Hillside House | Austin Residential Architect | Mitchell Peterson

Mitchell Peterson is a residential architect working in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, specializing in custom homes, renovations, and historic restoration.

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HILLSIDE HOUSE

View, privacy, and material held in balance.

This project is organized around views of downtown Austin, with primary spaces framing the skyline while remaining private from the street.

Planning is driven by safety and access, integrating an elevator and private exterior egress from each bedroom. Deep overhangs shade the rear of the house and extend the structure outward, revealing Douglas fir siding and exposed framing set against slurried limestone.

Material and detail are restrained—plaster and Douglas fir define the interior. A screened porch with a fireplace anchors the house as a central room between inside and out.

West Lake Hills, Texas

New Construction · 3,700 SF · Completed 2023

Role
Project Architect — Responsible for design through construction

Firm
Cuppett Kilpatrick (Principal: Tim Cuppett)

Consultants
David Wilkes — Builder
Whit Smith — Structural Engineer

Photography
Whit Preston

Hillside House entry dormer with slat screen in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House screened porch opening to the living room in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House living room in daylight in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House exterior with custom slat screen in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House entry with Douglas fir finishes in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House screened porch with fireplace in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House bathroom with floating vanity in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House dressing room vanity in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House kitchen connected to outdoor living in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House bathroom with zellige tile in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House primary bedroom in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House front entry stair in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House powder room in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House dining room with exposed beams in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House exterior approach in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House front elevation in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House rear elevation in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House balcony railing detail in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House slat screen detail in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House entry dormer detail in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House double-height wood entry in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House reading daybed beside large windows in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House Douglas fir stair and kitchen cabinetry in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House living room with Douglas fir paneling in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House bedroom with live-edge headboard in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House open living room in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House screened porch deck in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House kitchen with skylight in West Lake Hills, Texas

Hillside House main bedroom in West Lake Hills, Texas

Work completed at Cuppett Kilpatrick.