Forget formality: Bercy Chen Studios on architecture as living organisms

“I call this my bipolar house,” Thomas Bercy says as we stand in the glass-walled hallway connecting the two sides of his home on Annie Street. Reflections of the red and blue acrylic walls on either side of the structure shine on his face and the reflecting pool in front of us. Thomas Bercy and Calvin Chen, the two UT graduates behind the local architecture firm Bercy Chen Studios [https: /bcarc.com/], have been innovatively imprinting on Austin’s architecture for several years by designing structures, whether residential or commercial, that redefine the concept of modern city living. Bercy and Chen’s specialized talent of creating attuned living spaces for modern Austinites could be rooted in the fact that Thomas’ personal residence on Annie Street was their first major collaborative project.