Comments on: On Track with a Huge Hacienda in Bellaire http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Thu, 23 May 2013 05:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lamar Redskin http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-274396 Lamar Redskin Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:18:45 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-274396 Why a carport? Is it because the 3 car garage is too close to the property fence? I'll wager that a full size car is unable to make the corner and pull into the garage. The mesquite counters look very warm and are unique. Why a carport? Is it because the 3 car garage is too close to the property fence? I’ll wager that a full size car is unable to make the corner and pull into the garage.

The mesquite counters look very warm and are unique.

]]> By: movocelot http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-274080 movocelot Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:29:04 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-274080 This home is lovely – comfortable, calming. I see quality work, and, it’s like being on vacation every day! However, it’s jarring that all the penetrations are typical white vinyl-clad insulated – windows and all but the front entry door – because the designer wasn’t involved in the architecture. The door and window headers are at standard height, which wouldn’t be the case in a real adobe. The exterior penetrations have none of the pine-beam details of the interior arches. While pine jambs make no sense in Houston’s climate, tropical woods could do the job. Or, faux-finish is always available. There’s just this conflict between the ‘everyday’ building envelope and the derivative interior which could be that much better! This home is lovely – comfortable, calming. I see quality work, and, it’s like being on vacation every day!
However, it’s jarring that all the penetrations are typical white vinyl-clad insulated – windows and all but the front entry door – because the designer wasn’t involved in the architecture. The door and window headers are at standard height, which wouldn’t be the case in a real adobe. The exterior penetrations have none of the pine-beam details of the interior arches. While pine jambs make no sense in Houston’s climate, tropical woods could do the job. Or, faux-finish is always available.
There’s just this conflict between the ‘everyday’ building envelope and the derivative interior which could be that much better!

]]> By: rental me this http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-274042 rental me this Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:59:11 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-274042 I like it. Especially compared to 99.9% of the new builds in Bellaire. But if the "quiet zone" for the trains is anything like the one they did for the tracks running north of Washington near Houston Avenue, it's basically useless. I like it. Especially compared to 99.9% of the new builds in Bellaire. But if the “quiet zone” for the trains is anything like the one they did for the tracks running north of Washington near Houston Avenue, it’s basically useless.

]]> By: mel http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-274031 mel Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:28:49 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-274031 The outdoor areas are stunning... The outdoor areas are stunning…

]]> By: doofus http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273998 doofus Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:04:37 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273998 I really dislike the slate floors. Bad material choice. Slate reads cold to me. Saltillo tile would have been warmer and more appropriate. Other than that, it's aight. I really dislike the slate floors. Bad material choice. Slate reads cold to me. Saltillo tile would have been warmer and more appropriate. Other than that, it’s aight.

]]> By: artfox http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273987 artfox Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:53:01 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273987 That stretch of railroad track has been designated as a "Quiet Zone" -- no train horns allowed except for an emergency. There's still a little noise when the trains pass by, but it's easy to ignore. That stretch of railroad track has been designated as a “Quiet Zone” — no train horns allowed except for an emergency. There’s still a little noise when the trains pass by, but it’s easy to ignore.

]]> By: Larry http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273979 Larry Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:25:29 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273979 @J.V. The proximity to the railway is probably a design feature which was meant to be: from their "Santa Fe" Bellaire home owners can look at or hear trains from the Santa Fe Railway Company passing by. @J.V.
The proximity to the railway is probably a design feature which was meant to be: from their “Santa Fe” Bellaire home owners can look at or hear trains from the Santa Fe Railway Company passing by.

]]> By: Patrick http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273976 Patrick Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:13:26 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273976 I like this house. It is original,instead of those too numerous crappy faux-Tuscan stucco McMansions. I wonder if the outdoor kitchen and patio have ceiling fans(didn't see them in the pictures)? Cause if they have no ceiling fans it'll be really hot in those "rooms". Roger Rasbach was a gifted architect.His houses have proper style,proportion and integrity.Unlike most of the bloated piles being built today! Note to realtor: trim the palm fronds around the pool-you're listing a multi-million dollar home and need to spruce it up as much as possible.Dying/dead palm tree fronds say deferred maintenance. And no matter how great any house is,backing up to railroad tracks is a big negative.Even if the trains don't blow their horns anymore.No amount of landscaping/fencing is going to hide the tracks and dampen the train noise. I like this house. It is original,instead of those too numerous crappy faux-Tuscan stucco McMansions. I wonder if the outdoor kitchen and patio have ceiling fans(didn’t see them in the pictures)? Cause if they have no ceiling fans it’ll be really hot in those “rooms”. Roger Rasbach was a gifted architect.His houses have proper style,proportion and integrity.Unlike most of the bloated piles being built today! Note to realtor: trim the palm fronds around the pool-you’re listing a multi-million dollar home and need to spruce it up as much as possible.Dying/dead palm tree fronds say deferred maintenance. And no matter how great any house is,backing up to railroad tracks is a big negative.Even if the trains don’t blow their horns anymore.No amount of landscaping/fencing is going to hide the tracks and dampen the train noise.

]]> By: J.V. http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273960 J.V. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:21:22 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273960 I still don't understand how folks can build all those mansions right next to a train track. Is the house soundproofed? Do the trees in the backyard provide adequate noise insulation? I'd love to figure out how to schedule a showing just as a train was supposed to go by. I still don’t understand how folks can build all those mansions right next to a train track. Is the house soundproofed? Do the trees in the backyard provide adequate noise insulation? I’d love to figure out how to schedule a showing just as a train was supposed to go by.

]]> By: NOBSKA http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273959 NOBSKA Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:16:07 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273959 We own a Rasbach house and pinch ourselves everyday about how fortunate we are to benefit from his genius. We got to meet him a few months before his death and learned the story of the designing/building of our house (we are the second owners). A brilliant gentle man. His sense of scale particularly sets his homes apart. We own a Rasbach house and pinch ourselves everyday about how fortunate we are to benefit from his genius. We got to meet him a few months before his death and learned the story of the designing/building of our house (we are the second owners). A brilliant gentle man. His sense of scale particularly sets his homes apart.

]]> By: MJ http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273947 MJ Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:11:29 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273947 Agree with PYEWACKET2. It's not my taste, but it's better than another faux Tuscan. And at least this style is from the same continent. Agree with PYEWACKET2. It’s not my taste, but it’s better than another faux Tuscan. And at least this style is from the same continent.

]]> By: catherine http://swamplot.com/on-track-with-a-huge-hacienda-in-bellaire/2012-08-23/#comment-273918 catherine Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:27:36 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=40474#comment-273918 i love it! i love it!

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