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Old-World GloryWhen Mark Cravottas clients approached him to create awine cellar in their central Texas home, it was an unusual
job that immediately intrigued him. The house was con-
ceived as an emulation o a historic English manor, and
thats not a typical style or the area or or the times, he
says. They wanted absolute authenticity; in order to deliver
that I was able to dream bigand they were willing to
dream with me.
Drawing on a combination o Gothic, Tudor, and
Jacobean elements, Cravotta set out to create an old English
eel using the nest materials, working with cratspeople
who approached the project with painstaking attention to
detail. We joked about it having theeel o dungeononly nicer and not
scary, he says with a laugh. To estab-
lish a eeling o continuity with the
rest o the house, Cravotta used the
same blend o limestone and sand-
stone that clads the exterior. Lueders
limestone fooring complements the
crisp ceramic-tile ceiling and rich
tones o the black-walnut millwork
and cabinetry, which took urniture
maker Carl Akins over a year to com-
plete and install. French-walnut Paul
SOURCES
Lars Stanley Metalworks light
fxtures, 512.445.0444,
www.larsstanley.com
Carl Akins woodwork,
214.742.4801
Elijah Slocum chairs, 310.280.9098,
www.elijahslocum.com
Paul Ferrante tables, 323.653.4142,
www.paulferrante.com
ROOM TOUR{ }
Ferrante tables and custom high-back chairs by Elijah Slo-cum join circa-1850 benches purchased rom a chateau on
the border between France and Belgium.
One major consideration in building a wine cellar, no
matter the style or the setting, is climate control. A room
made o stone and wood presents a serious challenge, be-
cause a room thats suited or wine storage is hardly ideal
or comortably lounging and entertaining, says Cravotta.
He solved the dilemma using a complicated system based
on moisture barriers, ducting, and ventilation, as well as his
idea o building individual wine lockers with controlled
temperatures independent o the rest o the space. The res-
idents are delightul people who enjoybeing at home and wanted to create
an English castlelike setting, he says.
Theyve traveled extensively through
Europe, and marked their journey
with wines collected along the way
over time, theyve lled their wine
cellar with many memories, each o
which is relived every time they pop
a cork.
Cravotta Studios, 512.499.0400,
www.cravottastudios.com
Wine cellars stocked with provisions.B Y A M A N D A D A M E R O N
Cave Dwellings
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