Privacy, Nature and Ever-Changing Vistas

NThe House of Ki AT ONE WITH ATURE

D esigned by award-

winning architects

Stern and Bucek,

this dazzling, virtuoso Modern

residence in Piney Point Village rises

from a hillcrest that commands

a grand sweep of Buffalo Bayou.

Photographed in late winter, the

nearly 15,000-square-foot home

merges seamlessly into its sloping

site, cloistered within more than eight

wooded acres. Soaring, crystal-clear

walls and unobstructed views of tiered

terraces, swimming pool, native-

plant gardens, dense forest, and the

ever-changing bayou encourage an

integrated, indoor-outdoor lifestyle

the year-round.

According to the seller, the property’s

five-acre lake and island are a wetland

created more than 10 years ago

when the U.S. Corp of Engineers

straightened a twist in the bayou’s

channel, transforming the abandoned

turn into a lake. Now a nature reserve,

the wetland is home to a variety of

migratory birds and native plants

and animals.

Exotic zebra and limba wood paneling and

cabinetry by Brochsteins, cabinet maker for the

Metropolitan Museum, New York and the Amon

Carter Museum, Fort Worth, among others, is

found throughout the public and private rooms.

Architectural elements include a magnificent

floating staircase; hand-selected, bookmarked

Italian porcelain tile floors; polished oak floors;

and massive built-in golden and red onyx accent

pieces.

Everything that can be controlled through an iPad

is routed through a state-of-the-art Savant Home

Automation system, including all exterior doors,

the elevator, interior and exterior lighting, sound

and media, security, sun shades, retracting walls,

and the underground geothermal system and

generator for essential home functions.

The open, light-filled kitchen invites use as a casually

elegant gathering space surrounded by zebra wood

paneling and anchored by an enormous island clad in

rare golden onyx. The island functions beautifully as a

buffet or for informal dining with pull-up seating, or as

a work station with refrigerator and freezer drawers,

a deep double sink, icemaker, and a dishwasher.

When entertaining, food prep may be accomplished

in the back-up kitchen/butler’s pantry equipped

with another double sink, ovens, warming drawer,

dishwasher, and refrigerator alcove.

FEATURESGROUNDS

8.7 acres/ 3 lots

Lake and island (wetland reserve) – 5.5 acres

Native plant gardens

Natural woodland

HOME FEATURES

Designed by Stern + Bucek, AIA

Approx.15,000 sf

Built by W. S. Bellows Construction

Engineered foundation, $1 million

Commercial-grade steel framing

Cast-concrete and zinc-tile sheath with more than

40% insulated storm-resistant glass

Elevator

SAVANT Home Automation system with dedicated

brain closet

Generator for essential home functions

Geothermal system

Sun-following exterior screens

Retracting soundproofed wall in media room

Zebra and limba wood cabinetry and paneling by

Brochstein

Teak cabinetry and paneling throughout master

bedroom, bathroom, dressing areas and closets

Custom-designed Japanese teak bathtub in master

bathroom

En suite secondary bedrooms

Rare red and golden onyx built-in accent pieces

Ann Sachs tile

Floating staircase

Custom-made Italian porcelain floor tiles

Natural oak floors

Show kitchen and prep kitchen – SubZero and Miele

appliances

Office with computer desks, cabinets, file drawers,

bookcases, onyx central drafting table/work island

Olympic-quality gymnasium, full bathroom and

kitchenette above garage

Tiered terraces

Swimming pool

During planning and construction, the home’s challenging footprint required

innovative engineering and a foundation that cost more than $1 million, but the

resulting privacy is priceless. Molded around commercial-grade steel framing,

the cast-concrete and zinc-tile sheath is more than 40-percent insulated,

storm-resistant glass.

Robert FrankBROKER ASSOCIATE

Circle of Excellence

713.446.4005bfrank@marthaturner.com

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