 | The residential community known as Place des Vosges in Dallas, Texas takes its name from the Place des Vosges in Paris, which was constructed at the beginning of the 17th century when King Henry IV built a Royal Pavilion at the southern end of the square. The King ordered all 35 buildings bordering the square to follow the same design. The result, an early example of urban planning, is a symmetrical square surrounded by buildings with red brick and white stone facades, steep slate roofs and dorm windows unique in Paris. The architects and developers of Place des Vosges Dallas looked to this historical architectural style when planning this magnificent 16 residence development, three miles north of downtown Dallas on Turtle Creek Boulevard. |
| Like its Paris namesake, Place des Vosges Dallas features a park - at the corner of Turtle Creek and Irving Avenue. The arrangement of homes encloses an interior common area. Although Place des Vosges is walled, with 24 hour on-site security, the park opens into the interior common area from Turtle Creek Boulevard to create a warm embrace, thus striking a balance between public and private, between individual expression and collective identity. Although the homes of Place des Vosges follow similar designs using brick and white stone facades and slate roofs, as you can see by the doors of each home (above), the individuality of its owners has been preserved. Place des Vosges - a perfectly executed planned community. |  |
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