This week end’s 2025 Fort Worth AIA Home Tour offers an intriguing panoply of projects of varied architectural styles and scope. The six commissions, identified by the letters A-F, range in scale from interior renovations to complete top to bottom new construction through a wide swath of Fort Worth.

HOUSE A

BRIGATI, PLLC | LINDSEY BRIGATI BOREN, AIA

Completed this year, house A is a 3,134 square foot, three bedroom, two-and-one-half bath new construction on one level to blend in with it’s vintage ranch neighbors in Ridgemar. The house was scaled at an airy ten foot plate with tall 96″ doors.

The design is long and symmetrical with the primary suite located at back for privacy. The homeowners’ competing criteria to preserve the old growth oak trees and to build a three-and-one-half garage necessitated creating two separate detached garages requiring a variance from City of Fort Worth Zoning Ordinances which generally forbids two garages on one lot.

The living room features two sets sliding glass doors that lead to an enclosed 40 foot enclosed climate control porch.

HOUSE B

GPS | THEODORE GUPTON, AIA

Project B is a delightful Pool House/Garden Folly built to complement the 1925 house with which it shares a large Rivercrest lot. The inspiration for this ancillary structure was a villa on Lake Como in Italy. Here, instead of capturing views of the legendary lake, the pavilion frames views of a fork of the Trinity River. For continuity, the architects have employed matching masonry, Doric columns, and lanterns to echo elements in the main house.

HOUSE C

MAESTRI STUDIO 

Clocking in at over 6000 square feet, this Tanglewood new-build is the largest project on the tour. Boasting five bedrooms, five baths and two powder rooms. I would describe the style of this house as “soft contemporary” the inspiration of the project was apparently the grand 1920’s houses of East Dallas.

Traditional elements include the lavish, vintage look, white washed masonry. On the contemporary side of the ledger is the attractive window package. The kitchen serves as the home’s opulent heart featuring a lavish green marble island, custom brass range hood, and accordion windows that open directly to the patio. An overhead skylight floods the space .

The primary suite is a veritable residence within the residence. Kitted out in top notch millwork and Grade A materials, the suite comprises a large bedroom and bath, a dressing room and attached study.

HOUSE D

A. MICHAEL ARCHITECTURE

At over 5,700 square feet, House D in University West is only slightly smaller than its nearby Tanglewood neighbor. The unabashedly contemporary design was a change for the homeowners who charged the architect to build a modern residence to suit their lifestyle. The architects describe the house as a balance of openness and retreat which seeks to blur the boundaries of interior and exterior spaces. The house consists of five bedrooms, six baths, two living areas and a study.

HOUSE E

CREATE ATELIER 

Located in Foster Park near Overton Ridge, House E is a dramatic even radical renovation of a 1960 house that once looked like the home of a TV Land sitcom family. What the homeowners and Create Atelier have achieved is nothing short of miraculous. The steel beams or “fins” and concrete elements which support them provide a bold preview of the interior.

Entering, you are greeted by a floating stair, lined with full-height glass on one side and a plaster wall on the left. Above is a large frameless skylight that fills the home with natural light. The living room is double-height with views the of the lush green backyard and its mature trees. The kitchen features full-height walnut cabinets, Wolf appliances, Taj Majal countertops, and ribbed green marble backsplash. Floors are Canterra stone. The house was a close collaboration between homeowner and architect who were closely aligned in their goals.

HOUSE F

DONALD GATZKE, FAIA ARCHITECT

House F was an existing 1970’s vintage existing home. With a modest budget of $82.00 per square foot, the architect was charged with rationalizing spaces that had been made incoherent through piecemeal renovations over the years.

Formerly dark and disfunctional, the interiors have been rearranged with modern fenestration to add light and take advantage of the wooded water front lot .

The annual 2025 Fort Worth AIA Home Tour will take place this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00-4:00. Tickets cost $30.00 each and may be purchased online through Eventbrite or on the day of the tour at the door.