Penthouse
The Joule
,Dallas
stats
: 2,500-square-foot, 2-bedroom, 2.5-bathpenthousewith
living room, dining room, kitchen, and library (books included)
Look
: Luxe fabulous.Aplayful sensibility reflected inpurpleso-
fas, zebra-printottomans, anddecorativeoversizedchess
piecesmeetsserious luxurybywayof privateelevator, Italian
mosaic-tiledfloors, and300-thread-count linens.
ProfiLe
:Notmanyhotelswould install apool on the rooftopand
cantilever itover theedgeof thebuilding.Especiallya revital-
izedNeo-Gothic landmark.ButTheJoulehas layered thegood,
oldbonesof the formerDallasNationalBankBuildingwitha
contemporarysensibility, from itsmodernart collection to its
swankypenthouse.The latter isdesigned forentertaining,
withakitchen includingSub-Zeroappliancesanda fully
stockedbar, adining table foreight, andapool table, aswell as
the requisiteentertainmentoptions including iPoddocksand
large-screenTVs. Inprivate, thewindow-wrappedmasterbed-
roomoffers180-degreepanoramicskylineviews (anda tele-
scopewithwhich tospy) interruptedonlybya free-standing
fireplace.Glasswalls frame thebathroomaswell, butauto-
matedscreensprovideprivacy in thedouble-headedshower
anddeepsoaking tub.
DetaiLs
:From$5,000, joulehotel.com
WINTER 2009
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