Luxury
Luxury means many different things to many different people. The real estate industry classifies a property as "Luxury" if it is priced over $750,000, but any decerning buyer or seller should know that luxury is much more than just a dollar figure. As architect and furniture designer Charles Eames once said: "The details are not the details, they make the product". There is perhaps no other segment of real estate where this is more true than with luxury properties. It's being able to tell the difference between generic european cabinetry and a well known product like Bulthaup or Poliform. It's about quality, design and craftsmanship. Those are the details that catch my eye every time I walk through a property with you. For someone selling a luxury property the same rule applies. The details make the product, starting with proper staging and an interior design consultation if needed, and then professional architectural photography. It's the product of all the little things that come together to make the whole.
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Below are some luxury properties that I have featured on my Austin Modern Homes blog recently.
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This absolutely gorgeous piece of architecture designed by Black Rabbit Design looks like it would be right at home in a posh suburb of Mexico City. The monumental scale and the ribbed CMU give it a timeless look and the perfect minimalist details give it a causal elegance. Knocked it out of the park on this one.
Price: $6,950,000
Details: 4,102 sf, 4 Bed, 4 Bath
This Breckstudio Architecture designed home in Bouldin Creek is a modern masterpiece. Simple but interesting massing dominates the exterior facade, while inside you find a strong focus on natural materials and neutral colors.
Price: $4,050,000
Details: 3,076 sf, 4 Bed, 4 Bath
Really beautiful work by GCDD on this luxury home. It’s so rare to see sweeping rounded shapes in residential architecture but it gives the house such an elegant look. I really love the interior finishes as well, the warm bright esthetic is perfectly complimentary to the architecture.
Price: $2,699,000
Details: 3,000 sf, 4 Bed, 4 Bath
Ok, I fully realize that I just posted this two months ago, but I’m just going to use this as another excuse to drool over the amazing design. If you like what you see, check out these past Alter Studio builds and see if you can spot similarities.
Price: $11,995,000
Details: 7,080 sf, 5 Bed, 7 Bath
A high price point doesn’t always equal high quality materials and execution but this Barton Hills trophy house seems to deliver in every way. They really pulled out all the stops on this one with everything from the fencing to the final finishes.
Price: $4,650,000
Details: 4,500 sf, 5 Bed, 5 Bath
It’s no secret that Alterstudio is one of my most favorite architects in Austin, and after just a few peeks into this stunning home hopefully you can see why. The list of details I love about this home are long, but the minimalist floor to ceiling windows and the luxurious curtains in the master bedroom are definitely near the top.
Price: $12,500,000
Details: 7,080 sf, 5 Bed, 7 Bath
This is a truly impressive one of a kind home designed by Alterstudio, with an equally impressive price tag. There really are just too many great details to point out on this one, I couldn’t even do it justice. Make sure you hit more info below to see all the photos for yourself.
Price: $7,750,000
Details: 5,144 sf, 5 Bed, 6 Bath
I’ll forever love a good flat roofed modern home, and this one designed by architect Davey McEathron is a beauty. It’s a big one too, over 4,000 sf on a 1/4+ acre lot. It looks like they’ve gone big on the finishes as well with lots of rich colors and materials.
Price: $4,750,000
Details: 4,184 sf, 5 Bed, 5 Bath
Gorgeous work from the dynamic duo at Side Angle Side. Really nice spaces throughout this house. They’ve done a great job of creating a strong visual connection to the indoors and out, literally in the case of that board formed concrete wall.
Price: $3,199,000
Details: 3,087 sf, 4 Bed, 4 Bath
This effortlessly classic single story modern home is of course by the one and only Alterstudio. Overlooking the 7 million elephants in the room, this has got to be one of the most beautifully detailed homes in Austin. Spend some time appreciating all the little, yet significant details. There is a lot of more in that less.
Price: $6,950,000
Details: 4,941 sf, 6 Bed, 7 Bath