moderndallas.realestate feature – 4440 Abbott Ave

Ralph Randall + Nina Knell Sachse – Dave Perry Miller and Associates //4440 Abbott Ave// $899,900

This stunning sophisticated contemporary residence was designed by E.G. Hamilton (Northpark Mall), custom built by Diane Cheatham and completed in 2008. The four-story residence features an elevator that serves each floor, polished concrete floors, museum flat walls, and refined architectural trims. The third floor his and hers master bath is appointed with Ann Sacks limestone and glass tile, Vola  bath fixtures, and a Zuma soaking tub. The other two bedrooms also have full baths with custom cabinetry, Ann Sacks tile, and ample storage space.
Spectacular sunlight and verdant views best describe the living areas on the second floor. The open space floor plan centers around a spectacular kitchen: Bulthaup cabinetry with walnut fascia and stainless steel counters, a commercial grade range, dual Bosch dishwashers, and two integrated Sub-Zero refrigerators. Two patios connected to the living and dining areas and built in speakers inside and out provide an ideal space for entertaining.This home also features a finished basement equipped to become a media room with built in surround , garage space for three cars, and  a private landscaped side yard. Nearby trees and shrubbery provide a vista and a sense of privacy. Contemporary, yet sensitive to natural surroundings. simply the finest modern real estate in DALLAS >>

moderndallas.realestate feature – 3502 Edgewater Street

David Griffin – David Griffin & Co Realtors // 3502 Edgewater Street // $1,295,000

This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath modern home adjacent to the Katy Trail was designed by Gail and Joe Adams of Adams Architecture based in Houston and was recently featured in Luxe Interiors and Design magazine in Dallas. Custom built for the original owners, the home is located in Northern Heights, an exclusive enclave nestled between Highland Park and the Katy Trail. Located at the end of a cul-de-sac on one of the widest lots in the neighborhood, the home was designed to take advantage of its verdant and very private setting. The exterior of the home draws in a modern way on Texas vernacular architecture with its use of stone, tin and stucco, and the main entrance is impressive- two oversized rustic antique farm doors fitted with shuttered glass panels. This is the perfect low maintenance home in one of the finest neighborhoods in the city. If your idea of home is to live in Dallas best walking district, you must see 3502 Edgewater.  more details >> 

 

moderndallas/weekly featured real estate – 5604 Lobello

Page Fielder – Keller Williams Park Cities // 5604 Lobello // $1,295,000

Magnificent contemporary for buyer seeking a sophisticated lifestyle. A stunning landscaped courtyard just beyond the front doors has walls of glass to view art and sculpture. The outdoor living space rivals 5 star resort with L-shaped pool, architectural pergola, cabana with fireplace, curtains and fans. Designed for indoor and outdoor entertaining. Extraordinary private home.Neighborhood offers: sidewalks, greenbelt,and walking.
simply the finest modern real estate in DALLAS

moderndallas.weekly feature :: Secluded like an island resort!

Jo Pressly – Virginia Cook, Realtors  // 5622 Harbor Town Drive  // $ 1,999,900

Secluded like an island resort!  Floor to ceiling windows emphasize the outdoor beauty. Huge beams imported from Oregon. Concrete floors in living and kitchen areas; wood flooring in entry, art gallery, master. Awesome high ceilings and imported  stone construction, fireplaces, fencing.  Living, dining and kitchen/ breakfast equal a huge entertaining living space.  The very best granite you can buy and stainless appliances recently installed. 20′ utility.  Game or media room up. Double master bath with 28′ master , double enormous closets, exercise room or study off master, PLUS library or office and den. Private lake and dock on one side.  Great for fishing or daydreaming.   Watch the golf game in your back yard! Architect designed! simply the finest modern real estate in DALLAS

4330 Beechwood Lane featured on moderndallas.net

Ginger Nobles + Susan Baldwin – Briggs Freeman Real Estate Brokerage // 4330 Beechwood Lane // $1,595,000

This exceptional custom contemporary, designed by Lionel Morrison on a stunning .7 acre lot in a prime Preston Hollow estate area, offers sophistication, floor to ceiling windows overlooking landscaped green spaces, white stucco exterior, concrete floors and ample space for artwork. Additional features include an attached three car garage, a master suite overlooking a private courtyard,with his and her baths and closets.

Lionel Morrison is highly recognized and sought after, and has received numerous architectural awards for his design work. According to his firm’s website, www.msmgroup.com, their designs “work to create environments where architecture, interiors and the landscape come together to form an integrated and coherent whole”. This is the perfect description for 4330 Beechwood Lane. This home incorporates the landscape and beautiful .7 acre lot in all rooms, through floor to ceiling “walls of glass” throughout.

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moderndallas featured home: 5947 Llano

David Collier – David Griffin & Company Realtors  // 5947 Llano // $465,000

influenced by the past and redesigned for the future, this meticulously updated, texas hill country modern home is truly one of a kind. constructed in 1986 and professionally remodelled and reconfigured in recent years, the home offers the warmth of a hill country retreat along with state of the art ammenities of the 21st century.

the two story, hardie plank home is situated on a professionally landscaped and heavily treed corner lot amidst the c0veted homes of old east dallas. the homeowners, both landscape professionals, have created a private garden oasis with native plantings, seasonal and perennial color, and terraced patios that are visable from every room in the house. the backyard, redwood decks are highlighted with rose ladened wood pergolas and towering elm trees and a limestone slab sitting area with specimen black bamboo plantings.

the entire home has recently replaced maintenance free, double pane, wood frame, aluminum clad pella windows. all windows have stained 2 inch wood blinds. numerous motorized skylights. every room is accented with the high end ceiling fans. the home has a fully sprinklered yard, a state of the art security system and is wired for surround sound.

this beautifully executed pier and beam home has a detached and oversized two car garage as well as an architectual aggregate stone front parking pad. the garage has a fully reinforced foundation that can easily support a second story for future guest quarters, architects plans included.

this is a very unique and special home deserving of only the most discerning of buyers.

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Revolutionizing Modern Lifestyles – Rocio Romero

Revolutionizing modern lifestyles by bringing stylish modern exteriors to budget consumers.
by Lauren Liebowitz

Modern design has long been the territory of the well-to-do, though European stores like IKEA have crossed the Atlantic to bring modern simplicity and order to budget-conscious consumers. Thus far, commercially-available low cost options are primarily restricted to interiors–furniture, light fixtures, and decor.

Enter Rocio Romero and her prefabricated LV homes, which seek to
revolutionize the modern lifestyle by bringing stylish modern exteriors to
budget consumers. We haven’t seen this approach before in the U.S.,
but if you’re looking to build your own home and you want a striking
modern exterior, read on. read the article

14911 Lake Forest Drive – Striking one story soft contemporary

Cindy O’Gorman – Ebby Halliday Realtors // 14911 Lake Forest Drive //$2,250,000

This remarkable soft contemporary is a striking one story tucked away on a spectacular, heavily large wooded lot. The current owners have extensively upgraded and remodeled and the result is a sensational blend of modern sophistication and casual elegance! With walls of windows throughout, this signature home was uniquely designed to bring the outdoors into every
space.  Just some of the improvements include a redesigned kitchen, remodeled  bathrooms with dramatic high end fixtures and extensive use of glass tiling, high end lighting and designer fixtures, professional landscaping with the addition of a Zen garden with water feature in the front courtyard, and completely walled perimeter offering the ultimate in privacy. more details

9831 Ravensway – Outstanding Modernist home featured

Ed Murchison – Virginia Cook Realtors // 9831 Ravensway // $395,000

Outstanding Modernist home designed by an architect for himself.  This home blends into it’s peaceful, wooded lot as if it grew from the earth.  With walls of floor to ceiling windows affording views of the shaded lawn and refreshing pool area, this home is designed for entertaining and is a unique and special property. The home maintains it’s original architectural design elements such as wood ceilings, exposed brick walls, high ceilings, floating built-ins and brick paver flooring that flows from the interior to the exterior poolside patio as specified by the architect.  On the ground floor, there is the main living area with brick fireplace that flows to a covered poolside patio area and is open to the dining room.  Both rooms are surrounded by floor to ceiling windows along two sides.
There is also a second living area that opens to a private courtyard, green house, kitchen with original cabinets featuring counter height windows and an office  that opens to the pool.  The upper level features a large master suite with two  walk-in closets, large master bath with jetted tub and a raised reading nook  providing a tree house effect.  The are two additional bedrooms, a bath, a darkroom and lots of closet space for storage.  Set in a quite, wooded Lake Highlands neighborhood near the lake, this home
offers all the key elements  a good modern home should offer. more details

Green Labron House Redefines Envirochic

Green and modern rarely have married so well as they do in the Shorecrest house of Robert Diago and Greg Hawthorne.This tony
neighborhood lies east of Love Field Airport and is full of charmers, but not so many contemporary and even fewer green homes.

So when the couple bought the 1950s ranch in 2003, their vision was broad: take it down to the studs to create something beautifully contemporary that minimizes the space used, maximizes the light, and accommodates their lifestyle. All this while meeting the highest environmental standards. >>read about Green Labron