A man standing on a small balcony attached to a rustic wooden house with a metal roof.
A man standing on a small balcony attached to a rustic wooden house with a metal roof.

HILL COUNTRY GRANNY FLAT

Hill Country Village, TX | 1,157 SF

Design: Smithdish Architecture | Builder: Troy Jessee Construction
Landscape: Hocker | Interiors: Alison Giese | Photos: Corey Leamon

With years of high-end construction experience, Studio Lingo brings more to the table than purely design expertise. This ensures a truly comprehensive approach, uncommon in today’s design industry.

This cozy guest house, affectionately referred to as the ‘Garden Cottage’ throughout the build, is one of the stand-outs from Robert’s time as a Superintendent. Meticulous integration of structure and cladding by the design team required rigorous coordination in the field, executed within a tolerance of a fraction of an inch. The end result is a visually striking structure that looks quite at home tucked into the trees down the hill from the main house.



Awards: 2025 AIA San Antonio Residential Design - Finalist

Publications: House Beautiful magazine May/June 2025

A rustic backyard with a gravel pathway, green lawn, and various plants and trees, featuring a wooden cottage at sunset.
Construction site with a concrete foundation in progress in a wooded setting.
Small house under construction with wood framing, stacks of lumber, large rocks, and construction equipment.
A person in motion wearing a gray shirt and black hat pushes a bicycle inside a wooden structure with a high, sloped ceiling and a doorway leading outside to a green yard.
A wood slatted cottage with potting area and sink surrounded by plantings.
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