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  • Year
  • 2019
  • Project
  • Terrace Offices at The Backyard
  • Type
  • Commercial, Master Planning, Upcoming
  • Location
  • Bee Caves, TX
  • Services
  • Architecture | Masterplanning
  • Collaboration
  • Civil Engineer: Stantec, Structure Engineer: MJ Structures, MEP: Wylie Consulting Engineers
  • About

  • Terrace Offices at The Backyard is conceived as an extension of the Texas Hill Country landscape. Located at the intersection of Bee Cave Parkway and RM 620, adjacent to the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, the project draws its form from the region’s stepped terrain and exposed limestone geology. The buildings echo the contours of the site, allowing architecture and landscape to read as a continuous system.

    The five-building campus is organized above a concealed underground garage that removes parking from view and preserves the natural character of the site. Four office buildings are arranged as elongated bars aligned with the topography, creating a sequence of outdoor plazas that frame views toward the Preserve. A fifth building establishes a clear street edge along Bee Cave Parkway, while building heights step down the slope in response to the terrain.

    Circulation between buildings occurs outdoors along shaded walkways that link a series of courtyards designed as quiet gathering spaces. A restrained palette of limestone, architectural concrete, and low-reflective glass grounds the buildings in local material tradition, while native landscaping and planted berms soften edges and screen parking. Together, these elements create a workplace campus shaped by light, land, and long views into the Hill Country.

Modern multi-story office building with white and wood cladding, balconies, landscaped grounds at
Modern office complex courtyard with terraced buildings, outdoor seating, landscaping and people
Modern office complex with slatted wood facades, central courtyard with wildflower gardens at dusk

A layered trellis and vertical fin system filters light and heat, shaping shaded workspaces while maintaining openness, airflow, and visual connection.

Cutaway axonometric diagram of office building showing facade louvers, workspace interior, and Sectional diagram showing office interior with exterior louver screen, concrete slabs, and human
Outdoor terrace with wooden slatted building facades, landscaped planters, and people walking

Terrace Offices at the Backyard form the workplace core of the Backyard master plan, translating the campus vision into a series of landscape-driven office buildings. Located near the Galleria, the project is intentionally in conversation with the area’s established office district, offering a more landscape-integrated and spatially nuanced approach to commercial development along Bee Cave Parkway.

Aerial site map showing The Backyard development with labeled zones including Central Park and The
Aerial view of terraced office buildings nestled in arid landscape with winding roads and parking

Work Performed by Bercy Chen Studio

Terrace Offices at The Backyard