Thoughtbarn

04/14/2026

The Citizenry headquarters. Dallas, Tx. / / photography

02/27/2026

Time for a Road Trip to the Land of Lubbock / Texas Tech Huckabee College of Architecture is hosting us on March 09. We will be speaking about the work we have done with the great people in our studio over the past couple of years. Join us if you can.

01/20/2026

In the Field / Does making good buildings need to be boring? We don’t think so. A good team can make projects enjoyable while also executing those details that make it sing. A recent look at one of our projects finishing up and the team behind it.

11/15/2025

Thoughtbarn Stuff // . After a soft launch, our kits are walking the streets. Two Shirts. Two Totes. // What is your Architectural State of Mind ? Get in touch with your project to find out ours.

04/08/2025

Work in Progress - Austin, TX / Our team has been working on a new residence in Barton Hills, on a steeply sloping lot perched over the Greenbelt. From the street to the east, the house nestles into the site as a one-story volume, with stone detailing paying homage to the vernacular of the neighborhood. To the west, the house will open up to dramatic views and reveal a second story carved into the slope.

02/24/2025

From structure to details - the arches of the window openings at Assembly Hall are echoed in the millwork forms at the bar and picked up in the wood paneling treatments on the walls. Rich oak textures warm up accents of blackened steel plate and grey-green hues. The arched motifs and industrial character subtly reference the Quonset hut language of sister space Fair Market. / w/ / photo:

02/04/2025

Assembly Hall, in East Austin, marks the latest expansion of the team behind our beloved barrel vaulted Fair Market. Originally a Mexican bakery and most recently a pet relocation center, the existing tilt up concrete building has a completely remodeled interior and new exterior loggia space that expands towards an exterior open courtyard.

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09/25/2018

In the heart of emerging East Austin, this 129,444 SF, 5-Story creative office development boasts downtown views and offers exceptional walkability

09/25/2018

Thoughtbarn, an Austin-based collective, whose projects have been awarded by the American Institute of Architects and Public Art Network, among other nationa...

09/25/2018

East Side building will be local debut of innovative new construction material

05/25/2016

Blast from the past_Our Guggenheim Lab Submission_Temporary Architectures was our topic

THOUGHTBARN Austin, Texas Urban Trend: Temporary Architecture Buoyant City, 2013 2 min., 53 sec. Learn more about Temporary Architecture on 100urbantrends.or...

12/11/2015

AN's third annual design award program celebrates some of the most exciting and innovative American architecture to be completed in 2015. - Short, direct, and lively, The Architect's Newspaper is the essential read in the field.