An undeveloped sixty-foot wide parcel of land, extending three blocks is a result of two residential developments merging in the 1930?s. In time, houses were built on each end of the three blocks. Moretti?s house began with the purchase of one of these 60? x 300? lots, the only lot without an existing house.

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Architects: Norman D. Ward architect

Location: United States, Fort Worth, TX, USA

Area: 2100.0 ft2

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Charles Davis Smith, AIA

Landscape Design: Gearheart Construction

© Charles Davis Smith, AIA

From the architect. An undeveloped sixty-foot wide parcel of land, extending three blocks is a result of two residential developments merging in the 1930?s. In time, houses were built on each end of the three blocks. Moretti?s house began with the purchase of one of these 60? x 300? lots, the only lot without an existing house.
© Charles Davis Smith, AIA

The street elevation gives an appearance of solid. Once past the green entry gate, the courtyards open to the sky and the living areas open to a private garden filled with sunlight.

Site Plan

The main volume of the house is clad in CMU. The two courtyards and porch are clad in paint-grip metal. The studio in the garden is clad with Douglas fir. A glass bridge connec...