Dallas Modern Homes

Have an Appetite for Architecture? DCFA Hosts Tours of Trend-Setting Park Cities Home

By Joanna England / November 13, 2013 /

The Dallas Center For Architecture hosts some amazing open houses, allowing patrons to tour homes with unique design elements and stunning construction and giving architecture lovers access to some truly one-of-a-kind properties. This time patrons can tour a Park Cities home that is as sustainable as it is chic. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while…

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Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Home Keeps a Son From Heading For The Hills

By Joanna England / June 3, 2013 /

Y’all remember Rucker Hill, right? He’s the son of dynamo Nathan Grace agent Peggy Hill (no, not that Peggy Hill!) who has an eye for properties with remodeling in mind. His company, Rucker Design Build, has done some amazing work! We love what he’s done with some of his projects, especially 10726 Meadowcliff, a 1970s contemporary he…

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Remember That Box of a House on Mockingbird? You Can See Its Insides on June 4

By Joanna England / May 30, 2013 /

This Highland Park house was a controversy before it was even built. Neighbors in Craftsman, traditional, and Mediterranean mansions surrounding this modern modular home on Mockingbird (say that five times fast!) were up in arms on the design. If you’re curious to see what all the fuss is about, the Dallas Architecture Forum will host…

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Feeling The Squeeze: Houston-Based Green Builder Turns Two East Dallas Lots Into Room For Six Ultra-Modern Homes

By Joanna England / July 11, 2012 /

Sometimes, overly modern homes can look a bit like spaceships that land in the middle of otherwise suburban areas. It’s best, I think, if you want to build a modern home to do so amidst other modern homes.

These kind of clusters are becoming more and more popular. Take Urban Reserve for example. This Mathews-Nichols Group development hugs White Rock Creek and offers homes in a broad price range — from the high $300Ks to upwards of $1 million — in a very natural setting.

Solutions 4 Living, a Houston-based builder of sustainable homes, is doing something very similar, if not on a much, much smaller scale.

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