Texas modern

Introduction by Helen Thompson

TEXAS MODERN Redefining Houses in the Lone Star State

Edited by Hannah Jenkins

CONTENTS

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Introduction by Helen Thompson 1 Hillside

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Tim Cuppet Architects

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Avondale Residence

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Morrison Dilworth + Walls

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Brookview Residence Caruth Residence

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Casa Linder

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Chapell Hill II

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Critter House and Barn Dietert Ranch

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Escala Drive

170

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Gewinner Residence

178

Graciosa Cove

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Green Lantern

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Hart Woodson House

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House 117

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House On Hidden Pond

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Lake House

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Laman Residence

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Tetra House Bercy Chen Studio

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Vertical House Mirรณ Rivera Architects

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A. Gruppo Architects

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Southwestern Residence smitharc architects

Mark Odom Studio

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Skyview Murray Legge Architecture

LaRue Architects

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Sale Street Bernbaum/Magadini Architects

Candid Rogers Architect

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Rivercrest LaRue Architects

Malone Maxwell Borson Architects

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Residence 1446 Mirรณ Rivera Architects

John Grable Architects

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Ravine Retreat Tobin Smith Architect

Webber + Studio Architects

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Rainbo Lake House Max Levy Architect

Energy Architecture

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Pavilion Haus StudioMET Architects

LaRue Architects

Welch Architecture

Otto Haus Tobin Smith Architect

Rhotenberry Wellen Architects

Buchanan Architecture

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Concrete Box House

Olmos Park Residence Lake | Flato

Furman + Keil Architects

smitharc architects

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Robertson Design

smitharc architects

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Cliffside Residence Specht Architects

White Rock Lake II Welch Architecture

Light and Shadow Box John Grable Architects

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Index of Architects

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MORRISON + DILWORTH WALLS

DA L L A S

32.7767° N 96.7970° W

AVONDALE RESIDENCE The Avondale Residence is a single-family home in the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Dallas. It is constructed on an irregularly shaped, 8075-square-foot (750-squaremeter) site of significant typography. The size and shape of the site, as well as the presence of a grand oak tree, presented challenges that greatly influenced the design process.

The clients wanted a home from which they could work, entertain friends and family, and accommodate overnight guests. In order to merge indoor and outdoor, expand usable living space and cater to the clients lifestyle needs, the architects opted for a courtyard-focused design.

This design, while essentially blind from the street, expands into an intimate, urban courtyard. Communication between indoors and outdoors is enhanced through the use of large, sliding glass doors, which can be fully concealed when opened. With the doors fully open and retracted, the indoor-living area and courtyard are converted into a space of unity.

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Second Floor Plan

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Defining interior materials include: concrete floors on the ground level, wood floors on the second level, painted drywall walls and ceilings, and statuary white marble countertops. The home’s exterior has been rendered in exposed, cast-in-place concrete, hard troweled stucco and a rain screen of Roman travertine.

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P ROJ ECT SPEC IFIC ATIONS Area: 3226 ft2 (300 m2) Completed: 2015 Photography: Charles Smith

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SMITHARC ARCHITECTS

DA L L A S

32.7767° N 96.7970° W

BROOKVIEW RESIDENCE Drawing inspiration from modern boutique resorts, this Smitharc-designed home embodies a sense of ‘coming home to vacation.’ Located in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, its open-plan layout combines interior and exterior living; cozy enough for a family of four but grand enough for frequent entertaining.

Panoramic glass walls reveal a warm palette of Texas fossil stone and natural woods, giving the home a comfortable balance of drama and repose.

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The kitchen and large covered porches create a seamless transition between indoors and outdoors. The entrance gallery/piano hall was specifically designed to welcome large numbers of guests with live music and cocktails.

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The clients were very specific in expressing their vision for the project. They wanted a unique and progressive home, reflective of their personalities. The design was tailored to the site, working around and maximizing location of all existing trees. While it is a considerably sized home, purpose-built for large gatherings, the footprint maintains a sizable distance from the required setbacks on all sides, in respect of the existing fabric of the neighborhood. The plan also wraps around the lot rather than occupying the center, thus creating a courtyard feel in the home’s center and enhancing its connection to the outdoors, while maintaining privacy. Large expanses of glass have been used liberally but carefully located by solar orientation and shaded by mature live oaks or large overhangs. Equal attention has been paid to the home’s intricacies, such as the patterning of the custom carved entry door, which was inspired by the architectural floor plan.

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P ROJE CT S P E CI F I CAT I O NS Area: 10,000 ft2 (929 m2) Completed: 2014 Photography: Stephen Karlisch

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Texas Modern

Redefining Houses in the Lone Star State Foreword by Helen Thompson Forget the Texas you thought you once knew, put aside those cattle ropin’ preconceptions and make way for Texas Modern—a close look into the Lone Star State’s innovative contemporary architecture and design scenes. Showcasing a stunning range of modern homes, this book will inspire best-design practice and spur on lifestyle dreams. Set out with beautiful full-color photography and laden with intricate plans and drawings, Texas Modern delves into the

finer details of trending architectural styles. The exquisite kitchens, glorious living spaces, sumptuous bedrooms, luxurious bathrooms, spectacular outdoor entertaining areas, and other delightful spaces, including a private yoga studio, will have you seriously reconsidering any notion of architectural convention across this larger-than-life and totally unique American state.

ISBN 978 1 86470 731 1 Format 254mm x 254mm Binding Casebound PLC Pages 252 Illustrations Full color In bookstores August 2017

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