For the construction of their retirement home in Lampassas, TX, a couple turned to limestone to match the landscape and to tie a traditional Texas ranch home feel to a unique contemporary design
Set on an 85-acre ranch in Lampassas, TX, is the Triple Creek Ranch, or more affectionately known by passer-bys for its unique, contemporary design, the “Casa de Corazon,” (heart house) and the “butterfly house.” While it is a revered local landmark for its unique shape and modern style, the 2,000-square-foot residence stays true to its traditional Texas vernacular with the use of limestone throughout.
The ranch was built to be a couple’s retirement home. The homeowners, a retired chemical engineer and his wife, a high school teacher, challenged architect Winn Wittman, AIA, of Winn Wittman Architecture, “to make the house look like the bones of the earth, to be like the skeleton of a dinosaur.”