Lake Flato Architects Designs an Art Gallery in a Small Texas Town

by Patrick Templeton

Architectural Record covered ARTHOUSE the day before it opened to the public, treating it as a case study in how a small building can anchor a small downtown.

The article gets into the technical side of the design: limestone block and corrugated metal on the outside, a 2,000 square foot exhibition space below with business offices above, and an asymmetrical canopy that pulls diffused daylight into the exhibition space while keeping harsh Texas sun off the artwork.

The Japanese garden at the entry also gets attention as part of how visitors move into the building.