Whereas it brings to thoughts an august Tudor-style property within the countryside of Nice Britain, this residence is resolutely modern, with ample trendy conveniences and complicated areas for leisure indoors and out.
With its quintessential Tudor-style aesthetic—sharply pitched rooflines, good-looking brick cladding, leaded-glass and oriel home windows, and a setting of rolling inexperienced garden, meticulously manicured landscaping, and grandfather timber—brings to thoughts a regal property in England or Wales, maybe with a historical past relationship again centuries. However appears might be deceiving, because the saying goes, and that adage holds true right here, on this timeless River Oaks residence, designed by the lauded architectural agency Curtis & Windham and custom-built by present homeowners in 2020.
Houston, Texas | Kiki Wilson, Martha Turner Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty
In line with Curtis & Windham’s follow of making use of innovation to custom, vintage-inspired finery is revered right here, within the ample use of marble, brick, leaded glass, and good-looking millwork; basic arches; a sublime lobby with black and white marble flooring; a sleek stairway with an august iron and nickel railing; a powder room with hand-painted de Gournay wallpaper; and a number of ornate hearth mantels.
But the 7,228-square-foot house is resolutely modern, with light-flooded formal residing and entertaining areas, partitions ultimate for the show of artwork, a den and household room with built-in areas for media parts, a contemplative workplace with quite a few helpful built-ins, an elevator, and a storage with an upper-level workshop. Simply off the eating room, a butler’s pantry with a Wolf warming drawer expands the capabilities of the streamlined chef’s kitchen, which boasts quartz counter tops, {custom} marble backsplashes, a La Cornue cooktop with a plancha, stainless-steel Thermador ovens, devoted paneled Sub-Zero fridge and freezer, and an island with counter seating. Fireplaces all through have each fuel and wood-burning capabilities.
Non-public areas are impressively comfy and accommodating. The first suite features a balconette, a sitting or morning room with partitions of built-in bookshelves, walk-in closets, and a lavish tub with heated marble flooring, a marble-accented bathe, and a soaking tub. Every of the three versatile visitor bedrooms—simply adaptable to function health, passion, or workplace house—enjoys an en suite tub and its personal balcony. The completed third ground is a lofty skylit multipurpose house.
The property—positioned within the coronary heart of Houston’s landmark River Oaks neighborhood—is an alluring oasis that encourages a life lived outdoor. Shady terraces, lush garden, and a breezy cabana with a fire, a tv mount, a ceiling fan, and easy accessibility to a close-by half tub encompass a refreshing L-shaped swimming pool with tranquil fountains from a brick water wall. Very like the countryside of Nice Britain, River Oaks is a placid leafy milieu of grand classically impressed estates with a historic provenance—on this case tracing again to the Nineteen Twenties. In line with trendy musts, nevertheless, modern retailers, eclectic eating places, luxurious spas and salons, and Houston’s full of life world of arts and tradition are mere moments away.
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