08/06/2026
The same move, three houses, one climate: cantilever the building over the space you want to sit in.
At Camp Koko, the upper volume extends out over the outdoor kitchen and plunge pool, so the deepest shade lands exactly where people gather. Rio Vista does the same thing, with a shade sail picking up the corner the cantilever doesn't reach. Embouldin's second floor extends out to cover the pool deck below it the same way. Forsite Studio keeps returning to one answer for Texas heat: let the house itself do the shading, before anything gets bolted on.
Which corner of your own house could a deeper roofline shade for free?
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Photos by Ryan Baldridge (Embouldin) 📸
