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8605 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75225

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$23,000,000

2 beds • 2 baths • 4 half baths • 9,062 sqft

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  • Single Family Detached
    Property type

  • $2,538.07
    Price per square foot

  • 21-30 Years Old
    Age

  • Basement
    Rooms

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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.
MLS# 21086120

Courtesy Of Compass RE Texas, LCC, Listed By Faisal Halum

(214) 814-8100

Property Features

  • Age
    21-30 Years Old
  • Amenities
    Vaulted Ceiling, Wet Bar, Disabled Access, Elevator, Water Front, Cable Ready
  • Appliances
    Cooktop, Cooktop - Gas, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposer, Microwave, Oven - Convection, Refrigerator, Refrigerator - Built-in, Washer
  • Architecture Style
    Contemporary
  • Floor Covering
    Carpet, Tile
  • Lot Size
    3.2 Acres
  • Rooms
    Basement
  • View Type
    Lake, Water

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† Based on a 30-year fixed rate of 3.38% with 20% down. The estimated payment is offered for convenience and is not an offer of credit. Due to market fluctuations, interest rates are subject to change at any time and without notice. Interest rates are also subject to credit and property approval based on secondary market guidelines. The rates shown are based on average rates for our best qualified customers. Your individual rate may vary. Rates may differ for FHA, VA or jumbo loans.