Don't miss Karin Broker's newest body of work, beautiful rage (a real and concise history of the female gender). Opening this Saturday, Sept 6th at Heidi Vaughan Fine Art, her intricate large scale drawings chronicle the emotional and physical labor women carry daily.

Karin's drawing process is both messy and methodical - fitting work to take place in her studio that was once an auto mechanic's shop. Today her powerful portraits of womanhood tower above the ghosted outline of car lifts on her studio floors. Organized drawers of vintage oddities, pencils and wires have replaced wrenches and lug nuts. The award winning 6,000 sf warehouse was renovated into her studio and home in 2016 while we were at Content and again in 2020 by HRDD.

Heidi Vaughan Fine Art is located at 3510 Lake St., Houston, TX 77098 in Houston's oldest Gallery Row. The doors open at 11. The artist's reception and party will take place from 5 to 7.

Exhibition Dates: September 6 - October 11, 2025

Exhibition Opening: September 6, 11 to 5, HVFA

Artist Reception and Party: September 6, 5 to 7, HVFA

Read more about the exhibition in Art Houston magazine. Photo credits: Paul Hester (Karin’s portrait), Peter Molick (Delz Residence)

More images of Karin Broker and Mark Witte’s home are on our website.

This year marks five years since the Delz Residence was completed! A renovation of an auto mechanic's shop, this award-winning residence and studio was completed in 2016 while we were at Content. The owners, Karin Broker and Mark Witte, asked HRDD to design an outdoor fireplace and canopy extension to the existing structure. Recently, we visited the project with photographer Pete Molick to celebrate the anniversary and enjoy the new addition.

In the 2016 adaptive reuse, two renovated metal buildings were stitched together by a simple shed canopy. After settling into the home, the owners decided to add an outdoor fireplace and expand the outdoor covered space by extending the existing canopy. HRDD designed a fireplace “wall” that serves to help protect the outdoor space from wind-driven rain and offers an additional privacy layer from the neighboring property. The fireplace is clad in large format porcelain (Neolith through our friends at La Nova Tile here in Houston) and rests on a concrete plinth. Designed to be a multi-tasker, the back of the fireplace notches for an entertaining buffet counter or weekend re-potting tasks.

The Delz Residence was awarded a 2016 AIA Houston Design Award. It has been published by Houstonia, Dwell, and Houzz.