Michelle Lim

REMAX Premier
License number: 0630492
phone: (972) 696-9546
 mobile: (214) 205-1338
 fax: (972) 403-2015
 www.mlzip.com
2100 Dallas Parkway Suite102
 Plano, TX 75093
$23,000,000
8605 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas 75225, USA
MLS#
21086120
Property type
Residential For Sale, Single Family
Property Size
9,062 sqft (841.86 m2)
Land size
3.2 sqft (0.3 m2)
Status
Bedrooms
2
Baths
2
Half baths
4
Sale price per sqm
27,319.57 $
Virtual Tour
Any structure can house a work of art — only a few can become it. Designed by Richard Meier, The Rachofsky House reframes the relationship between a home and its inhabitants. This iconic Dallas residence is an invitation to realize beauty, to explore abstraction, and to become, in a quiet way, part of its evolving composition. Meier's characteristically white, metal-paneled house appears almost suspended above a black-granite podium. Beyond, ancient oaks and a gently sloping lawn frame a lagoon-like pond. '[The house] unfolds as a kind of procession through a series of zones,' says Meier, 'taking one from the outdoors to indoors, and then back outdoors again…grass, trees, pond and sky are visible from every angle of the house.' From the entry gallery, you move past a glass-enclosed stairwell toward the dining area, where floor-to-ceiling windows reveal a lush, evolving backdrop. Volumes open into one another: a soaring double-height living room, a removed primary suite, and a suspended study overlooking the grounds. Outside, a black granite patio, reflecting pool, and private lake extend the architecture into nature, blurring where dwelling ends and landscape begins. And yet, it is light that emerges as the home's most profound guide. As the day unfolds, sunlight moves through the space like a steady docent — casting shadows, illuminating details, and transforming familiar rooms into living, changing forms. More than a feat of architecture, the Rachofsky House is attuned to the understated rituals of daily life, delicately balancing public grandeur and private intimacy. As Meier himself reflected, 'the purpose of the house is to provide a place of residence and respite…a catalyst for further contemplation of nature and art, and the science of bringing them together in harmony.' When art is so often meant to be admired from a distance, the Rachofsky House invites you into the frame — tempering the boundary between observer and masterpiece.
Rooms
  • 2 dining rooms
Property Details
1996 Year Built:
Water/Lake View Description of view:
Waterfront Location:
Lake Waterfront:
Single Detached Property type:
Contemporary Style:
Resale Condition:
Pool Recreational Features:
Refrigerator, Built-In Refrigerator/Freezer, Dishwasher, Microwave, Cooktop - Gas, Convection Oven, Oven-Electric, Disposal Appliances:
Elevator, Patio, Terrace, Basement, Garage, Decorative Lighting Property Features:
Patio, Terrace
Wet Bar, Vaulted Ceilings Interior Description:
Carpet, Stone Floors:
Burglar Bars, Owned Burglar Alarm Security Features:
city water, City sewer Utilities:
Central, Zoned Heating System:
Central, Zoned, Electric Cooling System:
Cable Available, Broadband internet access Telecommunication:
Irregular, Landscaped, Large Backyard Grass Lot Description:
tar and gravel Roofing:
Metal Fence Fencing:
Parking / Garage
Covered Parking Parking type:
2 Garage Spaces:
Garage Dimensions: 21 x 21 Garage Dimensions:
Attached Garage Garage Description:
School Information
294 School District:
Pershing Elementary School:
Hillcrest High School:
Benjamin Franklin Middle School:

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