Making It MODERN
HOW A TEXAS HOMEOWNER MODERNIZED THE HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED AS A TEENAGER
By LAUREN HOFER
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SECONDFLOOR ADDITION AND THE REAR WINDOWS, THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE REMAINS LARGELY THE SAME AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RYANN FORD
Not everyone has an eye for quality structure and design like Glen Rosenbaum, the current owner and “curator” of this stunning Midcentury Modern home in Houston, Texas. “I was 16 when our family moved into the house in 1964, and I was attracted to the design from the outset,” he says.
OPEN AND LIGHT-FILLED, THE MAIN LIVING AREA CONNECTS THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ORIGINAL LINES OF THE HOUSE, WHILE THE BOOMERANG COUCH ACTS AS A STUNNING FOCAL POINT.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RYANN FORD
Many of the furniture pieces in the home are not only vintage but are Adrian Pearsall pieces selected by Glen’s parents under the direction of the original architect.
It was this appreciation for the original design by architect Arthur Steinberg, created in collaboration with his parents, that made Glen want to bring the house into modern times and make it his own. So Glen enlisted the help of architects David Bucek and Daniel Hall, both principals at the Texas architecture firm Stern and Bucek, to take on the project.