Disappointed we missed what looked like a wonderful evening in a stunning house. I will be much more appreciative of this Tulsa gem as I walk by daily!
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A floor plan would be nice. Makes things easy to visualize.
A beautiful house. I love modern houses, and this one is tops!
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I particularly love the pool in this low-maintenance wonderful house. Only in a rarified percentage of home owners can 4,300 sq ft be considered small. Americans' homes at the top end are statements of success by square footage.
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Wonderful and breathtaking work, please see the minority of critical reactions as proof that your house has moved the field forward. One can only imagine how Wright’s clients were criticized a century ago...
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I have spent a lot of time in Tulsa and know this neighborhood well. Being near the Philbrook Museum is the premier address in that city and I am astonished that the lot was only $ 300,000.
I think the house is wonderful. I love concrete. It is a vey honest material and it should be cooling in a hot climate. I have no idea of what the person complaining about the carbon footprint could possibly mean. Concrete is water, lime, sand and can be mixed on site and troweled by hand. The synthetic materials that predominate in most house have a much bigger carbon footprint.The house is beautiful and takes advantage of views. The skies of Texas and Oklahoma are drastically beautiful.Even when they are gray the combination of the winds and the vastness is riveting.I think one of the commenters was even complaining about the sky ... I would love to have that pool and the bathtub is fabulous. And I love walled courtyards, and sculpture. To me it is wonderful. Thanks for showing us something different.
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@Consuelo
I love your phrase "drastically beautiful."
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Very cool house !
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This "house" is just plain ugly. The unfinished concrete walls look worthy of a prison.
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@paul - not everybody has to like the same things.
Why the need to express your negativity ?
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I visited Tulsa recently for the first time and a friend pointed out this house on our way to visit Phillbrook. I thought it was beautiful from the outside and I am thrilled to see the inside now as well. Love it, so elegant!
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My house is less than a mile from this one and I loved watching the construction. I got a sneak peak before she moved in and loved the layout and the overall feel. The shingles are slate!
Great photos in the article. Really shows off her unique style and wonderful art collection. Cool furniture too.
Nice collaboration!
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It's all hers and a great showcase for the artwork. I love looking at the spaces. Yes I share a little envy, but at least it isn't another oversize cookie cutter mansion.
I might, I I were so lucky, tho', still crave some smaller space within the cavernous barn, to retreat to, however.
I do wish in highlighting a space like this, that more would be included about the hidden structure and "mechanicals:" how is it heated? How is it insulated? Is it efficient?
One thought I had was that - that concrete will withstand a tornado: but not the windows. Does that come into play in designing for tornado alley?
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This house is a work of art -- congratulations to Mrs Hatfield and to the architect!
Together they have shaped a space around the way SHE lives. Too many of us have to shoehorn ourselves into cookie-cutter designed houses and make do with the builder's view, no matter the size. I'll take a well designed 'smaller' abode over a McMansion any day of the week.
Well done, Mrs. Hatfield.
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What an interesting looking home. I do wonder how loud it is inside with all those hard surfaces. That is one thing that bothers me when I go to museums - all the hard surfaces that reflect sound and create cacophony so that I cannot relax and enjoy the sights.
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I really like your new home Ms. Hatfield. The approach or entry is beautiful. The public spaces are filled with a wonderfully diverse collection of art pieces. Love the pops of color. I especially love the kitchen. I recently removed my kitchen wall cabinets and it really seems so much more open, light, lite and clean. It is such a pleasure to cook in now where before each mean and clean up was really a labor of love. Now my husband will come in and sit with me while I cook. Even surprises me by asking what he can do to help, thus is well on his way to becoming my Sous Chef!
Impressive job Mr. Fox!
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It looks like less than 3 million, more like 1 million, aside from that very nice. Probably the actual living space is more like half, since there are two other 'pavilions', which seems largely sufficient.
Awesome. Modern and different.
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I love it. Brava!
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Lovely city and much more affordable than the Northeast; go west young person.
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Love the spaces, the layout, and the high windows. Hate the concrete. But I am happy that the owner did what she wanted to do. Enjoy!
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I absolutely love looking at real estate and design/decor articles from around the world; this one in particular is quite...something.
I really like the symmetry and clean lines, but the stark walls, the sculptures, those wings flanking the entrance hall...All I could think of was Game of Thrones rehearsals could be held here...
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It looks elegant and serene. I'd rather live in her uncluttered home with clean lines and whimsical pops of color than an overstuffed "normal" home any day!
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Stunning home! Her property, her choice!!
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@Honeybee
Why do you think it's necessarily a detriment to the neighbors and the community?
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This is such a stark and cold place. There is, of course, no accounting for taste.
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@Craig Millett
That sky made the last photo look cold and foreboding but I found the home serene and inspiring. Fortunately there is more than just one account of taste.
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4,300 square feet is “downsizing.” What a world!
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@Sharon Cohen Oil money. (I looked up the husband.)
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@Honeybee - the carbon footprint of the concrete alone is absurd. But, you go, lady - living just like the Hoi Polloi!
"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different." F. Scott Fitzgerald
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@Miss Anne Thrope
Ann you do realize that the phrase Hoi Polloi refers to the unwashed common person. I think you might be thinking of the phrase hoity toity.
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Ugly and cold. That kitchen is a joke too. As someone who loves to cook as does it often the thought of having low ovens like the ones here are unworkable.
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@Margo Channing
Your comments are exactly why most owners do not open their homes to the public. Ugly and cold? That's how I viewed your remarks.
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@Patricia
So you would rather have her use vague disingenuous language? Anyone who opens their home up publicly like this should be prepared for a wide range of comments. So long as the owner doesn't think the space is ugly and clod, she likely could care little about those who do. It certainly would not be unsurprising feedback for this home.
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Nice concrete. Nice art. Why the symmetry? Modern, by its very definition is a structuring of space and the fusion of spaces into a grading system with symmetry thrown aside........
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