HOUSE ON CEDAR HILL

CEDAR HILL, TEXAS | 6,700 SQFT | COMPLETED IN 2008

DALLAS AIA DESIGN AWARD 2008

Situated at the edge of an escarpment zone, the house is organized along a native, stacked-stone wall 182 feet long and 21 feet high.  A cantilevered concrete canopy serves as an interruption through the wall into and through the house, briefly allowing views through the dense brush of the site towards the open vista on the west.

As a counterpoint to the long, low house nestled within the native vegetation, the observation tower at the northern end of the house elevates the occupants above the tree tops.  Magnificent views of several thousand acres of protected habitat, along with distant views of Dallas and Fort Worth make the tower a favorite perch.

The east facing wall is a super insulated lad bearing masonry wall faced in native fieldstone.  The mono-sloped roof is composed of SIPs on laminated wood beams, allowing long roof cantilevers over the west glazing.  Simple, slab on grade concrete floors are punctuated by inset Mesquite wood carpets.  Natural pigmented stucco, other Texas woods, copper, slate and glass round out the rest of the material palette.