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Texas, from a new view
Four extraordinary expressions of lake life and equestrian escapes beneath a bigger sky — from the top ranch team trusted with exceptional opportunities
MAYER RANCH 52 acres / Cross Roads, Texas / Denton County / $10,800,000 Just 45 minutes north of downtown Dallas, this remarkable equestrian property features a regulation polo field, covered polo arena, multiple barns with 60 total stalls and a private helicopter pad and hangar, plus a custom-built main residence and separate office/studio building. The previous training facility for the Southern Methodist University (SMU) polo team, the ranch has hosted numerous events, including the Texas College Polo Championship in 2023 and 2024.
LAKESIDE RANCH 67 acres / Jacksonville, Texas / Cherokee County / $6,175,000 Less than two hours from Dallas, this East Texas escape pairs rolling pasture and private trails with some 490 feet of shoreline in a protected, deep-water cove on 1,300-acre Lake Jacksonville. A custom residence and pool overlook the water, while a two-story boathouse, private ramp, stocked pond, pickleball court and miles of ATV trails invite endless play. Ride at sunrise, swim in clear water, boat at dusk — a wonderfully unhurried expression of Texas lake-and-ranch life.
EL NIDO RANCH ON THE LAKE 46 acres / Windom, Texas / Fannin County / $4,100,000 Just 90 minutes from Dallas, horses graze across rolling pasture to the property’s nearly 900 feet of private shoreline on new Bois d’Arc Lake, already among Texas’ best fishing and recreational lakes. Fenced and cross-fenced grounds and a historic pole barn set the equestrian scene, while two refined residences bring antique brick, fireplaces, vaulted rooms and expansive porches to the water’s edge. Here, long rides give way to boating and fishing — an irresistible marriage of Texas ranch and lake life.
FOUR R RANCH 1,091 acres / Muenster, Texas / Cooke County / $13,300,000 This incredible legacy ranch offers breathtaking views overlooking the Red River Valley, just 90 minutes north of both Dallas and Fort Worth. It is a traditional cattle and hunting property but also a highly regarded vineyard and winery, with a beautifully designed tasting room and entertainment venue, and a separate wineproduction and storage facility. Two restored historic homes overlook the vineyards, Camp Creek and one of the ranch’s three scenic valleys.
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For those who understand that a ranch is equal parts asset, enterprise and legacy, David Burgher and Harlan Ray bring authority to every transaction. Burgher pairs 40 years in commercial and ranch real estate with the trained eye of a certified appraiser and developer and generations-deep Texas roots. Ray brings instinctive knowledge of the land, shaped by cattle, oil and gas, hunting, team roping and a lifetime outdoors. Together, they have built one of the most successful teams in the history of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty — recognizing every property’s true potential, for their buyers and sellers.
HARLAN RAY (LEFT) 214-908-7770 hray@briggsfreeman.com DAVID BURGHER (RIGHT) 214-213-8715 dburgher@briggsfreeman.com
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Are you ready for the next level? We’re there already. North Texas is the fastest-growing metropolitan region in the entire United States — and the energy here is positively electric. Many know that Dallas, Fort Worth and their surrounding cities have always done things big — big business, big ambition, big lives. And, now, there’s a big new identity. Global financial powerhouses are setting up shop here or expanding their existing footprints here. The unique Texas Stock Exchange just debuted here this summer, in Dallas. (In fact, the city already has an unofficial new moniker: Y’all Street.) Yes, North Texas is a place where business and culture converge. And no one knows its neighborhoods, towns and cities like the advisors of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, something we have prided ourselves on since our founding, in 1960. For their buyers and sellers, our advisors are always looking for new opportunities and new solutions — at the time of a transaction and beyond. Their real value is in the expertise and experience that help their clients
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The incomparable Crespi Estate in Dallas’ Preston Hollow neighborhood is a 1938 masterpiece expanded and updated for today, offering 10 bedrooms, 12 full baths, five half baths, a ballroom, a glass elevator, a conservatory and much more. It is represented by Pogir and Diane DuVall. 3
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Features 12 By Design Clerkenwell has long been a creative powerhouse. Now it’s home to the London Museum, reborn in a former meat market. 20 Paper Stories He has won architecture’s biggest awards for his creativity and vision. But for Shigeru Ban, it all began with some cardboard tubes. 26 Off the Wall It’s farewell to the fitted kitchen—for now—as standalone pieces anchor a more freestyle approach to the heart of the home.
Up Front 6 Art Peggy Guggenheim’s legacy persists as a new exhibition explores the gallerist’s early years and bold collecting ethos. 8 Interiors Fashion week season calls for a wardrobe upgrade: a luxury closet that ensures you’re dressed to impress. 10 Travel Fall is the moment for communing with nature at stunning retreats in remote landscapes. 4
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30 Gallery The finest agents and properties in North Texas
Designed by the renowned Abeyta Architecture Studio, the new Sky Terrace Penthouse at HALL Arts Residences has reframed luxury, style and comfort. 1747 Leonard Street #2801 in the Dallas Arts District is listed by Kyle Richards and Cindi Caudle of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more, see pages 36 and 37.
Clockwise from top left: A Guatemala green marble island takes center stage in a contemporary kitchen in Sydney, Australia, designed by Pattern Studio (page 26); Westover House, one of only three homes ever designed by the trailblazing I.M. Pei., is on the market for the first time ever (pages 34 and 35); Alexander Calder’s “Arc of Petals,” part of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (page 6). 5
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ART
Cool and Collected Gallerist Peggy Guggenheim’s razor-sharp instinct and passion for the new remain an inspiration
Above: Guggenheim in 1969 in her adopted home of Venice—now the location for an exhibition about her early collecting years Opposite: “Equilibre” (Equilibrium), 1932, by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, who was shown at Guggenheim Jeune in London
“Little did I dream of the thousands of dollars I was about to sink into art,” wrote Peggy Guggenheim in 1946, reflecting on her first forays into collecting. The American-born heiress is celebrated today as an art-world powerhouse whose pursuit of contemporary talent took her from New York, via Paris and London, to Venice. There, her landmark collection is installed in the Grand Canal palazzo that was her home for the last 30 years of her life. But her collecting journey began on a more modest scale. Her earliest acquisitions were bought for Yew Tree Cottage, the historic timber-framed Hampshire home deep in the English countryside where she lived between 1934 and 1939. These formative years 6
culminated in the opening of her first gallery, Guggenheim Jeune, in London’s Mayfair, a spark plug for the rather staid British art scene of the time. That bold but short-lived venture is now the focus of an exhibition, which will travel from Venice to London’s Royal Academy of Arts this fall and on to the Guggenheim New York in 2027. For the collector, new or established, Guggenheim offers joyous inspiration and clear-sighted wisdom as valid now as it was almost a century ago. But the self-proclaimed “art addict” might never have been: after a series of personal traumas, Guggenheim first turned to collecting as a distraction. It was a friend, Marcel Duchamp, who introduced her to the art world. The pair met
Photos: Stefan Moses, from the book “Encounters With Peggy Guggenheim”, Hardie Grant Books; Stiftung Arp e.V., Berlin/Rolandswerth.
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in 1920s Paris, where a young Guggenheim had moved to embrace a more bohemian existence. “At that time, I couldn’t distinguish one thing in art from another,” she wrote. “Marcel tried to educate me. I don’t know what I would have done without him.” Guggenheim’s willingness to take advice was among her key strengths as a collector, matched by a supreme confidence in her own judgment, says Gražina Subelytė, co-curator of the Venice show. “She valued originality and experimentation above fashion or convention. She also surrounded herself with a remarkable circle of advisors, including Duchamp, Mary Reynolds, Herbert Read, Nelly van Doesburg and Samuel Beckett, reflecting her wisdom and openness to different perspectives and her willingness to trust informed judgment while still following her own instinct.” The force of this personal response to art is recorded in her autobiography, where she describes her encounter with the Jean Arp sculpture “Head and Shell” (circa 1933) that would be her first personal acquisition. “I fell so in love with it that I asked to have it in my hands. The instant I felt it, I wanted to own it,” she recalls. Guggenheim—her name synonymous with the boundless wealth of a family who
than two years—and lost money—the gallery shook up fuddy-duddy London art institutions,” says Georgina Adam, art market editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper. It also introduced surrealist and abstract works—including those of Russian artist Vasily Kandinsky—to the British public.
Guggenheim gave Kandinsky his first London exhibition, from which her sister Hazel bought his “Cossacks” (1910-11), presenting it to the Tate Gallery in 1938. Peggy’s knack for spotting talent extended to a 15-year-old Lucian Freud, whose work was shown at Guggenheim Jeune, and to plans— never realized—for Frida Kahlo’s debut UK show at a time when the Mexican artist was known principally as Diego Rivera’s wife.
originally made their money in mining—once pledged to “buy a picture a day.” But her own resources had their limits. “She was not among the wealthiest members of the Guggenheim family, and her collecting was often shaped by careful choices, instinct and timing rather than unlimited means,” explains Subelytė. Indeed, Guggenheim’s interest in smaller, portable works—such as the Arp or Henry Moore’s “Reclining Figure” (1938)—reflected not only practical realities, Subelytė adds, but “her instinct for recognizing artists of lasting significance before they were widely celebrated.” She even claimed a degree of credit for encouraging Moore’s small-scale productions, having written to explain that she admired his work and “how sorry I was that I had no room in my house for any of it.” True or not, this reflects both the value she placed on her relationships with artists, whose studios she regularly visited, and her growing influence, extended by the opening of Guggenheim Jeune. “While it lasted less 7
Trusting your tastes, immersing yourself in contemporary culture and seeking out exciting emerging artists whose work is still relatively affordable all remain astute tactics for aspiring collectors today—best approached the Peggy Guggenheim way, through a genuine love of art and the individuals who make it. “Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector” is at Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, until October 19, 2026; then Royal Academy of Arts, London, November 21, 2026-March 14, 2027; and Guggenheim New York, April 16-September 12, 2027 Florence Hallett is an art writer and critic for The Art Newspaper, Apollo and more
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INTERIORS Closet Encounter Meticulously designed and organized, luxury dressing rooms are right on trend
Fall means fashion. From the glossy patina of Vogue’s renowned September issue to the runways of New York, London, Paris and Milan fashion weeks, style is in season. So too are the luxury dressing rooms in which the latest looks will find themselves. In today’s ultraprime residences, these most private of spaces are no longer an afterthought. Designed and used not only for dressing, but to store and edit clothes and accessories, they are planned with care and shaped around the habits, rituals and treasures that they hold.
“The best luxury closets feel like a boutique tailored to the owner,” says Nick Damianos of Bahamas Sotheby’s International Realty. “These spaces should make day-to-day life easier and be calm, well-proportioned and intuitive.” Now given the same level of design attention as any principal room in the house, high-end dressing rooms do more than simply reflect a client’s aesthetic. They should align seamlessly with their owners’ lives—the place where a day begins and ends, providing privacy and peace. For Killy Scheer, founder and principal of interior design studio Scheer & Co., based in Austin, Texas, closets have evolved into immersive dressing environments. Her commissions have included double-height spaces with dedicated styling areas, packing stations with integrated luggage storage, full-length mirrors that expand the light, and hidden back-of-house zones for storing rarer, less frequently worn pieces. “Many of our clients consider their closets a place for respite and recharging, so it’s important that we identify what that means to them,” Scheer explains. “We often layer ambient lighting with integrated LEDs and then introduce more lighting that shifts in temperature throughout the day—cooler in the morning, warmer in the evening—to support decision-making and reflect natural conditions.” Successful dressing rooms make even a substantial wardrobe feel organized and manageable, starting with a layout that is clear and easy to navigate. Smaller additions can make a noticeable difference, whether that means custom lighting or motion sensors that eliminate the need for hard switches. Climate control to protect and preserve the longevity of clothing is equally important, Damianos notes, particularly in tropical settings where heat and humidity can impact clothing and accessories. “We’re seeing solutions like closets with personalized microclimates rather than a single, uniform environment,” Scheer agrees. These include humidity-controlled areas for fine leather goods and furs, UV-filtered glass to protect delicate fabrics, sealed vitrines for handbag
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Change of Scene
Photos: Alexander James; Austin Leis.
Desert Leaf in Dubai’s verdant Al Barari neighborhood is aptly named. Surrounded by greenery, almost every room of this contemporary mansion has a garden view—even the walk-in wardrobe of the property’s master suite. There’s nothing of the poky cupboard about this dressing space: instead, glass-fronted cabinetry with in-built lighting, discreet screening and a central island for storing accessories come together in a scheme of calm and convenience. Hardly surprising for a home that has two state-of-the-art kitchens, custom spa and sauna, a games room and a music room, too. There’s a reason Al Barari is known as Dubai’s “Green Heart.” Just 20 minutes from Downtown and DXB airport, it’s a genuine retreat from the busy city.
collections, museum-grade lighting and even refrigerated storage or integrated scents. While many dressing rooms remain next to the primary suite, some are positioned further away from the main bedroom, creating a quieter or more private enclave. Materials bring their own style. In older homes, wood paneling establishes a strong visual language and allows for concealed walk-in storage, while marble sets a serene tone in beachfront properties, especially paired with custom cabinetry in coastal hues. No single formula binds the ultimate luxury dressing room, but the best are unified by clarity. Bespoke design around an individual’s lifestyle and specific wardrobe—fresh off the catwalk or not—is what truly sets them apart. Emma Reynolds is a New York-based journalist covering luxury lifestyle, travel and design
Dubai, United Arab Emirates US$25,865,120 Property ID: TPD3DY Dubai Sotheby’s International Realty
Left: The finest dressing rooms have luxury design credentials to equal the rest of the home, like this project by William Smalley and Studio Ashby Above: LA design studio 22RE used bespoke cabinetry and custom lighting to tailor this space to its owner
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TRAVEL Fall Into Nature Landscape is the luxury at these newly opened retreats, the perfect escape from city living
As the world takes a deep breath after the buzz of Northern Hemisphere summer, it’s all too easy to heed the immediate call of work. But arguably now is the season to turn away from routine and slip back into nature instead, at one of a raft of newly opened boutique retreats.
From a luxury eco-lodge in the Tanzanian savannah to an intrepid getaway in the glacier-frosted peaks of Patagonia and a remote Arctic refuge in northern Norway, each of these architecturally striking escapes immerses you in the wild, taking its design cues from the great outdoors.
Above: Explora El Calafate nestles in the rugged Patagonian steppe Opposite, top: Natural materials elevate the sense of tranquility in Ytri’s light-filled rooms Opposite: Handcrafted villas at Ubuyu take design inspiration from traditional Maasai huts
Opening in December, Explora El Calafate promises to drop you deep into the remote wilderness of Patagonia, with a dash of modern-day Gaucho style. This is a place to absorb the silence of the steppe, the views of the Pampas plains, the towering Andes and the distant gleam of Perito Moreno glacier. The quietly luxurious 20-room lodge —bearing the hallmark of Chilean architect José Cruz Ovalle—melts into the epic surrounds of a 173,000-acre estancia. The design is light and airy, with skylit rooms and suites fitted out in pale lenga wood from nearby forests, all with views of piercing blue skies, sunsets and starry nights. 10
The retreat has an intrepid touch, with pros on hand to help you tailor cross-border adventures into this starkly beautiful region of ice, rock and wind—be it crossing the turquoise Lago Argentino, trotting off on horseback into mountains where condors soar or trekking into petrified forests. After a day braving the elements, warm up in the panoramic sauna and hot tubs or book a massage with warm river stones and local botanicals like eucalyptus, lavender and chamomile. The peak-facing dining room nods to the Argentine asado tradition, where fish, meats and vegetables are expertly grilled over an open fire.
Photos: Einar Aslaksen, courtesy of Banyan Group.
Explora El Calafate, Patagonia
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Ytri, Norway Like a stepping stone to a wilder world, the Norwegian island of Husøy is elemental. Surrounded by ragged peaks that punch above the booming ocean, waves bash rocky shores and white-tailed eagles wheel in expansive skies. The light, too, is entrancing, with summer’s midnight sun giving way to the hypnotic Northern Lights. Slotting neatly into the picture is Ytri, a Relais & Châteaux retreat that opened in May 2026. Arriving here is like rewinding to a slower, pre-digital age—one in tune with nature’s rhythms, tides and the stories of an island where folk have fished in icy waters for 9,000 years. Oslo-based architects Vardehaugen took inspiration from traditional fishing houses to create this 38-room sanctuary. Interiors by design studio Bonaparte capture the soul of the island with ash wood, Norwegian wool, linen and terrazzo adding depth and warmth. It’s a comforting design that nods to the need for hygge in an extreme climate. Hike to hidden coves, kayak between islands or glide across ink-blue waters by stand-up paddleboard. After a day on or by the water, return to the crackle of a woodfired sauna and dinner at Alma restaurant, where menus sing of the seasons. Whatever has been fished, foraged or picked that day lands on a very elegant plate.
Ubuyu, Tanzania An elephant silhouetted among the baobab trees in a rose-gold sunset. Floating above the savannah in a hot-air balloon at daybreak. Watching a pride of lions in breathless wonder. All snapshots from a stay at Ubuyu, an exclusive eco retreat that opened in May 2026 in the heart of the vast Ruaha National Park in southern Tanzania. Luxury at this off-grid lodge looks to the wild—and there is plenty of that. Italian architects Fabric have grounded their vision in the local: six villas handcrafted from natural materials reflect both the curves of the Grean Ruaha River and the low-impact design of Maasai bomas (traditional huts). 11
Flattering lantern light, plunge pools and decking frame cinematic views of the wildlife and glittering night skies. An “escape host” is on hand to arrange private safaris, balloon flights or wild dining. Return to base for a pamper at the Maji spa, an open-air pavilion perched above the river, or botanical-infused cocktails at the Mganga (Swahili for “medicine man”) bar, either a fitting prelude for Ubuyu’s zero-waste, plant-forward cooking. Kerry Walker is a travel writer and hotel expert for Lonely Planet and Conde Nast Traveller
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London’s historic Clerkenwell hums with youth, creativity —and world-class design credentials, writes Clare Dowdy
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lerkenwell exudes history. It’s an atmospheric kind of neighborhood, where medieval arches knit with Victorian alleyways, cobblestones and the pulse of 21st-century life, all coalescing on the northern f lank of London’s f inancial district. Named after the Clerks’ Well, a 12th-century water source, the area originally offered fresh air, f ields and water from several subterranean spas, springs and wells. That semi-rural village is now a densely packed urban centre, humming with stylish young creatives strolling between workplaces and the coffee shops, bars and restaurants that cater to them. In fact, Clerkenwell has the highest concentration of design and creative businesses in the world according to Marlon Cera-Marle, director of media and events company Media 10. Along with prime loft apartments, these ventures have occupied the area’s Victorian warehouse buildings since the 1980s. Architects, designers and craftspeople are mainstays; more recent arrivals include LinkedIn, which in 2019 moved its London headquarters into the industrial-style of f ices that were previously occupied by the Guardian newspaper. “It’s a hub for furniture brands,” conf irms Andrew Olah, co-founder of contemporary furniture company Reddie. He and his wife and co-founder, Caroline Olah, moved to London from Australia earlier this year, choosing Clerkenwell for Reddie’s f irst European showroom. Sited on Goswell Road, its near neighbors include Cassina, Hay, Knoll, Moroso and Roche Bobois. Earlier this summer, home furnishings store SCP joined the creative cluster, taking a building on Clerkenwell Green in the heart of the district, after 40 years in adjacent Shoreditch. Reddie is housed in a 19th-century former bank. “It’s all exposed brick, raw ceilings and four layers of paint, some of which we left intentionally,” Andrew Olah says. “It adds a lot of character and speaks to the character and charm of Clerkenwell.” The neighborhood lives and breathes design. In September, Clerkenwell and its surrounds became an of f icial district of the prestigious London Design Festival. Meanwhile, for three days each May, these showrooms and related businesses go into overdrive for Clerkenwell Design Week. “The historic streets, industrial buildings and hidden courtyards create an amazing backdrop for installations and exhibitions,” says Cera-Marle, who runs the annual event. That heritage backdrop includes the 12th-century Priory of the Order of St. John, with its Norman crypt and Tudor gatehouse, and the 14th-century Charterhouse, a former monastery that now comprises an almshouse, chapel, museum and gardens. In 2025, a major installation by artist Alex Chinneck took over the adjacent square. Centuries-old St. John Street, meanwhile, was the main “droving” route for farm animals being walked from as far away as the Midlands to 14
Below: Caroline and Andrew Olah, founders of furniture company Reddie, chose the area for their first European showroom Opposite: Inside Reddie’s Clerkenwell space Below right: Pieces from a London Design Festival collaboration between the nearby Barbican arts centre and Made
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Opposite: The Rookery Hotel occupies a set of converted Georgian townhouses Left: Staff at the Michelinstarred St. John restaurant
Photos: Charles Emerson, courtesy of Alex Chinneck Studio; Katie Kaars; Courtesy of Reddie; Felix Speller; Courtesy of The Rookery; Courtesy of St. John; Sam A Harris; Courtesy of Old Sessions House; Thomas Duffield.
Below: A dish of bone marrow is typical of St. John’s “nose-to-tail” ethos
Smithf ield Market, on Clerkenwell’s southern edge. More than 800 years of livestock and meat trading is scheduled to end there in the next few years, when the current Smithf ield Market, housed in Grade-II listed buildings, relocates to London’s Docklands. Two derelict blocks on the site have already been given a spectacular £437m (US$577m) overhaul to become the new London Museum, opening late 2026. The redevelopment is a visionary collaboration between Stanton Williams, Asif Khan and Julian Harrap Architects. Stanton Williams is a local f irm, one of many in the area, including the world-renowned ZHA, founded by the late Zaha Hadid. They sit alongside clockmakers, watchmakers, printers, goldsmiths and silversmiths, dating back to Clerkenwell’s inception as a major artisan center in the early 19th century. Today, many jewelry designers have studios in the district’s Goldsmiths’ Centre, which houses jewelers and other makers working with precious metals. Happily, Hatton Garden, the capital’s diamond quarter, borders Clerkenwell to the west. “I nip there for my supplies, from tool kits to gemstones,” says Emefa Cole, a jewelry designer based in the Goldsmiths’ Centre. Her customers—typically architects, art collectors and museum curators—also visit her studio. They might arrive into Farringdon Station, in the neighborhood’s southwestern corner. In 1863 this was the terminus of the world’s f irst underground passenger railway. It became a major transport hub when London’s Elizabeth line opened in 2022, with fast services connecting the area to Heathrow Airport in just 33 minutes. Both Cole and Olah describe stepping out at lunchtime or in the evening into streets full of workers heading for the area’s eateries, pubs and bars. “It pumps,” says Olah, who has noticed that the crowd is “typically younger, quite well-dressed, quite hip.” The Sekforde pub, near Clerkenwell Green, is a popular Grade II-listed Georgian public house with exposed brickwork and restored timber paneling. Meanwhile The Slaughtered Lamb, just off St. John Street, hosts live gigs. Nearby, on St. John’s Square, is The Zetter, a high-end hotel where Cole joins friends or family for after-work drinks. “The interiors are luxurious and warm, but also quirky,” she says. “The rich, dark wood and leather make me feel like I’m in my grandpa’s old study in Ghana.” Meanwhile, The Rookery, on Peter’s Lane, is a Georgian boutique hotel with four-poster beds and roll-top baths. For a proper meal, Cole heads to St. John Street and the legendary St. John. Open since 1994 in a former Smithf ield smokehouse, the “nose-to-tail” dining 17
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Far left: Interiors at Old Sessions House embrace the age and character of its historic building Left: Jewelry designer Emefa Cole has a studio space in the area
Art of Living institution has a Michelin star and a casual feel. “It’s got this canteen vibe,” C ole s ays , “Trendy, ut i l it ar ian , unpretentious.” It’s popular with the art crowd, who often hold gallery afterparties there. Cole is particularly keen on Old Sessions House, a members’ club with a rooftop inf inity pool and a restaurant and bar that are open to the public. The Palladian-style building was opened on Clerkenwell Green in 1782 as the country’s then-largest courthouse and has received a light-touch ref it courtesy of its new owners, the Swedish brothers Oliver and Ted Grebelius of Sätila Studios. “It’s full of character. Its peeling paint bridges the past and the present,” Cole says. The aesthetics of incarnations past are found all over Clerkenwell. Familyrun French bistro Le Café du Marché is situated down a cobbled mews near Charterhouse Square. It occupies a former bookbinder’s storage warehouse, and every evening resident musicians play jazz amid its original features. Elsewhere the architecture marches forwards in time. Close to the bistro, Florin Court is a block of sought-after 1930s mansion f lats—one of the only surviving unaltered art deco residential buildings in central London. It appeared as detective Hercule Poirot’s home in the long-running television adaptation of Agatha Christie’s detective novels. Despite its central location, Clerkenwell has moments of greenery. Every day, the Olahs drop into the fenced area by St. James Church on Clerkenwell Close to let their puppy stretch its legs. “There’s a little coffee kiosk and a playground for kids. It’s like a hub at lunchtime, people who work locally sprawl out on the lawns,” Andrew Olah says. Cole and her colleagues, meanwhile, enjoy St. John’s Garden near the Goldsmiths’ Centre. “We love the wildlife, it’s a tiny oasis,” she says. With its layered past and vibrant present, Clerkenwell is primed to surprise and delight. 0 Clare Dowdy is a freelance design writer and editor, based in London 19
If a single property embodies Clerkenwell’s old soul and contemporary verve, it might be this period duplex—currently the live-workspace of visionary creative duo Fredrikson Stallard. Designers of high-end furniture, art and ceramics, the couple have forged a creative campus from a former Victorian wheel workshop, one that combines studio space and a double-height gallery with intimate but luxurious living quarters. Approached via a covered courtyard that used to be a Georgian street, the building’s brick bones are complemented by marble and steel fittings, parquet floors and large Crittal windows. A further secret awaits: a private, award-nominated garden, planted with 200 silver birch trees. A haven in the heart of London.
Clerkenwell, London, UK US$5,287,818 Property ID: 7TBKTL United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty
PAPER Stories
From cardboard cathedrals to woven wooden walls, architect Shigeru Ban has built a rocksolid reputation from the most unlikely of materials, finds Francesca Perry
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higeru Ban is one of architecture’s most celebrated names. The Pritzker Prize winner has designed high-prof ile art museums, major performance venues, company HQs, luxury homes and boutique hotels. Tokyo-born, he has also delivered disaster relief and emergency accommodation in countries from New Zealand to Morocco, for which work, in part, he was recently honored with the 2026 AIA (American Institute of Architecture) Gold Medal. But it all started with tubes of paper. As a young architect in the 1980s, Ban was asked to design an exhibition dedicated to Alvar Aalto, the acclaimed Finnish architect and designer. When he realized the budget wouldn’t stretch to wooden scenography, Ban turned to thick tubes of cardboard—affordable, recyclable and surprisingly sturdy. He has since harnessed the material across homes, pavilions, schools, shops, offices—even a cathedral. It has been particularly significant to his disaster relief architecture. Born in 1957, Ban relocated from Japan to the U.S. after high school to study architecture: first at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (Sci-Arc) and, later, Cooper Union in New York. After graduating, he returned to Tokyo and established his practice in 1985, designing villas and exhibition spaces across Japan. In 1995, following a major earthquake in the city of Kobe, he founded the Voluntary Architects’ Network, which has seen him—with collaborators— deliver emergency structures to people in need over the past three decades. Surveying Ban’s career, and speaking to him, one senses this absolute commitment to making and building—that is to say, problem solving through construction. “When I was a child, I wanted to be a carpenter,” he says. He lived in a timber house, which his fashion designer mother sometimes turned into a dormitory for sewing assistants, and which often needed renovations. “I really loved to see that the carpenter made structures, furniture, everything by hand.” Ban didn’t know about the profession of architecture when he was small, he explains, but once he discovered it, he “naturally” wanted in. His architectural approach begins with considering what is already there. “The most important thing [in order] to start designing is understanding the context of the particular site,” he says. His design for Aspen Art Museum, completed in 2014, is rooted in the architecture, landscape and culture of the Colorado resort. “The site is at the end of the main street of downtown Aspen, where most of the buildings are brown brick,” he explains. “So I wanted to build the museum as a continuation of this street fabric.” Instead of using heavy bricks, Ban conceived of a “woven” wooden facade that shared the same color palette and rectilinear geometry as other buildings nearby. It shades the interior from intense sun while letting daylight permeate. This is Ban all over: responding 21
Above: The Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban Left: Ban’s Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand was designed as a temporary structure when the city was damaged in a 2011 earthquake, but is still in use today
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Right: The woven facade of Aspen Art Museum, made from a fire-resistant combination of paper, resin and wood Opposite: The undulating roof of Ban’s Centre Pompidou-Metz takes inspiration from Chinese bamboo-woven hats
carefully to the context, but bringing something new to the table as well. The museum itself engages with Aspen’s mountainous surroundings while reflecting the activity for which the resort is so famous: skiing. As Ban explains, the site was not large enough to create a grand entrance foyer on the ground floor. Instead, his design immediately carries visitors up to the public rooftop and sculpture garden, via a large glass elevator, where they can take in the mountain views before descending into the galleries. “When you ski, you take a lift to the top of the mountain, where you enjoy the views, then ski down,” he says. “This is the same process to enjoy the art.” At the Centre Pompidou-Metz, a satellite branch in northeastern France of the iconic Parisian art gallery, Ban deliberately crafted a building of tall ceilings and generous dimensions that could house the large-scale sculptures the museum wanted to install. A striking, undulating roof, defined by a huge timber lattice structure, floats over gallery spaces that rise up to 59 feet in height. Perhaps surprisingly for an architect responsible for such ambitious, largescale cultural projects, Ban views the house as “the most complex, the most difficult project” among all building types. “Each space [in a home] is different,” he says. “There’s no repetition.” Ban’s residential projects are characterized by clean lines, a minimalist approach and engagement with the outdoors. His portfolio is dominated by impressive villas in urban and rural locations across Japan, but he has designed in the U.S., China, France and Portugal also—and is in the process of completing apartment complexes in Miami, Vancouver, and Antwerp in Belgium. How would he describe the perfect property? “There is no one ideal home,” he says. “Each house has to be ideal for each individual resident.” Nevertheless, core principles abide. Important to Ban is a careful balance of light and shadow, and creating good natural ventilation for “comfortable” living. “I also always try to make an ‘in-between space,’” he says. At his Curtain Wall House in Tokyo, doublestory white curtains drape dramatically from the angular roof, screening a wraparound outdoor terrace. Meanwhile, Paper House, on the shores of Japan’s Lake Yamanaka, was Ban’s first private residence to be fashioned from his now signature materials. Both were completed in 1995. Ban is known to experiment and surprise with new buildings, but in Tribeca, New York, he was tasked with sensitively transforming a landmarked commercial block with a cast-iron facade into luxury condominiums—now known as Cast Iron House. The challenge was preserving the facade while maximizing internal 22
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Paper Stories Right: At Simose Art Museum (2023) in Japan, Ban designed eight movable galleries on a shallow pond, each in a different color glass Below: Ban’s original Paper House (1995) unites the interior and exterior via 110 paper tubes arranged in an S-shape
Photos: © Steve Goodenough; Mr. Hiroyuki Hirai; Michael Moran; 11H45 / Florent Miche; Courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects.
floor area to create “flexible living spaces.” His solution: adding a two-story penthouse, set back and “almost floating on the roof.” He reconfigured the internal spaces, meanwhile, by removing and adding floors. “In the existing building, all the spaces were the same, with the same ceiling height—which is not interesting in an apartment.” Living areas call for taller ceilings than bedrooms, in Ban’s view, and his design achieved this. It was also an immediate success with the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. “Normally we have to do a few presentations and adjust the design according to comments, but they loved our proposal and gave us permission after the first,” he says proudly. Ban’s architectural marvels transcend luxury homes and major museums. After an earthquake hit New Zealand’s South Island in 2011, he designed a temporary new cathedral for the extensively damaged city of Christchurch. Boldly triangular in shape, the building was made from cardboard tubes combined with wooden beams and plastic sheeting. Despite its simple construction and materials, the cathedral’s striking design and community significance soon made it a much-loved icon as well as a symbol of resilience. It is still in use to this day.
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This disaster-response architecture reflects his desire to “use my knowledge and experiences for the general public, including people who have lost their houses.” Ban had seen how many communities in such areas suffered with poor-quality evacuation and temporary housing. “It is our responsibility as architects to improve those kinds of facilities,” he says. To date, Ban has built temporary yet sturdy homes, schools and community centers out of wood, paper tubes, brick and other materials following the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, the 2011 earthquake in Japan, the 2023 wildfires in Maui, Hawaii and the 2023 earthquake in Morocco. He is currently working on a community center for the residents of Altadena, Los Angeles, who were impacted by the Californian wildfires of January 2025. Taschen has just reissued its monograph, “Shigeru Ban. Complete Works 1985–Today,” and in December, the Centre Pompidou-Metz opens a major retrospective of the architect’s career, in the very spaces he designed. It is a moment to reflect on what Ban has achieved so far—and what that work can show the rest of the world about how to build (and rebuild) communities. Whether it’s luxury apartments in Belgium, a concert hall in Altdorf, Switzerland, or a hospital ward in Lyiv, Ukraine—all projects that are currently in the works—Ban believes everyone should have access to architecture that improves their lives and lifts their spirits. 0 Francesca Perry is a London-based design and architecture writer 25
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e have Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky to thank for the modern fitted kitchen. Her 1920s Frankfurt Kitchen design prioritized domestic efficiency and helped to popularize now-commonplace features like built-in cabinetry. But a century on, the unfitted kitchen is back in vogue. Walls of matching cupboards and integrated high-end appliances are making way for freestanding pieces and one-of-a-kind finds. So why the move away from the sleek aesthetic that has suffused luxury kitchens in recent times? Lily Goodwin, co-director of Pattern Studio, identifies a desire for flexibility. Recent kitchens by her Australian design practice “lean toward a freer arrangement,” merging with other living spaces in the home and offering a canvas for change, whether seasonal or otherwise. “Fully fitted kitchens often prioritize efficiency and uniformity but can lack personality and adaptability,” says Goodwin. “The shift reflects a broader cultural move toward spaces that feel collected, lived-in and evolving, where elements can be added, changed or reinterpreted over time.” Pattern Studio took a more freeform approach to the kitchen of a house in the high-end Sydney suburb of Paddington, home to a father and his two adult children. Goodwin says the aim was to create a dwelling that “could evolve with its occupants and support a shared, joyful way of living.” The kitchen was designed as part of the broader living space and is anchored by a large island in green Guatemala marble. The island’s timber doors are finished with a deep grain stain, while a freestanding custom cherry burl cabinet houses both refrigerator and pantry. Goodwin says an unfitted kitchen needs “a strong material language” to unify its components—she recommends investing in materials that will “age well and carry character,” balancing “concealment and expression.” She suggests that it’s “less about removing structure and more about redistributing it.” American designer Ken Fulk has also experimented with the freestanding form in his kitchen projects. He often incorporates “beautiful, interesting shelving that opens up the space,” fuelled by an innate dislike of upper cabinets. “You can see things, you can reach things,” says the AD100 regular, who has done exactly this in his coastal home in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The kitchen of a Californian beach house Fulk also designed features blue powder-coated steel and rope shelves. These hang on a wall clad in an intricate pattern of weathered driftwood. The floor is made from beach rocks and broken mosaic tiles with a wave design. Fulk eschewed a “constrained kitchen” in favor of blurring the line between this space—its island topped with leathered black basalt—and the rest of the house.
Left: A deVOL kitchen in its showroom in Bath, UK Right: A contemporary Sydney kitchen designed by Pattern Studio featuring a custom green marble island and cherry burl cabinet
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He ascribes the shift in how kitchens are perceived and used to two factors: time spent at home during the pandemic and the design cues many of us now take from social media. The notion of a kitchen having one specific use with rigid rules attached is more routinely questioned, he says. “Obviously it’s one of the more highly functioning spaces in a house but that doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be personalized, interesting, even eccentric,” says Fulk. Repurposed items do well here: Fulk is currently customizing a draper’s table for the kitchen in a 19th-century ranch in Napa Valley, California. After years of “sameness”—shades of white, marble or granite countertops, fi xed cabinets and a built-in island—Fulk believes kitchens have “finally become more of a personal expression.” And while older luxury homes with existing points of interest lend themselves more easily to a less fitted kitchen, spaces with a modern feel can “benefit from the tension of having something with history, something that doesn’t feel so perfect” to add character, he says. This desire for contrast has benefited Robert Young Antiques in London, which has seen increased interest in period pieces for kitchens in the past three years. Gallery Director Florence Grant says popular heritage items include wooden farmhouse tables, dressers, butcher’s blocks and comb-back chairs. Space dictates demand. While a London pied-a-terre is unlikely to accommodate an antique Welsh dresser, it could house a spice cupboard or a nest of drawers. “I think [people] have realised that the older bits of furniture aren’t just for older atmospheres,” says Grant. “They look really sculptural in modern settings, so people are popping a Windsor chair in their kitchen and it ends up looking really cool and trendy.” She thinks the interest stems from homeowners being “more relaxed about having the imperfections on show.” The freestanding arrangement of an unfitted kitchen complements the way we live now, according to Goodwin, as it embraces the overlap between cooking, socializing, relaxation and work. She believes this more bespoke trend is leading towards kitchens “that feel increasingly indistinguishable from living spaces.” And the unshackled kitchen could be here to stay, she concludes. “We’re likely to see a continued blending of furniture, architecture and joinery, where kitchens become softer, more adaptive and more reflective of individual lifestyles— spaces that can evolve over time rather than remain fi xed.” 0 Kate Youde is a London-based design and arts writer 29
Even by the high standards of The Hamptons, Georgica is one of the area’s most exclusive enclaves, where this expanded 1894 carriage house offers privacy and luxury in equal measure. It is the 10th home renovated by owners Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzmán—magazine industry veterans both—and, apparently, their favorite to date. Styled throughout with the pair’s signature “patina modern,” the house retains its central great room and stone fireplace. Just as impactful: the choice to knock the former kitchen and dining room into one large living space along the back of the property. Here, custom cabinetry combines with standalone pieces and abundant seating, while wraparound windows frame the whole room in light and foliage.
East Hampton, New York US$19,500,000 Property ID: LV5M7C Sotheby’s International Realty Bridgehampton Brokerage
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This fall, SOTHEBY’S tempts collectors with two exceptional European sales. In Geneva, Royal & Noble Jewels on November 9 unveils treasures with aristocratic provenance. In Paris, Important Design, November 16 through 23, spans Art Nouveau and Art Deco through contemporary design. Together, the auctions offer a glittering tour through craftsmanship and connoisseurship. For information, explore sothebys.com. The rarified recline: A Monster sofa by KAWS, Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana, offered by Sotheby’s at its Important Design sale in Paris in May 2026.
While most of our properties benefit from being discoverable on our region’s multiple listing service (MLS), we also offer alternative methods to selling, including off-market sales and CONCIERGE AUCTIONS, the world’s largest luxury real estate auction marketplace. Majority-owned by Sotheby’s and Compass and independently operated by its founders, Concierge Auctions hosts unique property auctions on a platform enhanced with deep auction expertise, heritage, innovation and access to an unmatched network of buyers. Homebuyers have direct access to premium real estate on an open bidding platform with convenience and transparency, while sellers benefit from unsurpassed reach, speed and certainty, shortening a sometimes yearslong process to just weeks. Talk to your Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty advisor about the advantages and excitement of selling via auction. conciergeauctions.com
Sold! Two recent sales by Concierge Auctions, listed by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty: 3711 Lexington Avenue in Highland Park, left, and 4590 County Road 340 in McKinney.
Services beyond selling
You may be curious about the value of something unique or collectible in your life. Our Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty agents can connect you anytime to SOTHEBY’S VALUATIONS, appraisals and estimates by the world-renowned Sotheby’s auction house, for goods such as jewelry, art, fashion, furnishings, books, wine and more. Should you decide to sell, Sotheby’s experts will help you find the best strategy to reach buyers around the world, from auctions and private sales to Sotheby’s own Buy Now online marketplace. The hidden treasure: Above, a 1930s diamond-and-sapphire brooch by René Boivin, estimated at $40,000 to $60,000 and sold by Sotheby’s in 2025 for $279,400.
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KEY LUXURIES Hand-cut stone exteriors / Individual courtyards / Private two-car garages / Covered outdoor terraces with fireplaces / Personal elevator in each home / Museum-smooth walls / Detailed custom cabinetry / Marble-clad fireplaces / Plush primary suites / Generously sized walk-in closets
Exquisitely unlimited luxury. Painfully limited opportunity. With half its homes earmarked before construction began, Knox Villas is the buzzedabout superluxury enclave coming to Dallas’ walkable, wonderful Knox neighborhood. These 12 limited-edition villas are a special collaboration between acclaimed Dallas design firms SHM Architects and Studio Thomas James, delivering a highly crafted living experience that meshes architectural elegance with expressive interiors. Yes, the bar is resolutely raised.
KNOX VILLAS/ Everdell Place, a block off Knox Street / From the mid-$4 millions / Reservations, sales and construction are underway / Represented exclusively by Kyle Richards, Cindi Caudle and Alli Caudle Bush of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
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Could you live here? This is not a home for anything orthodox. This is Westover House — one of only three homes ever designed by the trailblazing I.M. Pei. It is the most significant of Pei’s nonconformist houses, handcrafted of chiseled concrete, imported marble and sheer glass. But it offers far more than just heroic architecture and Pei’s signature angularity. It offers a surprising informality — coves for conversation, spaces for silence. It is a home that brilliantly walks the line between spectacular and soulful. It is hard to explain it until you experience it. And you should. It is a zenith. A gem. A trophy. A home that will change your perspective. And maybe your life.
WESTOVER HOUSE / WESTOVER HILLS / FORT WORTH / PRICE UPON REQUEST Glass-roof garden room / Art gallery / Seven bedrooms / Wellness room / Pool / Putting green Exclusively represented by Ashley Mooring, Madeline Jobst and Ralph Randall
Inside the newly completed Sky Terrace Penthouse at HALL Arts Residences, where architecture, art and collectible design come together high above the Dallas Arts District
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t is a home unlike any other. Atop HALL Arts Residences, the newly completed Sky Terrace Penthouse brings together architecture, interiors, art and landscape in a singular expression of contemporary Dallas living. Designed by the renowned Abeyta Architecture Studio and crafted by Allgood Pfannenstiel, the residence occupies the top of the 28-story tower, where warm woods, sculptural forms, refined metals and tactile materials create spaces that feel sophisticated yet remarkably livable. The interiors add another layer to the story. New York–based Neal Thomas Enterprises staged the residence’s furnishings, curating distinctive pieces that complement the architecture rather than compete with it. Here, Thomas brilliantly demonstrates how the interiors can feel less decorated than collected over time. Natural light is part of the design itself. Expansive glass frames the Dallas skyline, while the home’s restrained material palette shifts subtly throughout the day — everywhere from the intimate dining area to the serene primary suite. The architecture reaches its most dramatic expression outdoors. An expansive terrace by award-winning landscape architecture firm Hocker extends the
Every line, material and finish was thoughtfully considered to create a sense of quiet sophistication while allowing the extraordinary views to take center stage. —architect Eddie Abeyta
residence into the sky, with a private swimming pool, trellis-covered lounge and sleek firepit — all making for an unexpected urban oasis above the city. Beyond the residence, homeowners enjoy the services and amenities of HALL Arts Residences, including 24/7 valet and concierge, house car, winefocused dining room, fitness center, alfresco putting green and access to the adjacent HALL Arts Hotel — all within the Dallas Arts District. The Sky Terrace Penthouse is offered at $14,900,000 and is part of the final collection of residences available at HALL Arts Residences, represented exclusively by Kyle Richards and Cindi Caudle of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty. For a private tour and more information: krichards@briggsfreeman.com; ccaudle@ briggsfreeman.com; hallartsresidences.com.
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Tapestry will. A groundbreaking collection of handcrafted homes where architecture, nature and community come together to create something you won’t find anywhere else.
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14842 Little Bluestem Lane, Frisco, $2,555,000 Represented exclusively by Tracy Graham of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, 214-353-6650, tapestry@briggsfreeman.com
This is Tapestry.
Feel authentic. Aesthetic. Simple. Feel a sense of complete calm — in the heart and mind. The skill of human hands — and an obsessive attention to craft. Hand-laid brick, natural marble, rich wood. Bespoke furniture, fixtures and fittings. Green roofs with native grasses and plants. A garden at the heart of every home. Every proportion, every material, every detail — chosen because it makes sense. This is what gives a space soul.
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NEWS, NEW LISTINGS, NEW LUXURY: AN EXPERT AGENT IS MAKING HEADLINES BIG NEWS Expert advisor Clayton Patterson has joined Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. Patterson is an established, respected agent who specializes in exceptional homes, legacy ranches, recreational properties and investment land in Aledo, Parker County, Tarrant County, Fort Worth and throughout North Texas. Known for his deep market knowledge and strategic marketing plans, Patterson brings expertise in complex negotiations, due diligence, land valuation and development potential. His clients trust his honest communication and thoughtful guidance, helping them make highly confident decisions. A native Texan, Patterson has spent his life immersed in the state’s unique culture and communities. Before real estate, he built a reputation in a distinctively Texan field: cowboy hats, not only creating custom hats for world-champion rodeo athletes and country-music artists but also launching a hat brand that has become nationally recognized. These experiences fostered remarkable connections and reinforced values that continue to define Patterson’s business today: authenticity, attention to detail and genuine relationships.
BIG LUXURY Clayton Patterson brings several luxury listings to Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, among them a rare estate in Aledo, in the heart of Parker County. On more than nine acres, 610 River Ranch Road is a remarkable expression of Texas luxury. Its centerpiece is a handsome stone home with two living areas, four en-suite bedrooms, a private office and more. Expansive windows frame picturesque views, while the home’s gathering spaces transition to multiple patios, with outdoor luxuries that include a kitchen and fireplace and where graceful stone arches overlook the pool, pond and towering hardwoods beyond. The park-like landscape and abundant wildlife create a setting that feels remarkably secluded despite being just minutes from downtown Aledo, Aledo ISD schools and Fort Worth. A detached garage and standalone gym further enhance the estate’s enjoyment. $4,650,000
CLAYTON PATTERSON
Global Real Estate Advisor 979-450-5465 / cpatterson@briggsfreeman.com
Pogir may be most famous for representing North Texas’ most spectacular homes — but the real story is his love for life. A background in architecture and design. A passion for the local arts. Even his son Baron’s creative spirit as a budding actor and director. One unique group Pogir supports? LYRIC STAGE, INC., INC., the honored North Texas theatre company that, since 1993, has produced 125 musicals — including 21 world premieres — and created more than 3,000 jobs in Dallas County, employing local artists, technicians and fabricators. Current Lyric Stage producer Catherine Carpenter Cox and her husband, Brad Cox, aren’t just two of the many season sponsors — they are dream-makers who make a big difference in North Texas. Pogir loves big — and he has an uncanny understanding of what makes for an elevated life, including the home you live in and love in. First homes. Lasting homes. Getaway homes. Your own life is an epic story. It deserves an epic stage.
PROUD SUPPORTER Lyric Stage, Inc., dedicated to the development and preservation of the musical
POGIR Global Real Estate Advisor 214-244-3103 pogir@briggsfreeman.com
SELLING EVERY STYLE SINCE 2003. Traditional or Contemporary. Cozy or expansive. Minimalist or maximalist. Old or new.
FOR AN EXPERT IN YOUR STYLE, CHOOSE THE EXPERT IN EVERY STYLE. LeeLee Gioia / Global Real Estate Advisor / 214-616-1791 / lgioia@briggsfreeman.com
The official penthouse of Y’all Street.
2200 Victory Avenue, Number 2701, $4,999,999
Two stories. Four terraces. Views for days. This is Residence 2701 at The House, nearly 5,000 square feet of double-story style atop the Victory Park icon by Philippe Starck. The penthouse’s pedigree is a who’s who of Dallas greats, including designers Emily Summers and Chad Dorsey and landscape firm Hocker. The luxuries are as luminous. A private screening room. Expansive wine storage. An outdoor kitchen. Alfresco social areas. All this, and easy access to Dallas’ booming financial district, the stock-trading epicenter giving Wall Street a run for its money. This is it — the two-story retreat above it all, in the middle of it all. (And a very wise investment for the astute.)
PENTHOUSE PERKS / BULTHAUP KITCHEN / POLIFORM CLOSETS / PRIVATE TWO-CAR GARAGE / TWO ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES / 5TH-FLOOR COMMUNITY POOL / SPA / LOUNGE / COFFEE BAR / GUEST SUITE / FITNESS CENTER / CONFERENCE CENTER / CONCIERGE SERVICE / VALET PARKING / PACKAGE DELIVERY / 24-HOUR SECURITY
Andrew Danna Global Real Estate Advisor 214-718-7289 adanna@briggsfreeman.com
THE NEIGHBORHOOD EXPERT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT Melissa Frantz Ellerman has known Dallas’ hot Knox Street neighborhood long before most. (After all, she calls it home herself.) She not only represents the area’s finest homes, high-rises and town houses, she’s also the insider for all things Knox Street, from recommendations to referrals, in the highly unique neighborhood where charm and culture collide. In Knox Street, across North Texas and around the world — for homes, estates and escapes — the smartest buyers and sellers always make it Melissa.
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LATEST SALE Melissa represented the buyer of one of the very first homes at Knox Villas, the superluxury enclave of 12 custom homes coming to the Knox Street neighborhood, on Everdell Place near Cole and Armstrong avenues.
MELISSA FRANTZ ELLERMAN Global Real Estate Advisor 404-791-3686 mfrantz@briggsfreeman.com
Look closer. She does.
Some see a beautiful house. Bess Dickson sees what it took to get there. Drawing on 15 years in real estate and a lifetime in construction, Bess looks at properties from every angle — finding opportunities, weighing possibilities and saying what she thinks. For buyers and sellers of fine homes who value substance over consensus, Bess brings curiosity to every conversation and a fresh point of view to every decision.
BESS DICKSON Global Real Estate Advisor 214-736-3921 bdickson@briggsfreeman.com
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There’s a lot to love about the lock-and-leave lifestyle — and more than one way to live it. Just ask Pam Brannon and Jeannie Nethery, who specialize in luxury high-rises and zerolot-line communities. They know the homes, the neighborhoods and the nuances. They know easy living means less maintenance, more freedom and more flexibility. And they know how to help you find the right home for your next chapter.
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PAM BRANNON
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THE SUSAN STANDARD.
There are many reasons Susan Marcus has such loyal clients. Her sterling reputation. Her expansive network of contacts. Her discreet nature and tactful approach, especially when handling off-market sales. But it is her ability to exceed expectations — in every situation — that keeps those clients coming back, again and again.
SUSAN MARCUS Broker Associate 214-533-1015 / smarcus@briggsfreeman.com
1114 East Balboa Boulevard Newport Beach Rare Newport Harbor bayfront estate on a coveted double lot with 60’ of waterfront, panoramic views and exceptional private dockage. Beautifully remodeled with interiors by Barclay Butera, this Peninsula residence offers the ultimate combination of harbor and beach living.
sothebysrealty.com/id/NP26190102 Offered at $25,950,000 AJ Olson Whitfield Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty 949.433.8989 aj.whitfield@sothebysrealty.com DRE 01869034
1807 Newport Hills Drive East Newport Beach Located in Newport Beach’s coveted Port Streets, this custom 4-bedroom residence offers 4,636 SF of refined living on an oversized 8,125 SF lot. Highlights include a chef’s kitchen, wine room, flex space, Fleetwood doors, and a resort-style backyard with pool, fireplace and built-in BBQ.
sothebysrealty.com/id/DRL2WR Offered at $8,775,000 Heather Kidder | Kidder Group Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty 949.238.6000 heather.kidder@sothebysrealty.com DRE 01187466
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WOW. (And luxurious. And lucrative.) For 66 years and counting, the legendary luxury brokerage of North Texas has been entrusted with the legendary homes of North Texas — and far beyond. First homes. Forever homes. Vacation homes. Investment homes. Our agents have renowned local knowledge and insider intel on all of it. It gets better. They also have the world’s most powerful and trusted global real estate network on your side — the 26,000 other pros of Sotheby’s International Realty ®, all working together on referrals, relocations, you name it. So, what’s your fancy? A new neighborhood here? A second home there? We do it all — plus ranches, land and commercial properties, too. After all, we’ve been doing it since 1960, to rave reviews and real results — clients who have saved money and made money with the help of a Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty advisor. Life. Wealth. Wow. In North Texas or anywhere, no one does it like we do.
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Irving, Texas
44 Cardona Drive Inside the master-planned community of Entrada Westlake, this Spanish villa-inspired residence seamlessly blends Old World design with today’s smart-home technology. With its gourmet kitchen, covered patio and heated pool, this house was made for year-round entertaining.
6800 Las Colinas Boulevard A premium gated community with just 73 homesites across 22 acres, Avadene at Las Colinas is redefining luxury living. Each custom home ranges from 4,000 to 6,000 square feet and includes energy-efficient features, outdoor living spaces and rich materials.
SOLD / Listed for $3,350,000
Alex Lazcano Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty 469-386-5499 alazcano@briggsfreeman.com
Homes from $2,100,000
Michelle Daniel Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty 214-215-0001 mdaniel@briggsfreeman.com
Dallas, Texas 6741 Alexander Drive On a heavily treed corner lot in East Dallas’ coveted Lakewood neighborhood, this two-story Contemporary is brimming with natural light and foliage-filled views. The versatile floor plan includes four bedrooms and three and a half baths across 4,648 square feet. Outside, the expansive covered patio features a built-in grill and fireplace — all overlooking the backyard’s native Texas landscaping and ozone pool and spa. Not to mention, the location puts you within walking distance of White Rock Lake and multiple greenspaces. SOLD / Listed for $3,250,000 / Represented buyer
Michael Wong Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty 214-263-1853 mwong@briggsfreeman.com
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Santa Fe, New Mexico 720 Panorama Lane | Main Residence Plus Guesthouse Perched atop 1.25 landscaped acres at the end of a cul-de-sac, this exceptional property lives up to its name with breathtaking views of Santa Fe, the Jemez Mountains and unforgettable sunsets. This Pueblo-style compound features a beautifully updated main residence and detached casita, blending privacy, refined craftsmanship, resort-style amenities and effortless access to downtown Santa Fe. 720PanoramaLane.com $3,125,000
Santa Fe, New Mexico 992 and 994 Old Pecos Trail | Gated Compound with Guesthouse Nestled between Santa Fe’s Historic Eastside and South Capitol, this gated compound pairs a stunning four-bedroom main residence with a versatile 1,600 sq. ft. RAC-zoned casita. Designed by architect Mark Hogan and elevated by a designer owner, it offers refined indoor-outdoor living, European charm, exceptional privacy, and a prime location near the Historic Santa Fe Plaza and Canyon Road. OldPecosTrail.com $2,775,000
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J.L. Forke FROM DALLAS TO SANTA FE — I SPEAK TEXAN. After more than 25 years selling real estate in Dallas, I made the move so many Texans dream about: Santa Fe. In nearly three years here, I’ve helped create the Klein Forke Mix & Erwin Real Estate Group at Sotheby’s International Realty—now one of Santa Fe’s top-producing teams, bringing together four highly accomplished principals with deep market knowledge and a shared commitment to exceptional service. I understand what Texas buyers want and expect in a Santa Fe home— from location, views and outdoor living to quality, privacy and value. Just as importantly, I understand the distinctly different and often more nuanced process of buying real estate in Northern New Mexico. If Santa Fe is calling, work with someone who knows where you’re coming from—and knows Santa Fe.
Klein Forke Mix & Erwin Real Estate Group Sotheby’s International Realty +1 505.316.2999 jlforke@briggsfreeman.com
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Santa Fe, New Mexico Modern Luxury in Las Campanas Wake up to sweeping mountain and golf course views in this stunning Las Campanas retreat. Designed by award-winning Tierra Concepts, the 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,627± sq. ft. home blends modern elegance with Santa Fe charm. Disappearing glass walls, a gourmet kitchen, luxurious primary suite, custom upgrades, and inviting outdoor living spaces create the perfect setting for both relaxation and entertaining.
58PaseoAragon.com $1,895,000 Santa Fe Sotheby’s International Realty Grace Elliott +1 505.670.0562 grace.elliott@sothebys.realty
Exuma, The Bahamas 25.38 acres Elizabeth Island In the heart of Elizabeth Island, this extraordinary 25.38 acre property features a powder soft white sand beach framed by swaying coconut palms and clear turquoise water. Rising nearly 70 ft., it offers 360 views, limestone bluffs, hidden grottoes, private dock and rare estate or resort potential.
sirbahamas.com/id/4L7NYV $10,250,000 Bahamas Sotheby’s International Realty George Damianos | Jacqueline Lightbourn +1 242.424.9699 george.damianos@sirbahamas.com
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Caruth Hills / University Park SOLD / Off-market sale / Represented buyer
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The man who understands. Matt Wilkerson’s growing reputation as the go-to agent for high-design homes has something to back it up. Results. Matt knows fine homes — like this spectacular beauty in University Park, bought by his happy client. But Matt knows more than good architecture and great neighborhoods. He understands markets and motivations, whether his clients are buying or selling. Connected, professional, passionate: Matt understands more than just special homes. He understands the people who love them. MEET MATT Matt Wilkerson spent more than a decade as an executive leader for a prestigious, design-centric national furniture brand. He is also a lifelong architecture enthusiast who has visited some of the best examples of modern homes in the United States and met many of the most notable architects, interior designers and furniture designers of the 20th century. Detailed, organized and strategic: Matt is a resourceful advisor and problem solver who has built a network of industry experts to support his clients through their buying and selling transitions. Community-minded and deeply connected to his beloved North Texas, he volunteers and helps raise money for a diverse group of charitable organizations.
Matt Wilkerson Global Real Estate Advisor
214-471-2996
mwilkerson@briggsfreeman.com
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