This 1970s ranch is a tribute to Brazilian design.

Written by Sonia S. Braga

(Translated) In the imagination of a European, the word Texas conjures up an inevitable series of stereotypes: the Wild West where everyone loves and uses firearms, a state where sheriffs and ruthless cowboys in big hats still live, a place where rodeo is a religion and the spaces are as infinite as the oil wells that characterize the entire region.

In reality, things aren't quite like that. Texas is among the American states with the largest number of protected parks, and its major cities, from Houston to Dallas via Austin , offer a cultural offering and respectable shopping streets. And although it's far from common perception, the state also offers splendid beaches and a vast network of underground caves, the largest in the United States . The Old West still lives on in cities like Fort Worth and Alamo , the Rio Grande Valley town that evokes more than one cinematic image.

Partly because of its renewed identity, suspended between a glorious past and the soaring peaks of its skyscrapers, many families choose Texas as their home. This is the case of a family of four, a couple with teenage children, originally from Mexico City . He is a film executive and before moving to Dallas, Texas, he spent many years in Brazil , where he developed a passion for Brazilian modernism and began collecting works of art and design from the period.

"Having lived in Mexico and Brazil for many years , the owners hadn't forgotten their fondness for the warmth and architectural richness of these countries," explains interior designer Joshua Rice . "When they were looking for their new home in the United States, they entrusted me with the challenge of creating one that perfectly matched their aesthetic and taste preferences. It was very exciting."

Their new home required extensive renovation, essential for a large ranch designed and built in the late 1970s. It's a single-story building with a split-level living room that lends a sense of spatial dynamism and visual interest, separating the space without any need for partitions.

The complex hugs a stream in the backyard and follows it with a linear layout that makes it unusually large and spacious. "Our renovation, which lasted about four and a half years, transformed the house into an almost completely open plan, with the sole exception of a guest suite, an office, three bedrooms for the children, and a master suite that allows for maximum privacy," continues Joshua Rice.

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Photography: Nathan Schroder / Robert Tsai