PV14 House designed by M Gooden Design, The site is directly across the street from White Rock Park and is on one of the highest elevations in the City of Dallas, it is approximately 100’ above the surface of White Rock Lake, which is only about 1,000 feet away to the southwest.
A primary goal for this house was to design & build a modern residence that has a unique character, responds to its specific location/orientation and employs the construction technologies that are readily available, but not often used in current residential construction.
photography by © Wade Griffith
With the site both highly elevated and with its long axis aligned directly with the City street grid to the Southwest, the house was oriented to take advantage of the outstanding views across the lake, over the trees and to the City.
Primary living areas were elevated to take advantage of the views and to separate them from the street traffic activity below.
photography by © Wade Griffith
Extensive use of overhangs and porches shield windows from direct sunlight, (reducing energy costs) while still capturing natural light and not obstructing the beautiful views.
The roof deck above serves as a solar screen to the insulated single-ply membrane roof below, which reduces energy costs and extends the life of the roof itself.
The house is intended to express those things from which it is built, with concrete floors, exposed steel structure, pre-manufactured steel modules, masonry and glass as primary elements.
photography by © Wade Griffith
Project Info:
Architects: M Gooden Design
Location: Dallas, United States
Area: 3700.0 ft2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Wade Griffith, Kurt Griesbach
Project Name: PV14 House
