The Design Of This New Home Was Inspired By Mid-Century Modern Architecture

February 1, 2021
A mid-century modern inspired home with a brick fireplace, high ceilings, a wood kitchen, and one-of-a-kind concrete floor with colorful glass finish.

Mark Odom Studio has recently completed a new home in Austin, Texas, that draws inspiration from Mid-Century architecture and design.

A mid-century modern inspired home with a turquoise front door and a carport.

The homeowner has a deep appreciation for mid-century modern architecture and expressed that he wanted all the elements you would find in a quintessential mid-century home.

A mid-century modern inspired home with a turquoise front door and a carport.

The turquoise color of the front door was inspired by the client’s appreciation of a vintage El Camino in the classic blue/aqua of the era.

The turquoise color of this front door was inspired by the client’s appreciation of a vintage El Camino in the classic blue/aqua of the era.

Between the carport and the home is a small courtyard with a single tree that has been given room to grow over time.

Between the carport and this mid-century modern inspired home is a small courtyard with a single tree that has been given room to grow overtime.

Stepping inside, we see there are high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows that line the walls, while a brown brick fireplace is a focal point.

In this mid-century modern inspired living room, there's high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows that line the walls, while a brown brick fireplace is the focal point.

In the dining room, there’s a dark wood table with matching chairs that add a pop of color to the open-plan interior. A Sputnik inspired pendant light draws the eye upwards to the high ceiling.

In this mid-century modern inspired dining room, there's a dark wood table with matching chairs that add a pop of color to the open plan interior. A Sputnik inspired pendant light draws the eye upwards to the high ceiling.

Adjacent to the dining room is the kitchen, where simple modern wood cabinets line the wall, there’s a window that acts as a backsplash, and a large island creates additional space for seating.

In this mid-century modern inspired home, there's simple wood cabinets that line the wall, a window that acts as a backsplash, and a large island that creates additional space for seating.

Throughout the home, 1800 pounds (816kg) of various colored glass was hand spread into the concrete floor as it was setting up, making a one-of-a-kind unique floor.

Throughout this mid-century modern inspired home, 1800 pounds (816kg) of various colored glass was hand spread into the concrete floor as it was setting up, making a one-of-a-kind unique floor.

In the master corridor, there’s a repurposed wooden bookshelf that originally came from the client’s father’s classroom. A sliding glass door in the bedroom connects the space with the outdoors.

A sliding glass door in this mid-century modern inspired bedroom connects the space with the outdoors.

In the bathroom, there’s a floating wood vanity, a built-in bathtub, and walls lined with white rectangular tiles.

In this modern bathroom, there's a floating wood vanity, a built-in bathtub, and walls lined with white rectangular tiles.
In this modern bathroom, there's a floating wood vanity, a built-in bathtub, and walls lined with white rectangular tiles.
Photography by Casey Dunn | Architect: Mark Odom Studio | Structural: PCW Construction, Inc. | Civil: Thrower Design, Neslie Cook (owner) | Builder: Doug Cameron, Eco Safe Spaces | Landscape: Mark Odom Studio, Eco Safe Spaces | Interiors: Mark Odom Studio and Ruby Cloutier