Specht Novak Architects

Specht Novak Architects is an award-winning Austin, Texas architecture and interior design firm founded on the vision of creating elegant, comfortable, and timeless buildings that are rooted in their environments and shaped by the character of the people who inhabit them.

Led by founding partner Scott Specht and partner Jakeb Novak, the practice draws on three decades of experience across high-end residential, commercial, and hospitality design. The firm has earned a reputation for rigorous craftsmanship and deep technical skill, with specialized expertise in cast-in-place concrete architecture and private walled compounds.

Specht Novak Architects’ work has been featured in over 350 publications worldwide, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, and Forbes. The firm has received more than 70 honors from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) at the local and national levels, the Texas Society of Architects, Architizer (which named the firm among the "100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States"), and Architectural Record, including the selection of the Preston Hollow Residence as a Record House.