A Glass House in Texas With a Roof That Appears to Float

Constructed round a courtyard in a neighborhood of bungalows in Dallas, Texas, the Southwestern Residence provides privateness and an indoor/outside way of life for retired empty-nesters. Designed by smitharc structure + interiors, the brand new trendy dwelling retains to the low-slung scale of close by cottages with its standing seam metallic roof.

Clerestory home windows run alongside the entrance roofline of the construction giving the looks of a floating roof.

Regardless of being constructed with numerous glass, the inside stays personal due to the strategic positioning of the home windows.

Round again, a big coated patio lives simply off the open kitchen and lounge areas, good for becoming a member of the indoors with the surface.

A mixture of Texas limestone, western crimson cedar, ipe wooden decking, concrete pavers, insulated glass, and white oak flooring come collectively to create a relaxed and heat dwelling, each inside and outside.

Inside, impartial tones and light-weight woods lean in the direction of a traditional but minimalist aesthetic, whereas the massive expanses of glass body numerous views of the encompassing inexperienced panorama.

The yard courtyard is wrapped round on three sides by the home to create a non-public oasis for the owners.

Pictures by Stephen Karlisch Pictures.

Caroline Williamson is Editorial Director of Design Milk. She has a BFA in pictures from SCAD and might normally be discovered trying to find classic wares, doing New York Occasions crossword puzzles in pen, or remodeling playlists on Spotify.