Architect Wail Majeed attempts to bring nature indoors with the construction of his dream home where floor-to-ceiling windows will create a glass wall on the south façade, allowing light to be nurtured and reflected in white walls throughout.
"White is the most wonderful color because within it you can see all of the colors of the rainbow. The whiteness of white is never just white; it is almost always transformed by light and that which is changing-the sky, the clouds, the sun and the moon," Majeed's inspiration, architect Richard Meier once said.
This 8,000-square-foot museum-like home is designed entirely around one metaphorical "quantum point" 20 feet from the front entrance. Six interior walls radiate from that point toward the golf course, which allows each room to have panoramic views. The wall of floor-to-ceiling windows facing south overlook the verdant rolling hills of Mira Vista's golf course, reminiscent of Bavaria-southern Germany-or Saint Andrews, Scotland.
"I feel very much like I'm in Europe," Majeed said.
To Majeed, white, light, energy and life are synonymous-"white is light, light is energy and energy is life," he said. He plans to cultivate these elements with a totally open floor plan on the main level so the energy of light flows in every room. A mere partition separates the bedrooms from the bathrooms to create openness while maintaining privacy on the top floor. All of the bedrooms are perched against the windows, which allows the seasons to dictate the atmosphere.
Majeed said the biggest challenge is all of the radial walls are not straight, which creates unconventional angles in the home. Using contemporary innovations, he was able to create 90-degree angles within the rooms to make the spaces functional. For example, most bathroom sinks, dressers and desks have 90-degree corners, and symmetry is also more pleasing to the human eye.
He recruited colleague Ken Schaumburg of Schaumberg Architects to help put his ideas on paper. Plank by plank, the paper plans are coming to life-a wooden shell stands on the once empty lot.
Architecture has the power to inspire, and Majeed's home will definitely "elevate the spirit," to use Meier's words in a 2011 keynote speech.
Modern inMira Vista
6805 St. Andrews Court
Fort Worth, Texas 76132
