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Continuing the infill lot typology explorations. We have been working on a two-story ADU that would have tuck under parking and were approached by someone with a hillside site where it works perfectly. 1300 ft.² two bedroom 2 1/2 bath.

A short video on our ma modular YouTube channel showing the final set at our Greenwood project. The 3000sf/6 box house was set in one day.

Greenwood Modular Family Compound - Final Set See the set for the last building at our Greenwood project. The 6-box, 3000sf house was set in one day.

Set day for the newest ma modular design. This six box, five bedroom four bath house is 3000 ft.² and wrapped around a courtyard. Some processed photos of the set. Sometimes it’s more interesting before it’s complete.

We’ve been studying what small-lot infill could realistically look like under Austin’s HOME Phase 2 ordinance. This test fit uses 35’ x 90’ lots (3,150 SF each) on a one-acre parcel, which yields 12 units per acre.

For context, most traditional Austin single-family neighborhoods sit closer to 4–6 units per acre. So this is at least double — sometimes triple — the typical density, but still delivered as fee-simple homes.

The key move isn’t just shrinking the lots. Instead of giving every house its own curb cut, we’re consolidating access with joint driveways and shared drive aisles. That reduces paved area, keeps the streetscape greener, and makes the sidewalk experience feel continuous rather than driveway-dominated.

HOME 2 technically allows lots down to 1,800 SF, but in practice we’re finding that 35 feet of width gives you better proportions, workable parking geometry, and outdoor space that people will actually use. It feels intentional rather than squeezed.

These would be built as volumetric modular through ma modular — which is what makes this density repeatable. Factory-built units, predictable costs, shorter timelines. The goal isn’t just to show that higher density is allowed. It’s to demonstrate that it can be delivered at scale without losing neighborhood character.

Still testing the edges of where the sweet spot is — but 12 units per acre, done this way, feels like a meaningful shift for Austin.

Three homes. One lot. Zero compromise.

This latest HOME infill project shows what’s possible when progressive land-use policy meets design-forward modular construction. By pairing Austin’s HOME ordinance with factory-built precision from StudioBuilt, we were able to deliver high-quality, modern housing at an urban scale that actually fits the neighborhood.

Design-build by KRDB / ma modular.

New ma modular plan, hot off the presses. Two-story, 2100sf, "L"/courtyard plan. Designed specifically for Austin's HOME ordinance.

One down, one to go.

Set Day! Greenwood modular Family Compound units 2&3 setting today

“Robbins Place Modular Install: Full Set & Button-Up Process Explained” - See the recently completed video for our modular HOME project in Austin. Photography and editing by Braeden Sawyer.

Robbins Place Modular Install: Full Set & Button-Up Process Explained Take a behind-the-scenes look at how MA MODULAR builds modern, design-forward homes using true volumetric modular construction. In this walkthrough, filmed i...

Take a "walk" around our recently completed Robbins Place modular project, fabricated right here in Texas by Studiobuilt.

Explore 1915 Robbins Pl # 1 in 3D Matterport 3D Showcase.

TIME LAPSE! See the process from foundation to landscape in one minute. Our soon to be complete Robbins Place modular project.

Robbins mod time lapse See a short, one-minute video of the process of setting our 3 unit Robbins Place modular project in Austin.