4/4.5/10
Location: Irving, Texas, USA
Architect: W. Kelly Oliver AIA
Structural Architect: David George AIA
Landscape Architect: Naud Burnett and Partners, Inc.

Tucked away in the epicenter of the DFW Metroplex, Whispering Woodz is an architecturally significant home situated on a private gated estate just 10 minutes south of DFW airport. The home was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé’s, Kelly Oliver and David George and is built entirely out of a single redwood tree. A slice of the root ball, which is now the main living rooms coffee table, reminds you of the architects deep connection to nature. Clad in stucco, wood, patinated copper, and steel, the home is intended to make a minimal impact on the natural resources and merge effortlessly with its idyllic surroundings in the woods. Built in the prairie style in 1971, the home was completely restored and updated in 2019. The 6700 square foot home has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 gourmet kitchens accompanied by 2 separate breakfast and dining areas. Two large living rooms, each with bars and fireplaces provide the perfect inspiration for entertaining. The home also has a cozy library, two separate entrances, a green house, horse stable, 10 car garage and additional covered parking for 4 guests. From the living room, guests can enjoy looking thru the atrium onto the 3500 square foot courtyard featuring a geometric swimming pool with a fountain and waterfall all surrounded by lush landscaping designed by preeminent landscape architects, Naud Burnett and Partners. The home is more than 80% floor to ceiling glass walls walls which blurs the boundaries between inside and out – further enforcing a connection and deep respect of place. The atrium offers a glass curtain wall which fully allows the lushly landscaped pool and deck area to become part of the living room.