Tag: modern

Midwest Modern Photography by Charles Davis Smith, FAIA How do you define luxury in a home? For Tulsa architect Brian Freese of Freese Architecture, the answer was easy when describing a new dwelling he designed, which he calls ‘Lakeside,’ on a bluff overlooking Skiatook Lake. Luxury comes to Freese’s design table in many forms. This assignment, over three years in the making,...

Hans and Torrey Butzer of OKC’s Butzer Architects and Urbanism worked from a simple sketch to design and build this distinctive home on Lake Texoma near Kingston. The dwelling, noted for its unusual architecture, offers three gabled sectors, arranged along two ridgelines that descend towards the Lake Texoma edge. Dubbed La Niña, the home’s name is an ode to...

A new Tulsa home in an upscale midtown neighborhood is a testament to the power of a traditional exterior with a surprising, crisp white interior. It’s not ‘country French,’ or ‘English country’ – always popular design themes – but its image is fresh and inviting. This modern-style, 4,800-square-foot home was built in 2019 by Mike Alexander of Insight Homes. Bainbridge...

Lance Cheney of Richard Neel Interiors had what he calls “a dream job” – designing an upscale gated condo in Esplanade. The south Tulsa complex features sleek, red-brick, one-story town houses, each accented with great lush greenery and private courtyards that add to the ambiance of these homes.  While the town house made a dazzling first impression on Cheney, he also...

The exterior of a new Edmond residence has an upscale, sophisticated design, which is “exactly what the homeowners wanted,” says Andrew French, owner of French Construction Co. That’s definitely the first impression the homeowners wanted to make … but step across the threshold into the large entry and there’s a warm, comfortable, inviting aura. The entry sets the stage for...

What was once a property featuring a 1950s ranch-style home near Lewis Avenue and Utica Square has now assumed a modern persona, thanks to the designs of Brian L. Freese, a well-known Tulsa architect and the principal of Freese Architecture. That house was demolished to make way for a two-story home that is decidedly contemporary. It has an abundance of...