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"A Shining Lone Star\nRobert A. M. Stern takes on a Texas-size commission\nIn Dallas, architect Robert A. M. Stern has built a modern house with Regency overtones for Frederick Baron and Lisa Blue.\nStern designed the entrance hall's steel, brass and mahogany balustrade. Walker &amp;amp; Zanger flooring. Tapestry from Christie's.\nThe organization of the living room's furnishings echoes Regency ideals of symmetry. The gilt-bronze-and-crystal chandeliers are English, circa 1800. Between the doorways hangs a circa 1700 oil painting by Philipp Peter Roos and Alessandro Magnasco. FJ Hakimian rug.\nThe dining room is visible through an arch in the conservatory. George II\u00E2&#128;&#147;style chairs surround the George IV dining table; the chandelier is from the late 18th century. FJ Hakimian rug.\nIlluminating the library's oak walls are late-17th-century brass chandeliers.\nThe natatorium has an indoor pool, Stern-designed wall sconces and a variety of palms. The floor's Brazilian green slate is from Walker &amp;amp; Zanger.\nA plan of the first floor illustrates Stern's devotion to balance. Symmetrical wings radiate from a central axis.\nAdjacent to the master bedroom is a sitting room lined with books and flanked by his-and-her studies. French doors lead to a semicircular terrace overlooking a crape myrtle\u00E2&#128;&#147;filled courtyard and a parterre garden. The carpet is from a Stern design.\nThe building's east face abuts the parterre garden and contains, on the left, the wing housing the main dining room. Doors from this space open onto an outdoor dining area beside the courtyard. \"We try to use the house as a center for the community to gather,\" says Baron.\nUnlike the indoor pool, which is used primarily for exercise, the outdoor pool was designed with entertaining in mind. Baron and Blue regularly host charitable events. \"It's not uncommon for hundreds of people to come through the house in a given week,\" says Baron."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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