Gorgeous! Not enough walls for your art, imo. :)

I might be willing to get rid of a few pieces if that were the only trade-off ;-) I think I will drag dh out of the house this weekend for a drive to see the house, from the car of course - covid blah, blah, blah.

Storage looks abundant and thoughtfully planned. Crazy how I notice that element in every listing now. :P Love the kitchen and bathroom (one of them at least).

When I am looking at houses I don't focus on anything practical. I would have never noticed the storage. LOL

Lovely as it is, and it is, it's really not my taste at all. Don't get me wrong- I wouldn't turn it down, but it's just too austere for me........and I don't think I could be comfortable with so much glass.

And @tartanmeup--- great to see you!!

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Could I live there? Not even sort of. Having grown up and lived almost all my life within 5 miles of there I know just how cold that un-insulated glass and steel house will be! It's a commercial build masquerading as a house. I can't imagine the water mitigation necessary for that flat roof. Well actually I can - it probably has roof drains that run down the center concrete stair structure. Chocolate and vanilla.

I love windows, but this could be a bit too much for me. I could probably live in it if it was on 10+ fenced acres with strategically placed trees to provide views and privacy! Night time would be the weird part, unless every wall of windows has blinds.

What DLM said. And, the country club has skeet in the winter, I'm sure it can be heard in the house. And notice the lovely greenery outside? Half the year it's bare. Pretty against blue sky, at least. Oh, and I wouldn't want to live next door, either, and see their lights on all the time.

But, it sure is pretty!

@bpath

The house next door is glass too, not as much glass but still a lot.

Nothing about that house appeals to me. Aesthetics aside, I think it would be a hard house to live in.

@salonva, great to see you too. :)

It resembles a commercial building, but if I could design a house with glass walls, I would certainly live in it. I'd just want to be able to have room darkening shades, that automatically pulled just before dawn. And the ability to hang art work, but if you had incredible views, that would not be as necessary.

My DH, on the other hand would absolutely freak out and would have a panic attack. He hates bare windows, especially at night.

@Jilly

I would have no problem hanging art on top of some of those windows, especially in the bathroom and bedroom.

Well, I'd have to dedicate one of the bedrooms to the live-in window washer.

Ha! Can you imagine having dogs in the house ... and squirrels outside!

I would have drool and paw marks on all the windows and the dogs would constantly be barking and whining!

It gives me a migraine just thinking about reflected snow....... And where are the wires for those TV’s hung on glass? Pretty to look at, though. Some days I regret putting a full glass front door on my house!!!

Looks like an office building - wouldn't mind having an office there but wouldn't want to live there.. All that glass and flat roof - not at all practical in a northern climate.

Large expanses of glass, especially at night, creep me out, but my cats would love the glass.

It's stunning and I see why you love it, Friday! I don't think I'd want to live there, but I wouldn't mind an extended stay during the green season.

Gorgeous! I do have a friend who lived in a house like that. She sold it over a year ago. Here is a link to it.

When I visited her for a few days and came back to my house (nice pretty house, nothing wrong, but traditional), I felt like the walls in my house were closing in on me.

@nutsaboutplants

The link is not posted. I would love to see the house!

After researching the house a bit more I found this article.

BTW - did you catch the taxes?

2018 $39,654

@DLM2000-GW

The tax bill is typical for the area. If I could afford the house I would think the taxes would be no problem. Maybe??

It reminds me of a furniture store that sells modern furniture.

Friday, I can’t seem to copy the link, but if you look up 222 Tennwood Ct, Durham NC, you’ll see about 70 pictures on Trulia. (Not Zillow or any other sites, only trulia.) do look it up. It’s just gorgeous. And if you know how to share the pics, please do. BTW, my friend had those mechanized blinds operated with a remote that disappear when not in use. Nifty.

I kind of do live in that house, albeit on a much, much smaller scale. I lay down to take a nap this afternoon and this was my view. But I agree with the comment up thread about how problematic glass houses are at night. I’m saving up for a landscaping project that will wall in the area outside those windows, and will also have interesting hardscape, plantings and lighting so there is something to look at when it’s dark.

Ilikefriday I lived in that area most of my life - grew up in Glencoe, raised our kids in Highland Park so I sure do know about the taxes!! There's some truth in 'if you can afford the house you can afford the taxes' and the landscapers and the window cleaners and the housekeeper and all the others who will need to be on retainers to maintain it, but.... you know there are lots of people there living way above their pay grade. The outside of their houses are lovely but inside is another story. Of course you can't get away with that in this house!

Nice view jakabedy!

@DLM2000-GW

I live in the city but have several friends in the area of that home. I know what you mean about folks having a lovely home on the outside but once you enter the front door..... I know more than a handful of people who live in spectacular homes but cannot afford a sofa or a new dishwasher. The grass is not always greener. That being said, there is also a crazy amount of money in that area. I doubt that a 2.5M home will ever be in my future but a gal can dream.

@jakabedy

Now that is a fabulous view! You are a lucky lady to be able to have that as your view.

@nutsaboutplants

I did check out that home. Thanks for the address. I absolutely love it! Is that a fireplace next to the dining room table? I love the bathrooms, well I love everything about it. It would be a dream to live in a home like that.

Yes it’s a fireplace. One thing you won’t get from the pics is that there is a very long walkway with floor to ceiling windows on both sides with glass insets every 4 or 5 feet on the floor, through which you see the swimming pool. The pool is In the same spot on a lower level.

@nutsaboutplants

After living in such a spectacular home, where do you go? Is the next home even more spectacular than the last?

As for the home I posted, the owner was the designer and the article said he and his family were downsizing. I imagine the downsized version is equally as amazing.

Here is a link to a video of the house you posted. You can totally see the glass squares above the pool in the video at the 2:22 mark. Spectacular.

She moved to another MCM, but in the heart of a neighboring city. equally spectacular but Not on a sprawling golf course.