A large estate designed for gathering and celebration that balances environmental performance and architectural form to evoke the spirit of a destination.
2024
3-Level, Single Family
21,100 SF
7 Bed, 7 Bath
Its name refers to the idea of visual direction and refinement—how form can narrow, lighten, or draw the eye. This concept informed both the architectural language and spatial sequencing throughout the home.
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04 — Main living space
Taper Hous reflects a considered approach to contemporary residential architecture—where form, structure, and sustainability work together to shape both spatial experience and environmental performance.
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05 — Primary bedroom with silvermist stone cladding
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06 — Primary bathroom with porcelain flooring
Entry is from the basement level, allowing the experience of the house to unfold gradually. From below, residents and visitors ascend into the main living space—moving upward through the heart of the plan and emerging into the expansive, light-filled volume. The upper level is expressed as a sculptural volume clad in textured, undulating panels that recall distant mountain silhouettes—introducing movement and vertical contrast within an otherwise restrained composition.
The cantilevered steel and concrete roof structure enables deep overhangs with minimal visual mass, reinforcing the horizontal lines of the architecture. Its underside is lined in a rich timber cladding, providing warmth and material contrast to the exposed structure above.
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11 — Front yard landscaping
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12 — Green roof at second level balcony
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The house is carefully placed within the landscape, with Oklahoma Silver Mist stone forming a durable, textured base that anchors it to the site. A modular green roof planted with native Texas grasses improves insulation, manages water, and allows the building to visually recede into the landscape.
High-performance systems—including geothermal heating and cooling, a large rooftop photovoltaic array, and automated glazing—are integrated with passive strategies to reduce energy demand and support long-term resilience. These efforts contributed to the home’s LEED Platinum certification.
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