Walker Ranch
Story:
When you retire it’s time to relax, but not this baby boomer couple. They decided to start over and design a new home. After living in the same home for 50 years they wanted a new outlook on ranch life and created a new home adjacent to the home where they grew together. There’s nothing like having the new but always being able to return to the old.
Location:
Bandera, TX (Designed 2016; Built Superseded)
Idea:
transplant
Personalized new home!
Stats:
2,079 SF; 3BR, 2-1/2BA, great room, office, covered porch; 1-story
Client’s Style:
Ranch-style
Services:
The Sketch, The Details, The Docs
Lifestyle Features:
- large great room with access to wrap-around porch for indoor-outdoor access
- service kitchen nestled near great room for convenience to public areas
- private his and her bathrooms to grant autonomous control
- private master porch for morning coffee
- unique ceilings to distinguish feature spaces
- carport with secure storage to prevent animal intrusion
- accessible spaces, ramps and travel access throughout for aging-in-place
Environment Solutions:
- spray-foam thermal envelope to insulate interior from exterior
- large roof overhangs to create shaded micro-climate & reduce heat gain
- sited under century oak shade canopy to reduce heat gain
- create earthen dam & lake from natural spring to create wildlife habitat
Community Influence
- match neighboring building fabric to blend with historic architecture
- located to provide views of trees and ponds
- situated between tree out-cropping to provide privacy for separate dwellings