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Jersey01

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  1. Haha, nope. I'd like to see of it too. The "Mid-Century Freak Out" (as I call it) can be overdone by some, but it would be nice to see at least one of these big Houston mods to be done-up a la Kenaston House which you can see here and here.
  2. There was discussion of this once great house before, but I thought you all might be interested to see the AFTER I'll save my comments, since they are probably obvious.
  3. Cool house, GREAT potential, all it needs is some de-nineties work. It should be noted, though, that this is not originally designed by Lucien Hood. He did a remodel in the 70's.
  4. Other than the photos in the Houston Mod catalog profiling the architect, and the images in Ephemeral City, do any of you have or know of any images of the Cullinan House by Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr.? I have always been interested in that home, one of the biggest losses in terms of mod demolition for Houston, I feel.
  5. My assumption has been that it was by Harwood Taylor as well, just by the look. I agree that it is similar to the home you posted as well. While I'm on the topic of R.O. mods, does anyone know who design the brown mod on Troon two houses east of the intersection with Pine Valley?
  6. Do any of you know anything about the mod at 4012 Willowick in River Oaks? I've always wondered about that place...
  7. You bring up an interesting point, but in this case I just don't see the comparison. I think that there is quite a difference in scale between McMansions in a rancher neighborhood versus a modern mansion in River Oaks surrounded by other mansions. If you compare the size of said house with the other homes on Inverness, they are all large homes. McMansions usually double the size of the homes that they replace as well as the neighboring homes. These ranch and bungalow neighborhoods that you mention have mostly the same style of homes, while neighborhoods like River Oaks have so many styles. Tudor, Georgian, Plantation, Spanish, French, etc... why not minimalist modern, too? Another thing that should be noted: this house has small bamboo plants all along the street side... literally hundreds, which will eventually be tall and will shield the home. McMansions are usually 20 feet from the street, and are not shielded.
  8. Update: This house is almost finished. It is a Ragni & Strasser design, and is stunning to say the least!
  9. If we're talking Miami Vice-esque 80's contemporary, Memorial is the hot-spot. There is one in Sherwood Forest, and another neat the Memorial/San Felipe fork. There are also some cool Arquitectonica-designed houses hither and yon in Montrose and Camp Logan.
  10. I went to the open house on this place...it had the potential to be something really great! And as others have mentioned, the kitchen was very cool.
  11. Anyone know what was done with the furniture? I surprisingly love the Milo Baughman dining chairs...not my typical taste.
  12. Good point, though, guiltily, I've also always wondered why the school zones are always posted. But I just chuckle and move on. The school zoning doesn't help me, but may help someone else.
  13. There is an open house on the 16th, this weekend, at this 1969 contemporary home. It is 7,057 square feet, and has the potential to be a really cool place. http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y Any guesses as to who the architect is?
  14. This house could be pretty cool. I've noticed it before, and wondered what it looked like inside. Unfortunately, I still do since the listing is pretty much a lot listing. Argh! I always kind of thought that Farnham Park was a neat place. There is one large mod in the back left section of the neighborhood that is really cool (I've been wondering who designed it for a while--anyone know?) I want to say it is 20 Farnham Park though I'm not certain. There are also a few nice 70's contemporary homes.
  15. I really love his house, the back reminds me of 50's Beverly Hills houses in Trousdale Estates. Looks sort of Hal Levitt to me. And good point about Dominique de Menil being very influential in the aspect of eclectic antiques in modernist homes. Houston's higher end mods tend to have this distinct look.
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