POOL HOUSE

DALLAS, TEXAS | 5,200 SQFT | COMPLETED IN 2006

TSA DESIGN AWARD 2009

IALD MERIT AWARD 2006

The House in the Garden is a free-standing addition to an elegant modernist house on an adjoining lot. Several existing Red Oak and Elm trees are incorporated into the garden design, whereby both lots contributed to the formation of a larger garden en masse.

A modern two-story box, the house is clad on three sides with a rain screen system, utilizing Ipe hardwood that will weather over time to a silver-grey sheen. The south facade is glazed in frameless, insulated glass units incorporating two 8 foot wide sliding glass doors. A cantilevered roof protects this façade from the harsh Texas sun. The upper level houses a generous open mezzanine, a guest bedroom and a painting studio.

The building is barely discernible from the street as it is discretely set back behind a privacy wall of stainless steel mesh and recycled glass. Illuminated from within, the glass wall gives no indication of the urban oasis behind.