The masterful renovation of an 8,000-square-foot north Dallas residence has turned this exemplary piece of late 1970’s structure right into a time capsule full of vibrant artworks set in opposition to a minimalist backdrop in a testomony to the bodily pleasure of Brazilian Modernism. Marc McCollom, Joshua Rice, and Temple Shipley – the architect, inside designer, and artwork advisor, respectively – synthesize their experience to rework a rambling conglomeration of rooms into an organized, sprawling house plan reflective of the expansive exterior surfaces and daring visible language of its time.
Entry house and sunken parlor Forged bronze measurement desk by Jojo Corvaia by Garde. Classic Presidencial armchairs, Petalas espresso desk, and Onda bench by Jorge Zalszupin. FAO couch by Christophe Delcourt for Assortment Particulière. Ciranda facet desk by Ricardo Fasanello. Bedsa chair by Aequo by Garde. Turned walnut pedestal by Chris Lehrecke. Classic Oushak rug by Esmaili Rugs. Picture: Robert Tsai
View by entry house and sunken parlor into eating room Picture: Nathan Schroder
View from entry house by sunken parlor into raised residing space Picture: Robert Tsai
Brazilian modernism is inherently natural, knowledgeable by challenges or alternatives the pure atmosphere presents in a reliance on regionally sourced supplies to strike a steadiness between mid-century sensibilities and tropical aptitude with out the pomp and circumstance. This single-story construction hugs a creek native to the location encouraging the unusually extensive linear format, which is anchored by a split-level sunken residing house.
Raised residing space Picture: Robert Tsai
Raised residing space Classic Alta lounge chair by Oscar Niemeyer. Classic rosewood Diz chairs by Sergio Rodrigues. Sideways couch by Rikke Frost for Carl Hansen by Garde. Picture: Nathan Schroder
Adjoining to raised residing space, view by sunken parlor to kitchen Picture: Nathan Schroder
Huge sightlines and spatial dynamism yield high-impact views as visitors have an uninterrupted vista from the entry by a number of lounge areas, the kitchen, and eating room, till it spills open air. An workplace, visitor suite, major suite, and three further bedrooms bookend the core with clear delineation to retain privateness. The property additionally boasts a big pool with an adjoining outside residing house, a public park sized playground, and its personal tennis court docket.
Eating room adjoining to raised residing house Picture: Robert Tsai
Artwork and large-scale lighting in dialogue over the eating desk Picture: Robert Tsai
Eating room Palindrome gentle fixture by RBW. Jorge Zalszupin guanabara rosewood classic eating desk. Classic eating chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Classic mirror by Joaquim Tenreiro. Picture: Nathan Schroder
The householders, a household of 4 initially from Mexico Metropolis, deliver a way of heat and whimsy to the residence, in addition to an intensive assortment of artwork and design objects, which grace the inside. Actually not an exhaustible checklist, some notable design items embrace these by Faye Toogood, Jojo Corvaia, Oscar Niemeyer, and Jorge Zalszupin, in addition to artworks by Joaquim Tenreiro and Sol LeWitt. From freestanding to wall-mounted, vibrant collectibles stand out in opposition to a impartial backdrop in a cautious curation for museum-like motion by the home that’s equal components circulation and choreography.
View into kitchen from central house Outfitted in teak veneer and bronzed textured panels by Varieties + Surfaces. White oak flooring. Fiberglass Roly-Poly eating chairs and desk by Faye Toogood by Garde Picture: Robert Tsai
Breakfast nook Picture: Robert Tsai
View from breakfast nook by major residing areas Picture: Nathan Schroder
The intensive renovation is smart of the as soon as chaotic inside by considerate materials interventions, hierarchical programming, and expertly scaled formal additions for a renewed architectural readability. “As a result of the ceilings had been so excessive and the areas had been so grand, we offered some enormous lighting fixtures for a number of rooms,” Rice says. “I stored expressing the purpose that we would have liked one thing that took up quite a lot of quantity, whereas nonetheless being considerably diaphanous and never taking over visible house.” Wealthy tones of rosewood, reddish woods, and pietra gray stone present putting accents in concord with the white oak flooring.
View into breakfast nook Picture: Nathan Schroder
Gallery-style partitions Picture: Robert Tsai
Main bed room with seating space and fireside Floatation lamp by Ingo Maurer. Classic angled couch by Edward Wormley for Dunbar by Sputnik Fashionable. Classic Mannequin 83 Nanna Ditzel lounge chairs by Sputnik Fashionable. Coccoloba rug by Atelier Agahzadeh. Blackened metal FP encompass. Blade bench and Buni chat desk by Jader Almeida. Picture: Nathan Schroder
Guided by an inventive ethos, the collaborators fashioned the tendrils for connection between guests, artwork, and structure. The contemporized model right here is stripped again, buying and selling ornament for art work and sculpture, with a specific give attention to dialogue between valuable private belongings and floor therapy. “We needed these design objects to be an necessary function to the general design, however not fully dominate the areas they inhabit,” Rice provides. “That’s why the supplies within the structure and surrounding design had been intentionally chosen to be complementary.“
Non-public workplace house Purpose lamps by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Flos. Classic Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm mannequin FK84 Swivel chair by Sputnik Fashionable. Desk by Poltrona Frau. Rug by Atelier Agahzadeh. Classic bronze TG-15 lounge chair by Katavolos, Littell and Kelley by Sputnik Fashionable. Linen pouf by Pauline Esparonthrough Garde. Picture: Robert Tsai
Main rest room self-importance Picture: Robert Tsai
Steam room-inspired walk-in bathe Picture: Robert Tsai
Rear facade Picture: Robert Tsai
Aspect elevation and yard Picture: Robert Tsai
To study extra about the important thing gamers go to marcmccollom.com, joshuaricedesign.com, and templeshipley.com.
Pictures by Nathan Schroder and Robert Tsai as famous; Manufacturing by Karine Monie.
