The Del Monte Residence and Las Campanas both received Honorable Mentions for Residence over 5,000 square feet and Residence under 5,000 square feet, respectively.
Courtyard Residence on Del Monte view from northeast
Las Campanas outdoor oven and gardens
Del Monte Residence circle drive and planting
Flores Hall interior St. John’s School
The John Staub Awards promote excellence in the classical and vernacular traditions by recognizing both design and craftsmanship that contribute to these traditions in Texas and, in turn, build upon the legacy of John Staub.
Bill Curtis, Russell Windham, and Michael Driskill were in attendance for the ribbon cutting at St. John’s School on September 17, celebrating the official opening of the new Flores Hall.
The July issue of Clem Labine’s Period Homes profiles this year’s Palladio Award winning projects, including “Traditional in Texas” written by Kiley Jacques about our own Longwood Farm. The project joins our 2014 Palladio Award winner, Seaside Residence, in this distinction.
Summing up the aesthetic principles driving the project, Ms. Jacques writes, “The former horse farm-turned family retreat evokes the spirit of an English manor while giving a solid nod to the vernacular.”
The Palladio Awards, sponsored by Period Homes and Traditional Building magazines, is the only award to honor excellence in Traditional Design.
Dog days of summer have us dreaming of a dip in this pool followed by a glass of tea on the porch. Luxe Magazine agreed and features this short interview with Russell Windham about the project.
An endless source of design inspiration for today’s traditional architects, the London townhouse of Sir John Soane which houses the Soane Museum, has for the first time in 160 years opened the private apartments of the architect to the public. Painstakingly restored to the state in which it was left after Soane’s death, the opening of the apartments, which include the historic model room and a private bath, is the Stage II of Opening Up The Soane project (OUTS) that aims to restore and refurbish the enduring legacy of this great architect.
The Soane Museum, rotunda
The Soane Museum – Breakfast Parlor
A master of light, space, and texture, Sir John Soane used variation in the building volume to sculpt dynamic spaces. Strategically injected with natural light and often enhanced with convex mirrors, rooms form dramatic backdrops for the obsessively designed vignettes of his vast collection of sculptures, architectural models, and a multitude of decorative objects.
In Soane’s spaces we often find inspiration for our own. Below are renderings of several rooms of an unbuilt residence in Houston. The house was to have a succession of volumetrically diverse spaces awash in natural light.
Regency Style House in River Oaks master sitting room
Regency Style House in River Oaks dining room corridor
Regency Style House in River Oaks dining room
Regency Style House in River Oaks courtyard
The dish room shown below for a residence currently under construction on Meadow Lake in Houston also looks to Soane’s breakfast parlor.
