The Belville Project

Spread across 700 acres of Texas countryside, the Bellville Project was conceived for two families as a shared retreat. These two distinct homes are connected by a central gathering place and a deep sense of belonging to the land.

At the heart of the property, a 2,830-square-foot pavilion creates a communal place for the families and their guests to gather. An exposed steel structure supports a seemingly floating roof above frameless clerestory windows, while knotty Post Oak and references to traditional Texas structures give the contemporary pavilion a distinctly regional character.

From there, the two residences respond individually to their owners and their particular places on the property. One opens broadly to the landscape through expansive steel doors and windows; the other sits alongside the property's original 150-year-old farmhouse and draws from its vernacular and neighboring bunkhouse and cookhouse.

Outdoor rooms, native meadows, plantings, and vegetated swales weave the buildings into a larger landscape, allowing three very different structures to feel like parts of one place.