Mandell Street House is located in the Museum District of
Houston, Texas, designed by Allen Bianchi Architects. This two-storey contemporary home
features a unique floor plan spanning 5,920 square feet (550 square meters) of living
space. The house is situated on a busy street so it had to be protected from
noise and designed for privacy. The architect designed for light, space
and comfort, opening the home towards the interior, with large windows that
connects the room with the pool and created a few sculptural concrete
walls. Materials were selected to be simple and natural, cement, walnut, marble
and masonry with the objective of unifying the space and further enhancing the
light.
On the ground floor, a large clear area hosts the living
room and the dining room, which opens through two openings towards the
kitchen and office area, and a corner to watch TV. A pantry, awine cellar and
a toilet complete this flat, paved entirely with a floor of microcemento giving
homogeneity. On the first floor are the private spaces, four bedrooms all with
dressing rooms and bathroom, as well as a study.
Interior designer Barbara Hill infused
her contemporary style into the home, combining modern design furniture with
20th century classics and pieces of vintage furnishings which reinforces the
contemporary character of the house. Some spaces, the furniture was
commissioned to measure. The location of the house in the Museum District
inspired the owners to gather a small set of works of art to scatter throughout
the home. One of their favorite pieces is a chair sculpture made with oldsuitcases by
an artist from Minneapolis, which can be seen on the stairs of the entrance.
Visit the website of Allen Bianchi Architects here.
The L-shaped house leaves a central space occupied by the pool. In the background, the curved wall encloses the shower.
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