize winner will receive the home, a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, $100,000 provided by national mortgage lender Quicken Loans, as well as all furnishings, tech appliances, and artwork throughout the home.
For those who don’t win the home, but would like something similar in architecture, location and style, Riverside Homes has two homes available in the community and more nearby at Copeland Court, a development of 18 homes in the same Zilker neighborhood.
About Riverside Homes
Founded in 2001, Riverside Homes specializes in building modern custom homes in central Austin neighborhoods like Zilker, Bouldin and Travis Heights. With extensive knowledge of Austin’s complex building codes, the latest green building techniques and a keen design sensibility, Riverside Homes builds enduring homes known for their clean lines, superior craftsmanship and attention to detail. One of Austin’s top urban home builders, founder and builder Scott Turner’s goal is simply to build great homes in great urban neighborhoods, homes that will make homeowners happy for years to come. To learn more about Scott Turner and Riverside Homes, visit www.RiversideHomesAustin.com.
About HGTV
America’s leading home and lifestyle brand, HGTV features a top-rated cable network that is distributed to more than 96 million U.S. households and the HGTV website, HGTV.com, the nation’s leading online home-and-garden destination that attracts an average of four million unique visitors per month. The brand also includes the HGTV HOME™ consumer products line which showcases exclusive collections of paint, flooring, furniture, plants, fabrics and other home-oriented products. For more information on HGTV HOME branded products and to find a retailer, go to hgtvhome.com. In partnership with Hearst Magazines, the HGTV Magazine, a home and lifestyle publication, is currently available on newsstands. Viewers can become fans of HGTV and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., HGTV is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.
