“…典型的德克萨斯式住宅”——大卫·狄龙（David Dillon），《建筑》杂志的建筑评论家。
“…以一种强有力的方式彰显出其罕见的永恒特性。”——拉里·斯帕克（Larry Speck），建筑师。
位于美国德克萨斯州达拉斯的房产，其地处梅多伍德路4608号（4608 Meadowood Road），受到了业界的高度赞扬和专业好评，让人毕生难忘。
受艺术收藏家的委托，梅多伍德路4608号（4608 Meadowood）府邸由著名建筑师爱德华·拉腊比·巴恩斯（Edward Larrabee Barnes）主持设计（其曾设计了无与伦比的达拉斯艺术博物馆），堪称一座特别、壮观和不可复制的住宅。这是一座家庭住宅，又是一件艺术展示品，更彰显出文明起居的变革氛围。
其坐落在安静的普雷斯顿山谷（Preston Hollow）一处公园式地块上，占地近4英亩，是远离世俗喧嚣生活的好去处。《达拉斯晨报》建筑评论家大卫·狄龙在《建筑》杂志上写道：“它的正面总体给人的感觉是静谧而私密的，最大化地体现了西班牙殖民时期风格。”“但住宅后面却有着截然不同的风格，其倾向树林方向，且巴恩斯（Barnes）将房子分解成独立元素——塔楼、露台、庭院和楼梯，让它们呈现出浪漫的倾斜姿态。”四座主塔楼坐落在一个平缓的山坡上，从路上远远望去，好像是分开的，但又后面看又完全相连，玻璃墙模糊了房子、草坪和树林之间的界线，漂亮极了。塔楼将房子划分成四个区域：生活区/用餐区/厨房区、小书房/主卧、家庭卧室/客房和车库/客用车库。这种设计明智而独特，巧妙平衡了社交和私人空间。
梅多伍德路4608号（4608 Meadowood）府邸的一切都显得与众不同。它的主要入口设在双层高起居室的一处顶端角落：前门打开后，首先映入眼帘的是房间上方的高架楼梯，以及令人难以忘怀的玻璃墙下的景色。一个非常气派的石灰石楼梯往下延伸到客厅，然后依次连接到双层高餐厅。在客厅的另一端，一个42英尺高的艺术画廊通向一个豪华的藏书室/书房和一个舒适的酒窖。到处都有灯光和微妙细节的设计。这是一所能让您处处体会岁月静好和现世安稳的住宅。
住宅内部的奢华布置好似无穷无尽。这座三层楼住宅占地近11,000平方英尺，设有五间卧室、五间全浴室、三间半浴室、一间配有Bulthaup橱柜的厨师级厨房、一间客人套房（配有起居室和湿吧台）、一部通往每层楼的电梯和一个三车位车库。还设有一间早餐室、银色壁橱、保险箱和办公室。
主静修室内应有尽有，包括办公室、健身房、大卧室、超大大理石浴室和宽敞的壁橱。家庭卧室塔楼的一楼设有一间卧室、起居室和全浴卫生间，二楼则设有两间卧室和一间共用浴室。
住宅四周则环绕有一处围墙汽车场、围墙影院、73英尺长的盐水游泳池、带顶露台、露天露台和艺术喷泉。
梅多伍德路4608号（4608 Meadowood）府邸的草坪和庭院都是不可多得的艺术作品，与同样堪称艺术精品的住宅主体相得益彰。这座住宅由著名的Reed Hilderbrand公司设计，这里的风景与建筑本身相呼应：前部素雅端庄，后部灵动自由。这里种有大量德克萨斯州本土植物、雪松榆树、一种罕见的美国双树干榆树，另建有蜿蜒小径及三座桥——两座行人桥和一个行车桥——横跨在一条波光粼粼的小溪上，将这片郁郁葱葱的庭院一分为二。
梅多伍德路4608号（4608 Meadowood Road）府邸被称作“一个浪漫十足的建筑愿景”和“巴恩斯（Barnes）的最佳设计作品”，是一处独一无二的房产——这座出自世界著名建筑师之手的建筑佳作，在达拉斯地区仅此一家，它还体现了无与伦比的建筑智慧和激情。梅多伍德路4608号（4608 Meadowood）府邸于1983年建成，并且一直受到及时而精细的修整维护，这是一个千载难逢的机会——入手这座既壮观气派又充满无拘无束氛围的精致杰作，置身里面，可让您感受到无比的放松。欢迎了解/选购美国德克萨斯州达拉斯房产。
“…an exemplary Texas house” —David Dillon, architecture critic, Architecture magazine
“…embodies that rare trait of timelessness in a powerful way.” —Larry Speck, architect, archinect.com
Critically lauded and professionally awarded, 4608 Meadowood Road is a house of a lifetime.
Commissioned by art collectors from the celebrated architect Edward Larrabee Barnes — designer of the incomparable Dallas Museum of Art — 4608 Meadowood is a special, spectacular and unrepeatable residence. It is a family home, a showcase for art and a transformative setting for enlightened living.
On nearly 4 parklike acres in quiet Preston Hollow, the house is a getaway from the everyday. “Its public face is serene and private, in the best Spanish colonial manner,” wrote Dallas Morning News architecture critic David Dillon in Architecture magazine. “But the picture changes dramatically in back, where the site drops off toward woods and Barnes breaks the house down in a romantic tumble of separate elements — towers, terraces, courtyards and stairways.” Its four main towers are set into a gentle hillside, seemingly separate when glimpsed from the road but wholly connected across the back, where walls of glass beautifully blur the lines between house, lawn and woods. The towers organize the house into four zones: living/dining/kitchen; den/master retreat; family/guest bedrooms; and garage/guest quarters. It is a brilliant and unique plan, deftly balancing social and private spaces.
Everything about 4608 Meadowood is distinctive. Its main entrance is at one top corner of the double-height living room: The front door swings open to reveal an elevated landing over the room, and an unforgettable vista down into the thrilling, glass-walled space. A monumental limestone staircase descends into the living room, which, in turn, flows into the double-height dining room. At the opposing end of the living room, a dramatic 42-foot art gallery leads to a sumptuous library/den and a cozy wine room. Everywhere, there are plays of light and subtle details. It is a house that quietly delights at every turn.
The luxuries of the home are almost limitless. At nearly 11,000 square feet, it features five bedrooms, five full baths, three half baths, a chef’s kitchen with Bulthaup cabinetry, a guest suite (complete with living room and wet bar), an elevator to all three floors of the house and a three-car garage. There is a breakfast room, silver closet, safe room and office.
The master retreat is a world unto itself, with an office, gym, large bedroom, large marble bath and capacious closets. The family bedroom tower features a bedroom, sitting room and full bath on the first floor and two bedrooms and a shared bath on the second floor.
Encircling the house are a walled motor court, walled courtyard, sport court, 73-foot saltwater swimming pool, covered patios, al fresco patios and architectural fountains.
The lawns and grounds at 4608 Meadowood are works of art that complement the equally artful home. Designed by noted firm Reed Hilderbrand, the landscape echoes the architecture: restrained at the front and free-spirited at the rear. It features native Texas plantings, cedar elm trees, a rare double-trunk American elm tree, meandering paths and three bridges — two pedestrian and one vehicular — over a sparkling creek that divides the lush property.
Called “a thoroughly romantic architectural vision” and “the best thing Barnes ever did,” 4608 Meadowood Road is a singular property — the only home in Dallas by the world-renowned architect, and a home of unparalleled architectural intellect and excitement. Executed in 1983 and sensitively updated for today, 4608 Meadowood is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — a masterwork that is at once imposing and informal, refined and relaxed.
