George Bass Stage and Design
A show house is the residential equivalent of a Met Gala. It becomes a fantasyland with a kaleidoscope of colors and a myriad of extravagant textures, wallpapers, and finishes for a short and sweet time. A show house will challenge our design perceptions like Zendaya in her Joan of Arc-inspired Versace for the 2018 Met…
Read MoreLos Arboles… translation: The Trees. That pretty much sums up everything you need to know about the tranquil and secluded neighborhood just east of Preston Forest Shopping Center off of Forest Lane. Mature live oaks (the arboles of which we speak) abound along with other species, and several ponds punctuate the community’s 30 acres, making…
Read MoreThis Preston Trails soft contemporary was built in 1973, during a period in history where individualism and self-expression were priorities. That translated to our residential architecture. The concept of open-plan living was introduced in this decade, and we saw cleaner lines, angles, vaulted ceilings, and large windows. Sound familiar? As the saying goes, everything old…
Read MoreIf you ever, I mean EVER, thought moving from a single-family home to a luxury high-rise meant your design sensibilities had to make such an abrupt change you are not quite sure how your heart and psyche could handle it, I have news for you. Not only is such a move one of the most…
Read MoreThis Bud Oglesby Modernist on Inwood Road is an architectural anomaly, and that’s a very good thing. Dallas built its reputation on bigger and better, fancier, and flashier. A majority of our architecture reflects that. When Oglesby came along, his modernist aesthetic caught the old guard off guard. However, Oglesby found his niche and was…
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