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1804 Running Brook Dr 78723 $325K

rmc — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:39:15 +0000

Nicely updated Delwood home with some MCM features. Listing info HERE

4604 Horseshoe Bnd 78731 $650K

rmc — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:11:23 +0000

Listing info HERE

Virtual Tour HERE

4627 Marlo Dr 78723 $225K (featured on A&E’s Sell This House)

rmc — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:47:03 +0000

Kind of interesting Cliff May-esque house in a little known neighborhood that has potential to be something in 10 years or so. This house will be featured on A&E’s Sell This House this Saturday, January 14th and was re-designed by Roger Hazard.

Info on the show HERE

Listing info HERE

Travis Heights Blvd $549K

rmc — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:02:40 +0000

This home was listed as a foreclosure not too long ago, but is now finished and back on the market.

Listing info HERE

2210 Eastside Dr 78704 – $775K

rmc — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:30:26 +0000

Beautiful MCM inspired modern home!!

Listing info HERE

Virtual Tour HERE

SOLD – 12002 Indianhead – $215K (that’s right $215K) – Eubank Acres

rmc — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:45:32 +0000

Oh, what could have been so lovely . . . damn flippers!!!!!!! Went and looked at this house in Eubank Acres today and was heart-broken to see a house with such nice bones “re-muddled” so poorly – what a crying shame! The cost to re-do what has been re-done will effectively move it well above the price-point of the area. However, for anyone on a budget wanting a project and not worried about re-sale; here’s your chance!!! Could be a REALLY neat house in the right hands!!!

Listing info HERE!

3103 Highland Ter W $589K

rmc — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:49:47 +0000

Great location, nice lot, great trees, good schools, pretty cool MCM, but I see too much ikea for $600K.

Listing info HERE

NICE MCM redo on Wade Ave $1.5 mil

rmc — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:08:56 +0000

Listing info HERE

Cliff Street – $250k – Harwell Hamilton Harris

bp — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:23:32 +0000

I don’t normally listed condos, but then again, most condos where not designed by Harwell Hamilton Harris. I would be surprised if this place last all that long on the market. I’d stop by this weekend for the open house but I’ll be out in Bandera running Cactus Rose.

Listing info.

Philip Johnson: The Glass House

bp — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:05:07 +0000

The girl surprised me last weekend with a trip up to Connecticut. When she told me about it 6 months ago, I was convinced it was a trip to vist Daryl Hall because, why else would you go to Connecticut? It turned out to be something equally as awesome, a visit to Philip Johnson’s Glass House.

I highly recommend making the opportunity to go up there and visiting the property. Like pretty much everyone, I was familiar with the iconic house but turns out to be a minor portion of the overall property and story. First and foremost, Johnson was a landscape architect and the structures are placed and scaled as objects within picture that is he is framing with the landscape. Scale is a word used a lot when discussing this property because it is manipulated in ways that I’ve rarely seen at this scale.

This picture is taken from next to the glass house. The white structure in the background was built when Johnson was 80 (he lived until he was 99) and is a climbing tower made up cinder blocks stacked double high for steps. It about 30 feet tall. The pavilion on the water obviously invokes Renaissance Baroque architecture though it is made of a modular steel that snaps together. It does have a gold leaf ceiling that you can’t see here but you can see how it tints the reflections in the water. The pavilion is only about 6.5 feet tall (5’3″ interior).

I won’t spend any more time here trying to give justice to the property or relaying tidbits of Johnson’s life since experiencing first hand is so much better. The tickets tend to sellout far in advance but it is very much worth planning a trip up. At only 90 minutes out side of NYC, it makes a great day trip on a visit to the city.

Here is a small photo set my wife took of the visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/modernaustin/sets/72157627745495869/with/6234561358/

Learn more about The Glass House here: philipjohnsonglasshouse.org