European Style at the Golf Course
A European style home at Rock Creek Golf Club, with elevations redesigned around a fixed floor plan.
The Brief
The clients, the most lovely older couple, arrived with a very clear floor plan and a collection of reference images of European homes. The program included three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a studio, a breakfast nook, a formal dining room, a game room, a lanai, an elevator, and an attached three car garage. The house was planned for Rock Creek Golf Club in Gordonville, one of the most exclusive communities in the Lake Texoma area.
The Design Idea
The layout worked perfectly from the first review, so the real work was in the elevations. Rock Creek keeps very high design standards, and this house needed a facade at that level. I redesigned the entire set of elevations and kept the floor plans exactly as the clients had conceived them. Bringing a European character to a plan that was already settled was the challenge of this project, and I enjoyed every step of it.
Cream limestone masonry forms the foundation of the material palette, balanced by warm tan panels that bring calm and rhythm to the elevations. Vertical windows emphasize the stately proportions, and an arched entrance and subtle curved elements soften the composition. The roofline combines gables with shed roofs under a dark gray roof, with metal accents that reflect the light throughout the day.
At the rear, large glass panels open the gathering spaces to the woods of the golf course.
This house is also a milestone in my own process. I defined its forms with light, shadow, and texture, without drawing lines, a result I had been pursuing for a long time in my digital sketching.
- Location
- Rock Creek, Gordonville, Texas
- Lake or course
- Rock Creek Golf Club
- Style
- European
- Square feet
- 5,172
- Stories
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Garage
- 3 bays, attached
- Builder
- Ceci Bates Custom Homes
- Year
- 2023
- Status
- Built
- Service
- Premiere
Inside the House
The home rises two stories over 5,172 square feet. Gathering spaces at the rear open through large glass panels to the lanai and to the views of the golf course woods. The formal dining room, the breakfast nook, and the studio serve everyday life and entertaining, the game room adds space for leisure, and an elevator connects the levels. Three bedrooms and four bathrooms complete the plan, and an attached three car garage shelters the cars.
Questions about this house
Can you redesign a facade without changing the floor plan?
Yes. Here the clients had a floor plan they loved, so I redesigned every elevation around it, following their reference images, and the plan stayed as conceived.
What gives the house its European character?
An arched entrance, cream limestone masonry, warm tan panels, vertical windows, and subtle curved details.
How does the house connect to the golf course?
Large glass panels at the rear open the gathering spaces to the woods of the golf course and fill them with natural light.
What are the design standards at Rock Creek Golf Club?
It is one of the most exclusive communities in the Lake Texoma area, with high design standards for every home. The elevations of this house were refined to meet that level.
What is special about the roofline?
It combines gables with shed roofs under a dark gray roof, with metal accents that reflect sunlight and shift in tone through the day.
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