Specht Novak Architects

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Scott Specht

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:50:55 -0500

Scott Specht, founder of Specht Novak Architects, joins the podcast to discuss the design of Austin’s Stealth House and how this project can serve as a prototype for housing on non-traditional sites.

Preston Hollow Residence by Specht Architects

Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:04:00 -0400

A minimalist house in Dallas balances restrained materiality with a composed natural setting.

Sundial House by Specht Architects

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0400

A house is built into the surrounding desert landscape.

Weston House

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Site size: 3.5 acres Project size: 2,400 square feet Program: Bud and Colleen Konheim asked Specht Harpman Architects to design a light-filled, yet private modern cottage on a wooded site adjacent to the Saugatuck River in southwestern Connecticut. Location: The house is in a river valley, a steep 80-foot drop from the main road along the ridgeline. Solution: The architects immersed the concrete and glass house in the landscape so that a series of green rooftop terraces gently step down from the street to the river below. The house, T-shaped in plan, consists of two perpendicular rectilinear volumes: The first,

zeroHouse

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

With the help of state-of-the-art technology, the zeroHouse runs on nothing.