Forge Craft Architecture + Design

Forge Craft Architecture + Design Architecture + design that enhances the quality of life for all people. Ever Forward. Austin-based.

At Forge Craft Architecture + Design, we are driven by a passion for envisioning solutions that make life better for people through the art and science of architecture and design. Over the last decade, our boundary-breaking portfolio has spanned demographics, geographies, and project types. Our reach is rapidly expanding because of the results we’ve been able to produce for our clients, and our de

termination to relentlessly push for design that inspires a new way of thinking about the built environment.

09/03/2026

What happens when you stop designing a home for the next owner and start designing it for yourself?

In this conversation, Forge Craft CEO Scott Ginder sits down with Adam Cormany, REALTOR® at Realty Austin, whose home Forge Craft designed, to talk about moving beyond “safe” choices that can make a home feel generic.

Adam shares how he initially found himself drawn toward the classic look he was seeing everywhere. But with Scott and the Forge Craft team pushing him to think differently, they threw conventions out the window. Together, they designed a home that reflected the Cormany family's unique taste and lifestyle.

The result was a home with more personality, practicality, and authentic beauty. As Scott puts it, we always encourage our clients to build the house they want to live in — not the house they think a future owner might want.

A house isn't finished when it LOOKS good. It's finished when it FEELS like the people who live there.That belief starte...
08/27/2026

A house isn't finished when it LOOKS good. It's finished when it FEELS like the people who live there.

That belief started close to home. In 2016, Austin Home Magazine featured the house Scott designed for our own family, and one line from that piece has stuck with us for a decade: "Some homes I've been in are great, beautiful, modern homes, yet they lack the sense of home; there's no heart to the home."

Even the window in these photos carries that idea. It's a jalousie window that was once a part of my grandparent's 1950's San Antonio home. My grandma would work in the kitchen, and the little window served as her connection to activity in the living room. My uncle gifted me the window when we designed our house. Now, instead of playing bank drive-thru, as I did when I was a kid, I use the window in much the same way as my grandma Lucille. I have my "mom control center," a window by which I see the present but am reminded of precious times spent with my grandma and grandpa.

Form, function, and heart. Forge Craft values all three in ALL of our projects. "Designing to Make Life Better for People"...it's not just a tagline. My little window serves as proof of our commitment.

Photos by Paul Bardagjy for Austin Home Magazine &

Full Austin Home story about our house linked in bio

Before it was office space, this building had already lived several lives.Built in 1920 at 409 Colorado Street, it was t...
08/14/2026

Before it was office space, this building had already lived several lives.

Built in 1920 at 409 Colorado Street, it was the birthplace of the Alamo Drafthouse — ten years as one of Austin's most legendary cultural watering holes. By the time Forge Craft got involved, it had cycled through its "dark ages" as a nightclub.

The design reimagines the space with a fire-rated wall of ceramic glazing that brings natural light and skyline views into the open office, custom steel windows and an entry portal that reflect both the building's history and its present use, and a restoration of the original Austin brick and structural framework, preserving a century of character rather than concealing it.

At 8,137 square feet, the project received a Preservation Austin Merit Award — recognition that adaptive reuse can meet the demands of a modern workplace without erasing what made the building distinct.

In memory of Pliny Fisk III.A pioneer in sustainable building whose ideas shaped how Austin thinks about design. Two of ...
08/12/2026

In memory of Pliny Fisk III.

A pioneer in sustainable building whose ideas shaped how Austin thinks about design. Two of our own, Scott Ginder and Rommel Sulit, share what stuck with them most.

Rest in peace, Pliny.

Here at Forge Craft, some projects stay with you. Zilker Studios is one of them.In 2022, our own Jon Hagar walked TOWERS...
07/31/2026

Here at Forge Craft, some projects stay with you. Zilker Studios is one of them.

In 2022, our own Jon Hagar walked TOWERS through this 110-unit affordable community for Foundation Communities on South Lamar. What came out of that conversation was more than a story about a building it was a story about what is possible when good policy meets thoughtful design in order to make life better for people.

Read the full piece now. Link in bio.

Last week, Forge Craft had the opportunity to attend the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP) confe...
07/29/2026

Last week, Forge Craft had the opportunity to attend the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP) conference, and we came away with a few reflections worth sharing.

Jon Hagar, our Director of Affordable Housing, was invited to speak on a panel about how architecture shapes the success of an affordable project. The discussion highlighted the importance of close coordination between owners and developers, contractors, and architects. Jon’s expertise in permanent supportive housing was of particular interest to the attendees and the other panelists.

Scott and Jon also were very impressed with the keynote from Gregg Colburn, co-author of "Homelessness Is a Housing Problem." Colburn's research reinforces something we see in our own work every day, that increasing housing supply at every level will reduce the percentage of people experiencing homelessness. That said, the path forward is not simple. Rising lending rates and construction costs continue to place pressure on project feasibility across the industry.

Finally, thank you to Kristi Sutterfield and Theresa Claiborn for championing the inclusion of building design as a conference theme this year, and the role they played in building connections across our state and national network of collaborators at this year's event.

Grateful to be part of a community working toward real solutions in affordable housing.

Gregg Colburn's Book: https://ow.ly/wsXY50Zu2Iu

We spend ninety percent of our lives indoors, most of it at home. The air, the materials, the water, all of it is within...
07/23/2026

We spend ninety percent of our lives indoors, most of it at home. The air, the materials, the water, all of it is within your control. We are here to help you take it.

Four ways Forge Craft helps you build a healthier home: Healthy Home Consulting that helps you define priorities and cut through the noise, Passive House feasibility, certification, and WUFI modeling that turn comfort into something measurable, full design services that carry a project from the right piece of land to fully moved in, and infill and neighborhood planning that helps developers build communities people actually want to live in.

Set on a steep, compact lot in the Castle Hill Historic District, West 7th Passive House pairs a restored 1924 Craftsman...
07/22/2026

Set on a steep, compact lot in the Castle Hill Historic District, West 7th Passive House pairs a restored 1924 Craftsman cottage with a new Passive House–certified duplex, the largest of its kind in the southern United States.

The project delivers more than 5,600 square feet of high-performance housing across three homes, balancing historic preservation with rigorous energy efficiency, health, and resilience standards. Now recognized by the ULI Impact Awards in two categories, the project stands as a model for sustainable urban infill in Austin's core.

Builder: Form to Finish
Interiors: Studio Ferme, Kopfer Taylor
Landscape Architect: Studio 8 SC
MEP Engineer: Positive Energy
Structural Engineer: Structures
Photography: Likeness Studio

Layered greenery, brass accents, and moody charcoal tones set the tone at Breeze Terrace. Design: Taylor Cumbie DesignAr...
07/10/2026

Layered greenery, brass accents, and moody charcoal tones set the tone at Breeze Terrace.

Design: Taylor Cumbie Design
Architecture: Forge Craft Architecture + Design
Photography: Whitney Arostegui

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Austin, TX
78704

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