M Gooden Design

Own This Perfectly Balanced Pinnacle of Architecture in Preston Hollow

By Daniel Hightower Smith / February 12, 2022 /

The Taula House, named after the Sanskrit word for balance, sits at the intersection of contrasts. Convocation and seclusion. “Money is no object” building materials and minimalist presentation. Interior and exterior sightlines. AIA architect Michael Gooden of M Gooden Design applied the Hindu architecture principle of Vastu shastra, literally translated as science of architecture, to…

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AIA Dallas Hosts Hybrid In-Person, Virtual Home Tour Oct. 23-24

By Candy's Dirt / September 16, 2021 /

From Staff Reports The AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, Dallas’ only citywide home tour and the area’s only tour curated exclusively by architects, is back Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24.  This is the 15th anniversary of the tour, and this milestone year features geographic expansion of homes outside of Dallas, including a home in Denton…

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MC13 House Shows Shipping Container Possibilities with Industrial Chic Style

By Leah Shafer / April 25, 2016 /

The craze for shipping container homes shows no signs of slowing down, as consumers seek out the eco-friendly, unusual abodes. One Texas design firm is following up their acclaimed shipping container home in East Dallas with another industrial chic home near Waco, Texas. M Gooden Design, a residential design studio based in Dallas, is in the…

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New Project Announced in The Cedars Uses [SURPRISE!] Shipping Containers, But Are They Over?

By Joanna England / September 21, 2015 /

I know that not everyone is going to agree with me, but I’ve been thinking about this ever since PV14 was built: Shipping containers as housing is over. So over. When Michael Gooden was hoisting the long metal boxes in the air that would make up his shipping container project in Old Lake Highlands that…

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Old Lake Highlands Home Made of Shipping Containers Featured in ArchDaily

By Joanna England / December 17, 2014 /

I think I’ve heard just about everything there is to hear about PV14, the modern home constructed of 14 shipping containers located on Peavy Road in Old Lake Highlands. The home, which has outstanding panoramic views of White Rock Lake and downtown Dallas, including Boy Scout Hill, has been praised and has raised several eyebrows…

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