Bowder Street // Shipley Architects

Within recent years, the Cedars, one of the oldest neighborhoods located just south of Downtown Dallas, has been undergoing a transition toward a livable, walkable neighborhood reverent of its historic roots. Browder is set on an affordable half lot, unique in that zoning requires no setback along the slender plot yielding a courtyard placed between the home and a 10-foot high wall along the northern edge of the property line. The exterior remains true to the neighborhood’s industrial roots with a palette of cement, stucco, and sheet metal with wood batten accents. The interior, 2,700 square feet in total, features two stories of living space around the courtyard. Sliding doors in the background conceal private space from view. Concrete flooring on the ground level and red oak on the second level unite the entire living space with industrial finishes and fixtures accented throughout