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$23,000,000
3.2± Acres
Active
Dallas County, TX
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8605 Preston, Dallas, Texas

MLS ID: 21086120
Status: Active
Price: $23,000,000
Acres: 3.2±
Type: Single Family, Residential
Address: 8605 Preston
City, State: Dallas, TX
County: Dallas County
ZIP Code: 75225
Lat/Long: 32.868378, -96.805151
Parcel Number: 00000422338000000
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 6
SqFt: 9,062
Year Built: 1996

Description

Any structure can house a work of art — only a few can become it. Designed by Richard Meier, The Rachofsky House reframes the relationship between a home and its inhabitants. This iconic Dallas residence is an invitation to realize beauty, to explore abstraction, and to become, in a quiet way, part of its evolving composition. Meier's characteristically white, metal-paneled house appears almost suspended above a black-granite podium. Beyond, ancient oaks and a gently sloping lawn frame a lagoon-like pond. '[The house] unfolds as a kind of procession through a series of zones,' says Meier, 'taking one from the outdoors to indoors, and then back outdoors again…grass, trees, pond and sky are visible from every angle of the house.' From the entry gallery, you move past a glass-enclosed stairwell toward the dining area, where floor-to-ceiling windows reveal a lush, evolving backdrop. Volumes open into one another: a soaring double-height living room, a removed primary suite, and a suspended study overlooking the grounds. Outside, a black granite patio, reflecting pool, and private lake extend the architecture into nature, blurring where dwelling ends and landscape begins. And yet, it is light that emerges as the home's most profound guide. As the day unfolds, sunlight moves through the space like a steady docent — casting shadows, illuminating details, and transforming familiar rooms into living, changing forms. More than a feat of architecture, the Rachofsky House is attuned to the understated rituals of daily life, delicately balancing public grandeur and private intimacy. As Meier himself reflected, 'the purpose of the house is to provide a place of residence and respite…a catalyst for further contemplation of nature and art, and the science of bringing them together in harmony.' When art is so often meant to be admired from a distance, the Rachofsky House invites you into the frame — tempering the boundary between observer and masterpiece.

Directions: On the west side of Preston, between Walnut Hill and Northwest.

Additional Information

Interior

Appliances: Some Gas Appliances, Built In Refrigerator, Convection Oven, Dishwasher, Electric Oven, Gas Cooktop, Disposal, Microwave, Plumbed For Gas, Refrigerator
Attached Garage (Yes/no): Yes
Basement (Yes/no): Yes
Bathrooms Half: 4
Bathrooms Full: 2
Cooling (Yes/no): Yes
Cooling: Central Air, Electric, Zoned
Flooring: Carpet, Stone, Tile
Garage (Yes/no): Yes
Garage Spaces: 2
Heating (Yes/no): Yes
Heating: Central, Zoned
Interior Features: Wet Bar, Built In Features, Decorative Designer Lighting Fixtures, Eat In Kitchen, Elevator, High Speed Internet, Kitchen Island, Cable Tv, Vaulted Ceilings, Walk In Closets, Wired For Sound

Exterior

Architectural Style: Contemporary Modern, Detached
Covered Spaces: 2
Fencing: Gate, Metal, Security
Foundation Details: Pillar Post Pier
Lot Features: Acreage, Back Yard, Irregular Lot, Lawn, Landscaped, Many Trees, Sprinkler System, Waterfront
Lot Size Area: 3
Lot Size Square Feet: 139,566
Parking Features: Additional Parking, Covered, Garage, Inside Entrance, Kitchen Level, Garage Faces Side
Patio and Porch Features: Patio, Terrace
Pool Features: In Ground, Outdoor Pool, Pool
Roof: Tar Gravel
Water Source: Public
Waterfront: Yes
Waterfront Features: Lake Front, Waterfront

Financial/HOA/Schools

Elementary School: Pershing
Elementary School District: Dallas ISD
Middle School: Benjamin Franklin
Middle School District: Dallas ISD
High School: Hillcrest
High School District: Dallas ISD
Subdivision Name: Na

Extra Information

Documents Available: Survey
Virtual Tour: https://www.propertypanorama.com/instaview/ntreis/21086120

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