2026 Specialty Application
Winner & People’s Choice

Project Statistics


Location: Dripping Springs, Texas
Type: Private space observatory
Size: 1,569 sq. ft.
ICF Use: 2,341.4 sq. ft.
Cost: $2 million
Total Construction: 130 weeks
ICF Installation Time: 82 days

Construction Team


General Contractor: Austin Touchstone Builders
Form Distributor: Professional Building Supply
Architect: Kelly Design Group
ICF System: Nudura by Tremco CPG

Fast Facts


  • Fast Facts

  • Private ICF space observatory

  • 48-inch diameter concrete telescope pier runs through all three floors

  • Custom hand-fabricated copper dome engineered for 360-degree rotation

  • 100% rainwater catchment system with illuminated gutter integrated into dome

  • Largest private observatory in North America

GSR Observatory

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