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BEST ONE-OF-A-KIND CUSTOM HOME 6,501 SQUARE FEET AND OVER
January 10, 2005
| GOLD AWARD Christopher Sims Custom Homes BEST ONE-OF-A-KIND CUSTOM HOME 6,501 SQUARE FEET AND OVER | |||||
 View a larger image. | Project Name: Private residence Location: Houston Designer/Architect: Robert Dame Designs, Houston Builder: Christopher Sims Custom Homes, Sugar Land, Texas Interior Designer: Design Endeavors, Sugar Land Land Planner: Kudela & Weinheimer, Houston Square Footage: 32,775 Price: $17.1 million (excluding land) | ||||
| For the builder, constructing this 32,775-square-foot custom home proved to be more akin to running a large commercial project than building a typical residence. The estate includes a main house, a guesthouse, a cabana, a gazebo, a pavilion, mechanical buildings, a tower, a theater, an arcade building and a security center. The 25-foot drop in elevation from front to back presented additional opportunities and challenges. The interior of the home features extensive use of plaster cornice moldings, walnut and cherry hardwood flooring, hand-carved limestone fireplace surrounds, a climate-controlled wine room, and a commercial kitchen for catered affairs. Mechanical systems include 100-ton, chilled-water air conditioning; lighting control; closed-circuit security cameras; a state-of-the-art theater; and whole-house audio and communications. Despite the project's large scale, the home retains a human scale and warmth throughout. The architectural and interior design teams collaborated with the builder and homeowner to achieve this goal. | |||||
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