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Dallas,TX 75225
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 9,062 sqft
Price per Sqft $2,538
Subdivision Na
MLS Listing ID 21086120
Style Contemporary/Modern
Bedrooms 2
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 4
Year Built 1996
Lot Size 3.204 Acres
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Property Description
Any structure can house a work of art — only a few can become it. Designed by Richard Meier, The Rachofsky House reframes the relationship between a home and its inhabitants. This iconic Dallas residence is an invitation to realize beauty, to explore abstraction, and to become, in a quiet way, part of its evolving composition. Meier's characteristically white, metal-paneled house appears almost suspended above a black-granite podium. Beyond, ancient oaks and a gently sloping lawn frame a lagoon-like pond. '[The house] unfolds as a kind of procession through a series of zones,' says Meier, 'taking one from the outdoors to indoors, and then back outdoors again…grass, trees, pond and sky are visible from every angle of the house.' From the entry gallery, you move past a glass-enclosed stairwell toward the dining area, where floor-to-ceiling windows reveal a lush, evolving backdrop. Volumes open into one another: a soaring double-height living room, a removed primary suite, and a suspended study overlooking the grounds. Outside, a black granite patio, reflecting pool, and private lake extend the architecture into nature, blurring where dwelling ends and landscape begins. And yet, it is light that emerges as the home's most profound guide. As the day unfolds, sunlight moves through the space like a steady docent — casting shadows, illuminating details, and transforming familiar rooms into living, changing forms. More than a feat of architecture, the Rachofsky House is attuned to the understated rituals of daily life, delicately balancing public grandeur and private intimacy. As Meier himself reflected, 'the purpose of the house is to provide a place of residence and respite…a catalyst for further contemplation of nature and art, and the science of bringing them together in harmony.' When art is so often meant to be admired from a distance, the Rachofsky House invites you into the frame — tempering the boundary between observer and masterpiece.
Location
State TX
County Dallas
Rooms
Dining Room 2
Interior
Heating Central,Zoned
Cooling Central Air,Electric,Zoned
Flooring Carpet,Stone,Tile
Laundry Utility Room,Full Size W/D Area,Dryer Hookup,Washer Hookup
Exterior
Garage Spaces 2.0
Fence Gate,Metal,Security
Pool In Ground,Outdoor Pool
Utilities Available City Sewer,City Water
Waterfront Description Lake Front
Roof Type Tar/Gravel
Building
Lot Description Acreage,Irregular Lot,Landscaped,Lrg. Backyard Grass,Many Trees,Sprinkler System,Water/Lake View,Waterfront
Story Three Or More
Foundation Pillar/Post/Pier
Structure Type Metal Siding
Schools
Elementary Schools Pershing
Middle Schools Benjamin Franklin
High Schools Hillcrest
School District Dallas Isd
Others
Acceptable Financing Cash,Conventional
Listing Terms Cash,Conventional
Special Listing Condition Survey Available
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