A practice built on the conviction that a home can be a work of art.
Founded in 1996 in Austin, Texas, Winn Wittman Architecture began with a single premise — that a home is not a product to be assembled but a work of art to be composed. Three decades later, the conviction has not changed.
The practice has shaped contemporary residential landmarks across Texas hill country, Boston, Los Angeles, and Lake Charles. Each commission begins with site, light, and the lives the building will hold.
Published in nineteen countries — from Architectural Record in the United States to Hinge in Hong Kong, Objekt International across Europe, and Deco in Taiwan — the work has been read as a body, not a portfolio.
Teaching has been inseparable from the practice. Since 1996, Winn Wittman has served as Guest Critic at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture — a thirty-year arc of working alongside the next generation while building a body of his own.
The studio integrates architecture, interior design, and design-build collaboration as a single discipline. There is no edge between the structure and the room. There is no edge between the room and the land.
The practice has been read in print and seen on screen — featured in Architectural Record, Robb Report, and Architectural Digest; filmed by Terrence Malick at Acquavilla and Soaring Wings; hosted as the Ferrari party venue of the Austin Formula 1 Grand Prix. The work extends beyond the wall.
Recognition from the Industrial Designer's Society of America.
WinnWittman, AIA
Educated at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Winn Wittman was named Hal Box Fellow in 1989 and received the AIA Foundation Scholarly Pursuit in Architecture Award the same year. In 1986, he received the IDEA Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America.
Since 1996, he has served as Guest Critic at UTSOA — a thirty-year continuous appointment that runs in parallel to the studio's residential commissions.
The practice operates from the conviction that residential architecture is cultural architecture. The work has been published in nineteen countries, filmed by Terrence Malick, and recognized by Architectural Record, Robb Report, Forbes, and the Dream Home Awards.