Douglas Newby Insights - Page 38
Modern Perch Over Park
“It is not how much land your home is on, it is what you are next to or across from.” This is something I stressed in my TEDx talk, Homes That Make Us Happy. It is also something I always emphasize to my clients that I represent who are looking for the perfect home. This small architect-designed modern home is a great example. First on a winding hill, it has expansive views of rolling topography, flowering meadows, and trails passing through forests. While one will seldom see a car go by, bikes are a familiar sight either on the road or on the upper or lower bike paths in the distance.
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Modern Terrace
This contemporary porch is the architectural introduction to this modern home.
The front porches of Munger Place are my favorite architectural element of that neighborhood. The formal terraces of historic homes like the Crespi Estate are my favorite architectural element of those homes. Balconies on townhouses are the architectural attraction in denser neighborhoods. This modern terrace captivates me with its curved garden wall that provides privacy as friends enjoy each other and the fire pit. This terrace is also just steps away from the running and biking paths that give this natural White Rock Lake park a physical vibrancy.
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White Rock – More than Lake
White Rock Lake is the centerpiece of White Rock but just one of its attractions. The forest, meadows, lagoons, and multiple paths through the park that connect the lake add to the enjoyment of visitors, or even better, living in the White Rock Lake Peninsula neighborhood. East Lake Highlands Drive is a quiet neighborhood street that is the chosen path of cyclists and is only a short walking distance from the Cultural Center, Bath House theater, and myriad entertainment spaces around the lake. This part of the Peninsula neighborhood might have the most extended views of rolling meadows and woods in Dallas.
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Steps from White Rock
There are many dimensions of White Rock Lake. There are estate homes on West Lawther overlooking the lake. There are modern homes on East Lake Highlands on the other side of the lake overlooking the park and forest. These modern homes on smaller East Lake Highland lots are a good example of how it is not as important how much land a home is on as what the home is across from. Here a homeowner has endless views of the park, paths and forest and still is just steps away from White Rock Lake. There are reasons cyclists leave the bike path along the lake to ride up into the Peninsula neighborhood along the park before they descend back to the lake. East Lake Highlands Drive is a quiet, hilly, tree-lined street capturing breezes and providing beautiful views of nature.
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A Room with a Curve
Backyard tree was saved, rooms with views created.
This large modern home, pool, and stone garden wall gently curve around a splendid red oak. Walls of glass with layers of brise-soleil allow the delightful view of clear water, green trees, and blue sky. Architect Lionel Morrison designed the steel frame structure and predominantly glass courtyard façade to be light and open and emphasize an engaging view from every room.
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Joy – Visual Vignettes
Homes are the foundation of our environment that makes us happy. Vignettes of joy can be created, acquired, and visually accumulated. Ingrid Fetell Lee, in her book, Joyful, illuminates a joyful presence that surrounds us every day. What might begin for some as a scavenger hunt for joy sighting quickly becomes a treasure hunt of joy with unlimited treasure. One’s eye becomes accustomed to cut through the bleak and cluttered to jump from one joyful image to another. I hosted Ingrid at the TED Conference where she gave the final talk to a standing ovation and much excitement about her upcoming book, now just released. My further observation is that the common denominator of my friends and clients, besides being smart, insightful, curious, and aesthetically inspired, is that they all create joy. Keep creating joy!
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Artist makes an impact
David Bates current show at Talley Dunn Gallery reminded me of what an impact an artist can have on a home. Dallas has so many great artists that impact homes and contribute to the architectural landscape of the city. These artists not only create art work but their art encourages people to think about design, space, construction, and the aesthetics of an environment. It is remarkable how many of my clients have David Bates paintings and sculptures in their architecturally significant homes. This David Bates constructed and painted self-portrait reflects both David and encourages an appreciation of good architecture. #davidbates @talleydunngallery @talley.dunn #art #flowers #painting #gallery #dallas #pathtotrinitygroves #architecture #homes #impact #selfportrait #Design #show #artist #highlandpark #prestonhollow #greenwayparks #universitypark #mungerplace #bluffview #downtown #turtlecreek #architecturallysignificanthomes
Labor Day Celebrates Craftsmen
As technology and artificial intelligence is replacing labor, it is fun to think about the era of homes that make up many of our conservation and historic districts. Labor Day was officially made a national holiday in 1894 when many of the grandest Victorian mansions were built on Ross Avenue. This is also right before the mansions of Swiss Avenue and the other homes that are now in protected architecturally important neighborhoods. The Labor movement today is maybe not as relevant as workers are not characteristically working seven long 12-hour days a week for little money and no benefits. However, the turn of the 20th century was not only an era of hardship but an era of craftsmen. Talented artisans knew how to design, create, and build. Before CAD drawings on computers and computerized renderings and construction drawings, one can see calculations for this early construction on uncovered boards and beams of an old house. One can also see the markings of hand-hammered iron and hand-planed and hammered wood. Labor Day for me is a time to celebrate the skill and artistry of the laborers from 100 years ago. #architecture #architect #foosheeandcheek #historic #conservationdistrict #greenwayparks #homesthatmakeushappy #dallas #laborday #porch #neighborhood #greenway #artisan #craftsmen #design #flag #architecturallysignificant #architecturallysignificanthomes
Sustenance
A fishing boat clearly expresses how this village sustains itself. While a few recreational boats might come in and out from the sea, the predominant activity is the fishing boats that one sees come and go. After seeing the morning fish being unloaded, one can see this catch of the day at the fish market. Of course, part of the experience is sustaining oneself at dinner enjoying this fresh fish perfectly prepared. The immediacy of this cycle is refreshing and nourishing on many levels. #saintjeandeluz #fishingboat #saintjeandeluz #sea #sustenance #life
A Fishing Village
What kind of village is Dallas? When in a fishing village, with the Pyrenees in the background behind the docks where boats are unloading their daily catch, my thoughts are permeated with the rugged and picturesque environment that has created an independent and self-sustaining Basque culture around fishing, cooking, herding, gardening and farming. Industrious and fun-loving, the vibe of the Basque-speaking people is apparent. Is the vibe of Dallas apparent when people visit? #village #dallas #saintjeandeluz #warf #boats #water #fishing #dock #pyrenees #bird #design #art #morning #historic #fish