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Located in East Austin close to downtown, the 1515 mixed-use development is the combination of dense and varied programmatic elements organized within the constraints of an urban infill site.

The project includes three levels of underground parking and three stories of retail, restaurant, and office shell space.

The design challenge of this project was to develop a building form that remained approachable within its residentially scaled context of East Austin. To achieve this, the building form folds inward at its center point, creating a dynamic, public-facing square and breaking up the long north-facing façade of the building. This central courtyard opens out to the public sidewalk, carving out the form of the building and folding back the concrete slabs to break up its long north-facing façade. At the courtyards’ entrance is a large, faceted steel planter filled with trees and lined with wooden benches. Toward the rear, a 4-story board-formed concrete wall emerges from the lower parking levels and upward through the open space of the building, allowing light and fresh air to circulate and creating space for a dynamic grand staircase at the heart of the project.

AIA Award: AIA Austin Design Award: Innovation of Typology