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THE MODERN RESIDENCE
BELOW & FACING PAGE: Sited directly off the creek banks of a tributary to the Guadalupe River, this floating structure was erected
to serve as a sanctuary for both music and health. The dual corner windows flanking a steel column bathe early morning light upon
the baby grand piano, which is bounded by the two cypress walls. The project was sited within the flood plain and floats above the
land on oil rig steel pipe pilotes, as homage to five generations of the family legacy within the oil industry.
Photographs by John Grable Architects
