The menu will feature a rotating selection of seasonally available fresh fish from the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of Florida, as well as fresh Florida shrimp, traditional low country boils of lobster, shrimp and crab, and classic Southern sides like collard greens and smothered okra & tomatoes.

The kitchen will be helmed by Michael Hufler and Michael Zajac, two chefs Thimm has worked with previously.

Hufler, classically trained in France after graduating from the CIA, will be the primary creative force in developing the menu and daily features.

Zajac honed his chops at Houston’s Restaurants before opening High Cotton in Atlanta, then running his own restaurant consulting company. Zajac will oversee training and development of the restaurant's culinary team.

"Reel Fish’s core values will be true to its name," adds Thimm, "within one, an inverted one in another, built-ins including cabinetry and a bed in the guest suite), but the most notable feature has to be the rain screen. From the dining room, two 10-and-a-half-foot sections of the screen dramatically unfold to reveal some of the amazing views of Austin’s extensive greenbelt and the city beyond “This house is all about looking out,” says Alter, who took pains with the design to downplay the view to the west, with its unsightly power lines and neighboring houses above, and keep the focus on the northern, southern, and eastern views.

Up the stairs again and the third floor delivers the views, enhanced by an uninterrupted ceiling plane in the living area. The edge of the rain screen is apparent, as it rises