Tighe Architecture

Trahan Ranch

Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography

TRAHAN RANCH

Patrick Tighe Architecture

PHOTOGRAPHS
Art Gray Photography

AREA
3200.0 ft²

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The project is a residential compound situated in the heart of Texas hill country.

Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography
Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography
Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography

The 3,200 square foot residence is on a fourteen acre sloped site with native oaks, natural springs and unobstructed views.

The layout of the house is a direct response to the site conditions.

The plan is organized to integrate and enhance the many features of the landscape. A panoramic view that spans 260 degrees is experienced as well as other more site specific orientations.

Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography
Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography

The front of the house is made of heavy materials that rise from the earth.

The heavy, solid, grounded front is in sharp contrast to the more ephemeral back.

At the down slope side of the house, the structure becomes lighter and opens to the landscape.

Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography
Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography
Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography

Steel pipe columns splay at unsuspecting angles dancing along the rugged landscape.


Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography
Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography
Trahan Ranch
© Art Gray Photography


Trahan Ranch
Floor Plan

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