Fort Worth Modern Houses

This Crestwood Modern is Bright, White, And Just Right

By Eric Prokesh / May 26, 2023 /
Crestwood Modern

For many, Crestwood conjures the image of a dignified neighborhood of older houses with regal old oak trees (some in the middle of the street). And although a great many Crestwood houses have pre-war pedigrees, there are a fair sprinkling of modern new builds that we have singled out on these pages — and some…

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Opulent Modern Spread on Saint Benet Court

By Eric Prokesh / May 1, 2020 /
St. Benet Court

Modern architecture is always on its soundest footing when it rests on classical foundations. This Montserrat modern, perfect in its unornamented simplicity, does possess a timelessness in which we can detect the proportions and disposition of ancestors, with precedents stretching back to the Roman villa suburbana. One of Montserrat’s strong suits is its inventory of…

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Enchanting Architect-Designed Modern Spread on Encanto Drive

By Eric Prokesh / December 15, 2018 /
Encanto Drive

I can’t think of a more apposite address for the captivating, architect build than Encanto Drive. Embedded in a near full-acre lot in Westcliff West, 3701 Encanto Drive presents a discreet modern face to the street. Built in the year 2000 by the firm Shwarz-Hanson, the apparently modern composition employs a pared-down classical vocabulary. Two near symmetrical wings…

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