Ok, let's play a game. Assume you have a spare 6 million dollars you've been looking to unburden yourself of. Would you buy this Winn Whitman designed hill country house?
And discuss.
Price: $5,950,000
Details: 6,069 sq/ft, 4 Bed, 6 Bath
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I'm always drawn to lots that have interesting topography. When approached right, it can really elevate the quality of the architecture and make for a much more interesting end product, especially when you are talking modern or mid century modern. That is one of the reasons Texas hill county makes such a great base for mid century modern. This 1963 house is a great example. I'm headed to check it out in a bit, check my Instagram for highlights.
Price: $999,000
Details: 2,470 sq/ft, 3 Bed, 3 Bath
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I love a home that has a little personality to it. It's one of the thing that always draws me back to the mid century homes. This West Lake home has swagger and personality for days. Sure a lot of it is the interior design, but the architecture itself is full up quirkiness and interesting detailing.
Price: $749,000
Details: 2,775 sq/ft, 3 Bed, 3 Bath
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The 1990's were sort of dark times for modern architecture, and while this home is a bit more on the "contemporary" side for my taste, it just goes to show that not all 90's architecture is bad architecture. Of course it doesn't hurt that there have been some recent updates to this house. That view isn't half bad either.
Price: $1,600,000
Details: 3,652 sq/ft, 4 Bed, 5 Bath
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This is a truly unique home with an interesting history. Designed by architect John Watson in 1978, it is one of Austin's best examples of organic architecture. Watson studied under Frank Lloyd Wright in Taliesin in the 50's and worked on the Usonian houses, the Guggenheim Museum and the Marin County Civic Center.
John describes the Grotto Dome house like this. "The Grotto Dome on Spiller Lane in Austin was designed to complement and reflect a thousand-year-old rock formation in its glass facade. A recirculating waterfall cascades into a pool below the entrance deck creating an intimate exterior space equal to the interior of the structure itself. A 50 ft arched visor of unite cantilevers over the glass wall and protects the sitting area from sun and rain." via
Price: $1,900,000
Details: 2,506 sq/ft, 2 Bed, 3 Bath
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It's true, when you see a 4 million dollar home you have pretty high expectations. I would love to see more of this home to see if it meets mine, but just for the shot above this is one worth sharing. That stacked limestone with huge windows and that amazing MCM wood stove absolutely kill me. What's your favorite part?
Price: $4,000,000
Details: 6,426 sq/ft, 5 Bed, 7 Bath
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