Breckstudio is an Austin, Texas-based architecture studio focused on a collaborative process to achieve design solutions that meet a range of client needs. The studio is focused on developing architecture that fits the lifestyles of our clients, is highly refined, carefully tailored to the land, and with strong modernist sensibilities. The studio design process is guided by the belief that the greatest luxury of all is a strong connection with nature. At the studio’s core is a rigorous site-specific way of designing combined with a high-touch close client-architect partnership. This approach has led the studio to ever greater success since being established in early 2018.
Every project is a team effort. Below are the talented and passionate team members that make up the small burgeoning studio. It is our clients who benefit from the studio’s collaborative process with each bringing their own perspective, experience, and skills to lift the design work beyond our client’s expectations.
BRECK CRAPARO
The studio is led by Breck Craparo, AIA. Breck received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from San Diego’s Woodbury University School of Architecture. Upon completion of university, Breck interned with the world-renowned office of Olson Kundig in Seattle, then joined Austin’s iconic Dick Clark + Associates, where he served as project architect before founding Austin-based architecture and design firm Breckstudio in 2018.
As the studio principal, Breck is responsible for designing and managing ambitious residential and hospitality projects around the country through a client-based process deeply rooted in collaboration and the highest level of service.
Contact Breck: breck@breckstudio.com
CHRIS LEWIS
Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Chris graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Breckstudio, he gained professional experience designing and coordinating multiple award winning projects with another local, boutique architecture firm. Chris believes that both the design process and the completed space should be exceptional experiences, tailored to the client and the site. With a background in graphic design/marketing he is also responsible for the studio’s branding and website design. In his free time, he enjoys running the greenbelt and spending time with his Yorkie and two Great Danes.
Contact Chris: chris@breckstudio.com
ELLIS KAUFFMAN
An Austin native, Ellis graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture. Having joined Breckstudio as an intern, he now contributes greatly to conceptual design and leads the physical and digital modeling while incorporating virtual reality into the studio’s design process. On the weekends, Ellis tinkers with late model cars and vintage motorcycles.
Contact Ellis: ellis@breckstudio.com
STEVIE CHEN
Originally from southeast China, Stevie moved to South Carolina and graduated from Clemson University with a Master’s degree in Architecture. After working with renowned firms Joeb Moore and HKS, she relocated to Austin and joined the studio where she could focus on high-end modern residential projects. In her spare time, she loves visiting museums, galleries and roaming around the city to discover new foods.
Contact Stevie: stevie@breckstudio.com
MARY ANN FERGIE
A recent graduate of the University of Texas, Mary Ann serves as Breckstudio’s youngest designer. Although hailing from the small city of Corpus Christi, her heart belongs to Austin. Her passion for design stems from her family travels across the world from Europe to Asia to South America. Outside of the office, Mary Ann enjoys baking pastries, watching Survivor, and wandering the city’s downtown streets admiring buildings, new and old.
Contact Mary Ann: mary@breckstudio.com
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