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Media coverage of Octopus House, our collaboration with local artists in Austin's Bouldin Creek neighborhood.
Austin Home Magazine
How South Austin's Octopus House Went From Modern to Magic
This feature traces homeowner Joey Trevino's decision to reimagine a rectilinear, all-business home along Bouldin Creek into something far more expressive. The article follows Nelson Rockwood's role as general contractor, coordinating the collective of local artists, muralists, and sculptors who transformed the house's exterior into the whimsical "Octopus House," and explores how the project became a showcase for keeping creative talent working in Austin.
Austin PBS · Central Texas Gardener, Season 28 · 8m 25s
Artistic Collaboration Goes with the Flow (TV segment)
In this video feature, homeowner Joey Trevino talks through why he moved back to Austin, what drew him to the Bouldin Creek property despite its original style, and how the collaboration with Nelson Rockwood and the project's artists turned the home into something that felt authentically his own.
One flag from earlier still stands: I couldn't pull the actual text of the Austin Home Magazine article directly since that site blocks automated fetching, so that description is built from what's referenced elsewhere about the piece — worth a quick read of the original before publishing to make sure it matches the real article's angle.
Central Texas Gardener · Feb 19, 2024
Artistic Collaboration Goes with the Flow
Published alongside the television segment, this piece goes deeper into the landscape design that ties the whole property together. It walks through how a persistent rainwater runoff problem became the inspiration for the redesign, and how Nelson Rockwood worked with landscapers and sculptors to route water through a tumbling stream framed by native, drought-tolerant plantings, turning a drainage headache into one of the yard's signature features.
A visual walkthrough of the finished project, including close-up looks at the mural detailing, the sculptural mermaid and octopus tentacle work, and the streamside landscaping — a good source if you want to pull additional high-resolution photos for the page.
YouTube · Austin Community Capital
The Octopus House: Joey Trevino's Austin Love Letter
In this video feature, homeowner Joey Trevino talks through why he moved back to Austin, what drew him to the Bouldin Creek property despite its original style, and how the collaboration with Nelson Rockwood and the project's artists turned the home into something that felt authentically his own.
One flag from earlier still stands: I couldn't pull the actual text of the Austin Home Magazine article directly since that site blocks automated fetching, so that description is built from what's referenced elsewhere about the piece — worth a quick read of the original before publishing to make sure it matches the real article's angle.