Design a Home Addition Built to Last that Compliments Your Style
Brickmoon Design’s residential architecture practice designs home additions making them look like they were always part of the original structure. The firm combines architectural expertise with integrated interior design, handling everything from structural coordination and permitting through interior selections and construction oversight.
The firm serves homeowners across all over Texas such as Greater Houston, Austin, and the Texas Hill Country who want more space without the disruption of a move — and who want that space to genuinely belong to the home it’s attached to.
The Home Addition Design Process
From the first site visit through construction, Brickmoon manages every phase of the addition design process.
Design for Integration
The addition should feel like it truly belongs – not just bigger, but aligned in its rooflines, consistent in its materials, and coordinated in its window patterns. An addition that looks intentional from the street requires deliberate design thinking — not just construction competence.
Understand the Program
We ask how the space will be used before any direction is proposed. A growing family needs something different than a home office. The specific use shapes every design decision from the first sketch forward.
Explore the Options
We present possibilities before committing to a direction. Second story, rear expansion, side addition, ADU — not every option fits every lot or structure. We explore what works within the real constraints of the property.
Detailed Design
Every material, window, and finish is specified. Kitchen and bathroom layouts are coordinated with plumbing and structural systems from the start.
Handle Permitting
We manage the full permitting process — building codes, setback requirements, and city-specific review. Permitting for additions varies significantly across counties. Brickmoon handles it from submission through approval.
Oversee Construction
We make regular site visits to verify the build matches the approved design. Issues are caught early. The project concludes with a final walkthrough confirming every detail has been executed as designed.
Types of Home Additions
Brickmoon Design handles home additions of all kinds. Here are the most common.
Second Story Additions
Rear and Side Expansions
ADU Design
Guesthouse Design
A separate structure for guests or long-term family use. We can help create a space where comfort, privacy, and connection all coexist.
Pool House Design
Garage Design and Conversions
Why Choose Brickmoon for Home Additions
Learn more about the firm and the experience behind every Brickmoon project in Texas.
- Architect-Designed, Not Contractor-Built — Contractors know how to build. Architectural design goes beyond construction competence. Brickmoon designs additions so the rooflines flow, the materials carry through, and the proportions respect what’s already there.
- Regulatory Experience Across Texas — Setback requirements, height limits, neighborhood character guidelines, and historic district rules vary significantly across but not limited to Houston, Austin, and Hill Country counties. Brickmoon navigates these requirements before the design begins — not after the first rejection.
- Integrated Interior Design — New square footage needs to work inside as well as outside. Brickmoon’s interior design team coordinates finishes, fixtures, and layouts for the new spaces alongside the architectural work — so the addition is complete, not just structurally sound.
- Historic District Experience — From Houston Heights, Tarrytown, and Austin’s historic overlay districts each have design review requirements that can stop a poorly planned addition before it starts. Brickmoon knows these guidelines and designs within them.
- Two-Office Texas Coverage — Brickmoon operates from Houston and Wimberley. The firm serves homeowners across Greater Houston, Austin, Hill Country, and surrounding markets with direct knowledge of the permitting environments and building contractors all across Texas.
- Award-Winning Work — Houston’s Best Prism Award, multiple Star Awards, and consecutive Best of Houzz recognition. The standard applied to custom home projects is the same standard applied to every addition Brickmoon designs.
What Our Clients Say
Brickmoon Design’s client reviews reflect a consistent experience — careful listening, precise execution, and additions that feel like they were always part of the original home. Read what past clients say firsthand.
Home Addition Portfolio
Browse Brickmoon Design’s project portfolio to see completed home addition work across Houston, Austin, and the Texas Hill Country — second stories, rear expansions, ADUs, pool houses, and guesthouse designs across a range of architectural styles.
Contact Brickmoon Design
Schedule a consultation with Brickmoon Design to discuss custom home design, remodels and home additions.Â
Houston Headquarters
7155 Old Katy Rd, Suite N190
Houston, Texas 77024
105 Malone Drive
Wimberley TX 78676
Residential Arcitect FAQs
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