{"id":6859,"date":"2022-01-21T05:28:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T05:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pabconference.com\/this-stunning-music-room-sets-the-stage-for-an-entire-6-49-million-river-oaks-mansion-inside-the-mind-of-an-architect\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T05:28:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T05:28:11","slug":"this-stunning-music-room-sets-the-stage-for-an-entire-6-49-million-river-oaks-mansion-inside-the-mind-of-an-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wijhha.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/21\/this-stunning-music-room-sets-the-stage-for-an-entire-6-49-million-river-oaks-mansion-inside-the-mind-of-an-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"This Stunning Music Room Sets the Stage for an Entire $6.49 Million River Oaks Mansion \u2014 Inside the Mind of an Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A<\/span> sense of place illuminates our minds when we step into a space that has the bones of thoughtful architecture. It’s not always easy to finesse, though. Getting the feel of a personal home within an impressive 8,453 square foot mansion resting on 25,000 square feet of manicured grounds is no simple task. But that’s exactly what Houston architect J. Marshall Porterfield managed to pull off in the European estate style mansion on 1039 Kirby Drive.<\/p>\n

It’s all about that sense of intimacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you’re in the house, it has a nice flow,\u201d Porterfield says. \u201cI like a lot of natural light in my designs. It’s a very airy home, meaning the heights of the ceilings are nice. There are some over-scaled rooms and then there’s all the natural light coming through.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also used porches coming off the back that are inviting, too. That also helps with the design and flow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, the music room might call to you or the verdant gardens. But it’s the distinctive sense of home about the overall space that most comes through.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted that to be the music room to be nucleus,\u201d Porterfield tells PaperCity<\/em>. \u201cThis is the room I chose that needed the space. It has the premiere placement, because it has the great porches.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has glass walls on two sides. It has north and south glass walls.\u201d<\/p>\n

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