Residential architecture · Central Texas
A beautiful, well-designed home doesn't happen by accident. When the site is steep, the views are amazing, the zoning is complicated, or you're bringing multiple generations under one roof — you need a real architect. We design custom homes, attached housing, and multi-unit projects across Central Texas.
Some projects are too specific, too site-driven, or too personally important to be solved with a plan pulled from a shelf. That's why homeowners and builders bring us in.
We sort out grading, access, retaining, and regulatory questions early — so the design and the drawings match what actually gets built, solving problems before construction starts and taking full advantage of the unique features of your site.
Steep lots, tight infill, and Austin compatibility rules are part of the design from the first sketch. By the time the set goes to permit, those constraints are already woven into the architecture—so they feel intentional, not like a late fix.
When it serves the project, we bring the clarity of commercial practice—massing you can read, detailing you can build, coordination that holds—so the result feels sharp and urban where it should, and still feels like home.
We write for reviewers and the crew: slope, access, and code-sensitive conditions explained plainly, which helps everyone move ahead with fewer round-trips and repeat questions.
Thirty years of residential practice across Central Texas — the terrain, the soils, the lake communities, the Hill Country edges, and the jurisdictions that trip up architects who are just passing through. We have worked in Spicewood, Lago Vista, Jonestown, Leander, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Hutto, Bastrop, Kyle, Buda, Marble Falls, Burnet, Georgetown, and Austin. If your lot is somewhere in that geography, we almost certainly know it.
Custom homes, attached housing, and tough sites—work where the architecture stayed strong while the constraints stayed real.
Georgetown, Texas
Attached housing · steep site
112 attached single-family homes on a compact Georgetown site—four stories, elevators, two-car garages, rooftop decks, and a walkable streetscape. A first-of-its-kind building type for the city, designed and permitted with Georgetown, then built and occupied in full.
Georgetown, Texas
Custom home · Lake Casual
Farmhouse modern on a generous acre along the North San Gabriel—white limestone, board and batten, an open plan, and a kitchen at the heart of the house. Built and occupied.
Austin, Texas
Duplex · infill
Two homes on one tight Austin infill lot—designed for floor area ratio and impervious cover within Subchapter F, with two livable units, separate entries, outdoor space, and a composed street presence. Built and occupied.
Paragon Design was fantastic to work with. We're really happy we went with Paragon Design for this project. The quality of their work and efficiency was definitely worth it.
— Chelsey W.
We love the home that Paragon Design designed for us. They were professional, reasonable, and punctual. I can't recommend Paragon Design enough.
— Pattie M.
Their honesty and professionalism are truly commendable. From the start, they communicated clearly about the project scope and costs. There were no hidden fees or surprises. Their transparency made the entire process smooth and stress-free. The team listened to our needs and delivered on their promises. The quality of their work speaks for itself.
— Richard A.
Builders lose time in predictable places — permit comments that should have been caught in design, details that don't survive contact with the field, concepts that never accounted for what the site actually does. We prevent those problems at the front end.
We work with builders on attached housing, townhome-style, and multi-unit projects — especially on sites where the terrain, the zoning, or the building type adds real complexity. The design is resolved before it becomes your problem to solve in the field.
Commercially informed residential work · Stronger architecture · Hard questions welcomed early
You will recognize these moves across our lake and Hill Country work:
Lake Casual is our approach to lakeside and Hill Country homes: restraint, honest materials, and rooms that really face the view.
Browse Lake Casual projects →Suite-based plans for households who want to be together and still have their own rhythm—parents and adult children, extended family, or a home that can flex as life changes. Privacy, dignity, and day-to-day life that still feels like home.
Multi-generational living · Shared homes with independent suites · Suite-based residential planning
See multi-generational projects →Comfort and access work best when they are part of the architecture from day one, woven in alongside massing, circulation, and structure. The homes we are proudest of plan for how you will live years from now, not only how the first photo will look.
Depending on the project, that can mean universal design, aging in place, Fair Housing awareness, and Texas accessibility requirements—always handled as thoughtful residential design first, with clear documentation to match.
Long-term livability · Accessible residential planning · Homes designed for comfort, safety, and independence
See related projects →We visit the site, read code and zoning with you, and align on program, budget, and schedule. The tricky parts get named up front so the design stays tied to what is real on the ground.
Massing and siting are tested against grade, access, and code. Options are weighed for how they will build, how they will read on a permit set, and how they will feel to live in.
Detailing, enclosure, and consultant coordination are shaped for buildable results. Reviewers and the field should be able to read the set without guessing.
Handy Austin-area links for property research and permitting—a short list we use ourselves.
Browse the toolkitWhether you are looking at a difficult site, attached housing, a multi-generational layout, or a home where accessibility matters as much as the architecture—we would love to hear what you are thinking. A few sentences and whatever you know about the land is enough to start.