ASPIREDESIGNANDHOME.COM 43 42 SUMMER 2026 ASPIREDESIGNANDHOME.COM 43 PORTICO The structure’s direct, unadorned forms echo the simplicity of traditional agrarian buildings. I n our monitored, mediated world, the joy of the chance encounter seems almost like a thing of the past. Yelp and influencers have seen to that. Surprise isn’t prized; making the right move is. But for a first-time visitor to this home in the heart of Texas Hill Country, the sense of happening upon something – rather than merely arriving – resonates welcomingly. T E X T T H O M A S C O N N O R S P H O T O G R A P H Y C A S E Y D U N N Hill Country, Plainspoken Furman + Keil Architects design a straight-shooting Texas retreat that cuts through the noise — pared-back, site-driven and unapologetically direct architecture 42 SUMMER 2026