with Lake|Flato Architects

For this retired Austin couple, the idea of gracefully aging in place includes not just wheelchair accessibility and the potential for a live-in caretaker, but connection with nature and an inviting space for social gatherings. Two nearly opaque brick wings push to the outer edges of the lot, framing between them a light-filled, glassy oasis in the middle of a big city. (photos by Robert Gomez Stills & Motion)