‘‘It’s a palimpsest of epochs—the early years, with the soul of Texas pioneer architecture, layered by a cultured, well-traveled family who’ve collected influences over time from New York, Europe, South America, and Africa,” says Chris Derrington, an associate with the Imber firm.
The house, solid masonry with a striking white stucco finish, features materials that are found primarily in the landscape—limestone, clay, cypress, oak, cedar, and walnut—along with rare marble and stone curated by a geo-archaeologist in Rome.
Craftsmanship is evident in every feature: Teams of artisans worked by hand to timber-frame, carve, sculpt, plaster, and even thatch unusual elements of the compound.
“The house is very sculptural,” Derrington says. “We worked hard to get the right stucco texture, which has a slight undulation.”
He adds that “we sited the…
