June 27, 2021

Clayton Korte Architecture Firm Designs An Off‑The‑Grid Agricultural Building In California

Located in the Templeton Gap area of West Paso Robles, California, this simple agricultural storage structure rests at the toe of the 50-acre James Berry Vineyard and the adjacent winery sitting just over 800 feet away. This structure is completely self-sufficient and...

June 19, 2021

Clayton Korte Transform an Excavated Cave in Texas into a Elegant Wine Cellar

Embedded into a forested hillside in Texas Hill Country known for its scenic expanse of rolling hills, grasslands, spring-fed rivers and lakes located in central Texas, this extraordinary private wine cellar by Austin and San Antonio-based architects Clayton Korte takes wine tasting to another...

June 16, 2021

An Amazing Wine Cellar Built Inside a Mountain

Los arquitectos responsables de este proyecto aprovechan una caverna para acomodar en su interior una cava privada. Por lo general, construimos desde abajo hacia arriba, en contra de la fuerza de gravedad. Hacerlo requiere primero preparar el terreno –limpiarlo y nivelarlo–, para...

June 16, 2021

Hill Country Wine Cave Disappears Within the Native Landscape

Located at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country, this private wine cave by Clayton Korte serves as a destination along a secluded bend of the Blanco River. Excavated into the north face of a solid limestone hillside, this shotcrete lined tube is protected...

June 12, 2021

Clayton Korte Overhauls Mid‑Century Office Building in Austin

Enlarged windows and felt-covered walls are among the elements in a 1960s office building refurbished by Texas firm Clayton Korte, which occupies part of the structure. The project, called Design Office, is located just north of downtown Austin, along one of the city’s main thoroughfares. It...

June 10, 2021

Clayton Korte Reveals Design for Herrera Law Office

Clayton Korte has revealed its designs for the Herrera Law Office, a new courtyard-style building surrounded by live oak trees in Austin, Texas. After years of renting office space in downtown Austin, the clients wanted to invest in a permanent home for...

June 1, 2021

Former Warehouse Now Is Texas Campus of the Culinary Institute of America

Savor is a place to educate students in the culinary arts. Operated by the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Savor functions as a full-service teaching restaurant where students learn and hone their skills while working with professional chefs, restaurateurs and teachers. Savor is located...

May 28, 2021

Hill Country Wine Cave, A Cellar Entirely Carved Into the Rock

Hill Country Wine Cave is a private rock-cut winery designed by Clayton Korte’s team of professionals. The property is located in the eastern part of the Texas Hill Country, between Austin and San Antonio, on a bend in the Blanco River, at the...

May 24, 2021

Hidden in a Cave

An abandoned cave in Texas has been re-purposed to create a deceptively spacious private wine cellar. This private wine cave is a stealth destination along a secluded bend in the Blanco River in Texas, USA. An existing 19-ft. tall and 70-ft. deep...

May 15, 2021

Commodore Perry Estate

We are happy to see our Commodore Perry Estate project in the Poetic Issue of Attitude Magazine. Pick up the latest issue to read more about this project and see the other beautiful features.

May 14, 2021

Clayton Korte Designs Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn in California

Located in the Templeton Gap area of West Paso Robles, California, Brian Korte, Josh Nieves, Derek Klepac, and Brandon Tharp’s simple agricultural storage structure rests below the 50-acre James Berry Vineyard and the adjacent Saxum Winery sitting just over 800 feet away....

May 10, 2021

Ten Design‑Led Wineries and Tasting Pavilions from Across the United States and Canada

From a cave-like wine tasting room dug into a Texan hillside to a British Columbia winery clad in weathering steel, here are ten wineries with impressive architecture from across the US and Canada. San Antonio architecture studio Clayton Korte build this wine...

April 25, 2021

Luxe RED Awards 2021 National Winner

We are proud to share that our Hill Country Wine Cave project has won the National Luxe Magazine RED Awards for the Wow-Factor Room category. A destination along a bend in the Blanco River in the Texas Hill Country, this private wine...

April 24, 2021

Clayton Korte Embeds Cavernous Winery within Excavated Stone Hillside

Located at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country, this private wine cave by Clayton Korte is nestled into a secluded bend of the Blanco River. Excavated into the north face of a solid limestone hillside, this shotcrete lined tube is...

April 22, 2021

Texas Hill Country Wine Cave | A Trove of Treasures Nestled into the Hillside

We can’t think of a better hideaway than a custom wine cave tucked into the hillside. With storage enough for 4000 bottles of wine in the expansive private cellar located at the back of the cave, this Texas Hill Country Wine Cave...

April 21, 2021

2021 Green Good Design Award

Our Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn has won a 2021 Green GOOD DESIGN® Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The original GOOD DESIGN® founded in Chicago in 1950...

April 16, 2021

Ridge Oak Residence

Originally built in 1950, prominent Austin architect Howard R. Barr, FAIA, designed this mid-century modern gem in the heart of Austin’s Highland Park neighborhood in the late 1940’s. When Clayton Korte repeat clients bought it from Barr’s son in 2016, they hired...

April 3, 2021

The 2021 Home & Design Awards

Just as the landscape of San Antonio and its surrounding areas varies drastically, so too does the range of architecture and design found in the neighborhoods of our sprawling metro area, from modern urban abodes and historic renovations to expansive suburban estates...

March 28, 2021

Staycation Series: Commodore Perry Estate Presents a World of Contemporary Glamour and Whimsy

We simply can’t think of a more beautiful place for a weekend getaway. The Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas, is a modern interpretation of a residential estate from yesteryear, where guests are invited to sit back, celebrate and inspire thoughtful conversation....

March 23, 2021

Clayton Korte Embeds Hidden Wine Cave into Texas Hillside

San Antonio architecture firm Clayton Korte has nestled a wine cellar into the rolling hills of Texas, tucked away in a limestone cave so it disappears into the surrounding landscape. The cave is located in close proximity to the owner’s ranch, in the rugged countryside around Austin. The...

March 17, 2021

Architecture of the Underground: 6 Modern Cave Dwellings Inspired by Ancient History

Dark, warm and weatherproof, you would be forgiven for assuming that the humble cave dwelling would have made for the perfect shelter, long before the days of floor plans and plasterboard. However, it may come as a surprise to some that the...

March 10, 2021

Clayton Korte Reveals Design for Texas Winery

Austin- and San Antonio-based architecture and design firm Clayton Korte has revealed its simple-yet-sexy design for a new winery in Medina, Texas. Spread across nearly 7,300 square feet, the Medina Winery will incorporate the masonry walls of an existing barn and goat shed to...

March 10, 2021

Modern Glamour

Clayton Korte in collaboration with Moule & Polyzoides, interior Ken Fulk Inc., and Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, has redesigned Commodore Perry Estate bringing back the historic components of the property to their former glory in the heart of Austin.  Originally the home...