https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1453 en-us A three-story house in Austin, Texas, optimizes outdoor space and sweeping panorama views.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14293 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14293-vista-residence-by-mir%C3%B3-rivera-architects Photo © Paul Finkel Photo © Paul Finkel Photo © Paul Finkel Photo © Paul Finkel Photo © Paul Finkel Photo © Paul Finkel Photo © Paul Finkel Image courtesy Miró Rivera Architects Image courtesy Miró Rivera Architects Image courtesy Miró Rivera Architects Image courtesy Miró Rivera Architects Image courtesy Miró Rivera Architects Though it isn't quite all tumbleweed and Longhorns on the 20-minute drive from downtown Austin to the Circuit of the Americas (COTA)—the only facility in the United States specifically built to host the Formula 1 Grand Prix auto race—the barren landscape looks and feels like rural Texas.

]]> 1310-circuit-of-the-americas-miro-rivera-architects.asp Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7553-circuit-of-the-americas Accessed by two helical stairways and an elevator, the viewing deck, 230 feet up on the 251-foot-tall Observation Tower, offers a panoramic vista of the site. Circuit of The AmericasMiró Rivera ArchitectsAustin, TexasAccessed by two helical stairways and an elevator, the viewing deck, 230 feet up on the 251-foot-tall Observation Tower, offers a panoramic vista of the site.Photo © Paul Finkel | Piston Design Accessed by two helical stairways and an elevator, the viewing deck, 230 feet up on the 251-foot-tall Observation Tower, offers a panoramic vista of the site. Part of the floor is structural l Circuit of The AmericasMiró Rivera ArchitectsAustin, TexasAccessed by two helical stairways and an elevator, the viewing deck, 230 feet up on the 251-foot-tall Observation Tower, offers a panoramic vista of the site. Part of the floor is structural laminated glass, for vertiginous views. At night the tower is animated by color-changing LEDs.Photo courtesy Dorna Sports The shaded seats and private suites of the Main Grandstand allow viewers to watch the race in comfort with birds-eye views of the pre-race action in the pits across the track. Circuit of The AmericasMiró Rivera ArchitectsAustin, TexasThe shaded seats and private suites of the Main Grandstand allow viewers to watch the race in comfort with birds-eye views of the pre-race action in the pits across the track.Photo © Paul Finkel | Piston Design When it’s time for a snack, they can join the other spectators at one of the many concession stands in the Grand Plaza, where the modular structures were purposely designed to face the lawn rath Circuit of The AmericasMiró Rivera ArchitectsAustin, TexasWhen it’s time for a snack, they can join the other spectators at one of the many concession stands in the Grand Plaza, where the modular structures were purposely designed to face the lawn rather than front on the track, to accommodate other events throughout the year.Photo © Tomas Segura Circuit of The Americas Circuit of The AmericasMiró Rivera ArchitectsAustin, TexasImage courtesy Miró Rivera Architects