Pointe on Rio

Austin, TX  |  2016 06 stories |  177,000 sf  |  122 units  |  321 beds Scope: Architecture, Interior Design

The Pointe on Rio is a mid-rise student housing project located in the West Campus neighborhood adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin. Two exterior courtyards were carved out of the heart of the residential levels providing light to the dwelling units and creating two distinct outdoor rooms – an active court with a pool and a quiet garden court. The building exterior is marked by the break in convention from standard sized fixed windows. Instead, all openings are eight-foot-high sliding glass doors. Warmth is introduced via the rhythmic shifting of high-density composite wood panels. A variety of housing options include live work units on the ground floor, single occupant apartments and multi-occupant units.