TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
Reminiscent of another time and place, this home appears as if it sprouted organically from the earth and took root alongside the natural elements of an already spectacular landscape. C aroline and Mike Craven, had longstanding ideas for a dream home inspired by their extensive travels and knew exactly who to call to bring it to life. John Grable, a former Texas High School classmate of Mike’s, is now a renowned architect, owning a highly respected and successful firm in San Antonio. He and his team at John Grable Architects Inc. took the vision cast by the Cravens, added their expertise and impressive creativity, and the Hi Lo house, as it is now affectionately known, was born. Inspiration for beauty can come about when we least expect it and from the most unlikely of places, as was the case with Hi Lo. “We saw lots of old stone walls in Ireland standing alone in fields—some crumbling, some intact,” said Caroline. “That made us want to have a house with a wall reminiscent of those. We told John we wanted him to design a house around an ancient-looking stone wall, and he did.” As a second home, Hi Lo was “envisioned to be a place of retreat,” according to Grable. “This home allows the
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