Houston Audubon Clint and Mary Frances Morse Field Station

LOCATION

High Island, TX

CLIENT

Houston Audubon Society

CLIENT

Houston Audubon Society

YEAR

2023

YEAR

2023

OVERVIEW

Located on the edge of the Houston Audubon Society’s Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary, the 2,000 S.F. Field Station provides research and meeting spaces for the Audubon Society staff. The single-story building is organized around a central meeting space with high ceilings, skylights, and views of the surrounding bird habitat. Enclosed spaces like the kitchen and offices wrap around one side of this space while an outdoor screened porch wraps the other side and provides ample space for birders to observe while staying protected from the elements. The Field Station is Dark Sky compliant and uses cost-effective bird-safe glazing strategies, ensuring that the High Island sanctuaries remain a welcoming destination for both the wildlife enthusiasts and the over 300 species of birds.

Located on the edge of the Houston Audubon Society’s Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary, the 2,000 S.F. Field Station provides research and meeting spaces for the Audubon Society staff. The single-story building is organized around a central meeting space with high ceilings, skylights, and views of the surrounding bird habitat. Enclosed spaces like the kitchen and offices wrap around one side of this space while an outdoor screened porch wraps the other side and provides ample space for birders to observe while staying protected from the elements. The Field Station is Dark Sky compliant and uses cost-effective bird-safe glazing strategies, ensuring that the High Island sanctuaries remain a welcoming destination for both the wildlife enthusiasts and the over 300 species of birds.

Located on the edge of the Houston Audubon Society’s Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary, the 2,000 S.F. Field Station provides research and meeting spaces for the Audubon Society staff. The single-story building is organized around a central meeting space with high ceilings, skylights, and views of the surrounding bird habitat. Enclosed spaces like the kitchen and offices wrap around one side of this space while an outdoor screened porch wraps the other side and provides ample space for birders to observe while staying protected from the elements. The Field Station is Dark Sky compliant and uses cost-effective bird-safe glazing strategies, ensuring that the High Island sanctuaries remain a welcoming destination for both the wildlife enthusiasts and the over 300 species of birds.

Located on the edge of the Houston Audubon Society’s Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary, the 2,000 S.F. Field Station provides research and meeting spaces for the Audubon Society staff. The single-story building is organized around a central meeting space with high ceilings, skylights, and views of the surrounding bird habitat. Enclosed spaces like the kitchen and offices wrap around one side of this space while an outdoor screened porch wraps the other side and provides ample space for birders to observe while staying protected from the elements. The Field Station is Dark Sky compliant and uses cost-effective bird-safe glazing strategies, ensuring that the High Island sanctuaries remain a welcoming destination for both the wildlife enthusiasts and the over 300 species of birds.

Project Team

Troy Schaum
Andrea Brennan
Ekin Erar

Consultant Team

LH2 Architecture (Architect of Record)
Sandlot Engineering
Innovative Structural Consultants

Construction Team

Mills Development & Construction

Photography

SCHAUM/SHIEH

Project Team

Troy Schaum
Andrea Brennan
Ekin Erar

Consultant Team

LH2 Architecture (Architect of Record)
Sandlot Engineering
Innovative Structural Consultants

Construction Team

Mills Development & Construction

Photography

SCHAUM/SHIEH

Project Team

Troy Schaum
Andrea Brennan
Ekin Erar

Consultant Team

LH2 Architecture (Architect of Record)
Sandlot Engineering
Innovative Structural Consultants

Construction Team

Mills Development & Construction

Photography

SCHAUM/SHIEH