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White Rock Valley Modern Offers Open Space, Private Feel

By Joanna England / October 18, 2017 /

  It’s rare that we see a clean, modern take on a Southwestern aesthetic, but this modern home in the White Rock Valley area of Lake Highlands accomplishes it exceptionally well. Designed and constructed by award-winning W2 Studio in 2005, this home is kitted with only the best materials, notes listing agent Kevin Sayre of…

Herschel Fisher-Designed Midcentury Modern Offers Seamless Indoor-Outdoor Living

By Joanna England / October 11, 2017 /

  So rarely does a home blend with its surroundings so well that it feels native to the land, but that’s the perfect way to describe this gorgeous midcentury modern on more than an acre in Forest Lane Estates. Designed by noted modernist architect Herschel Fisher in 1955 for a doctor and his family, this…

A Well-Rounded Preston Hollow Home Designed By Frank L. Meier

By Joanna England / October 4, 2017 /

Before there ever was a pink mansion on Douglas Avenue, Mary Kay Ash and her husband, Mel Ash, conscripted modernist architect Frank L. Meier to design a home for them. The site — a private, picturesque lake in Preston Hollow — was the perfect place to craft reality from a dream. That dream was for…

Outstanding Cochran Heights International Style With Dilbeck Flair

By Joanna England / September 27, 2017 /

Editor’s Note: Respected preservationist Willis Winters updated us that this home, though often attributed to Charles Dilbeck, may have been designed by Luther E. Sadler instead. Cochran Heights is known for its incredible collection of Charles Dilbeck-designed homes. In fact, thanks to neighborhood leaders, the neighborhood was recognized last year with a Texas State Historical…

Valleydale Time Warp Offers Plenty of Potential

By Joanna England / September 20, 2017 /

  Tucked away on a cul-de-sac in North Dallas is a whole host of interesting midcentury modern homes, many of them untouched by renovation. This week’s High Caliber Home shows fans of the architectural style what living in the Rat Pack era would have felt like, complete with original double stove in the kitchen and…