Greenway Parks Residence in Dallas options "auto lounge" for Ferraris
Texas studios Smitharc Structure + Interiors and Erin Sander Design have accomplished a household house with limestone cladding, a Zen backyard and a gallery-like area for the shoppers’ Ferraris.
Located on a leafy avenue, the house is known as after the suburban Dallas neighbourhood the place it’s positioned, Greenway Parks.
The residence was constructed for a household of 5 – a husband, spouse and three youngsters – and is supposed to steadiness sturdiness with a “lightness of element”.
The group was tasked with creating a house that revered its neighbours and included area for the shopper’s “prized Ferrari assortment”, together with his-and-her work areas with aesthetic enchantment.
“Our shoppers are each serial entrepreneurs concerned in inventive and infrequently philanthropic sectors,” mentioned Dallas-based Smitharc Structure + Interiors, who collaborated with native studio Erin Sander Design on the interiors.
“Their work-from-home life-style leads to frequent video convention calls with workers and buyers, in order that they every needed a Zoom backdrop that was each lovely and consultant of their respective personalities.”
The group conceived a two-storey, courtyard-style house that consists of rectilinear volumes organized round a Zen backyard.
The house’s entrance portion was saved low to the bottom in deference to neighbouring mid-century trendy properties and a bungalow that when stood on the property.
Exterior partitions are clad in a mixture of honed gray limestone and bleached cypress, with the latter materials including visible heat. Alongside the entrance elevation, a bronze gate provides privateness and limits entry to the residence.
Throughout the 6,800-square-foot (632-square-metre) house, ample glazing ushers in daylight and supplies views via the residence.
Partial partitions and built-in furnishings assist divide the area whereas sustaining a way of fluidity. Earthy finishes akin to limestone partitions and rift-sawn white oak flooring are paired with splashes of color and thoroughly curated decor.
The bottom stage holds the general public zone, envisioned as a sequence of “cozy vignettes”. Sliding glass doorways create a clean connection to the rear yard, the place the group positioned a patio and swimming pool.
The bottom stage additionally comprises a bed room suite, a storage and a “purpose-built auto lounge”, the place the shoppers’ Ferraris are on show. The auto lounge doubles as a examine for the husband.
The higher stage – reached by stairs or an elevator – encompasses the sleeping areas, a den and an workplace for the spouse.
The workplace, which has floor-to-ceiling glass, appears to be like upon treetops and a lighting sculpture by Romanian artist Andreea Braescue that hangs within the house’s entry corridor.
The first bed room suite features a fitness center, a “glam room”, a walk-in closet and a personal roof deck.
The inside design consists of various distinctive components.
Stretching over the general public zone is a blue, polished plaster ceiling that unifies the completely different areas and provides visible curiosity.
Within the kitchen, one finds blue lacquer-fronted cabinetry and an L-shaped island with a marble high and built-in banquette.
In the principle rest room, there’s a floating brass vainness and customized mirrors. The adjoining “glam room” is fitted with pale pink furnishings, scalloped marble ground tiles and partitions coated in laser-cut brass items that had been put in by hand.
Different properties in Dallas embrace a residence by Specht Architects that consists of corrugated concrete volumes knowledgeable by brutalist structure, and a slender, vanilla-white house by Wernerfield that was designed for a younger couple.
The images is by Nathan Schroder.
Venture credit:
Architect: Smitharc Structure + Interiors
Structure group: Jason Erik Smith, Signe Smith
Interiors: Erin Sander Design
Panorama: Backyard Design Studio
Development: Kienast Properties
