Linear Retreat
Kemp, Texas
4,000 SF
Services Provided
Site Planning
Architectural Design
Interior Architectural Design
‘Linear Retreat’ is our response to our client’s brief for a contemporary family lakefront home. Situated on the beautiful Cedar Creek Lake, ‘Linear Retreat’ sits on a long and narrow linear site with direct access to the water and views of the Lake beyond.
Being busy professionals with their own business, our clients wanted a special space to escape to that would bring the family together, with a focus on nature, in particular access to the Lake with all associated water activities.
Our design is low in profile, simple single-story rectilinear form containing the main living and dining area with a bedroom ‘wing’ leading off it. The master suite is the exception – this has been kept separate from the other bedrooms and is situated at the other end of the living area with access to the deck outside. Every room in the house has been situated to maximize the views to the lake. This creates a dramatic impact as you look through the house to the water beyond, and inside a sense of light and space.
Given the waterside location of this project, we needed to carefully respond to the typology of the site, with reference to floodplain and topography. The floor level has been raised to perch on the highest point of the site and the house spans out on a single level as the terrain slopes away, leaving the living wing ‘floating’ over the landscape below.
Landscaping was a consideration from the outset and has a very natural and organic feel, with mowed paths through wildflowers leading to and defining areas of different function and interest.