11/06/2025
“I think the house is architecturally striking, but it’s incredibly livable,” says homeowner Laura Couch. This guided architect Bentley Tibbs through the design process of Couch and Tracey Henderson’s Falls Road home. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath residence balances warmth and clean lines, inspired as much by the couple’s personalities as by their priorities.
“You need to know your history before you can go forward, and so the idea of sentiment in my mind is not the appropriate word for the work. But I definitely build on my history so that my work, my history, my education and my clients and all that are grouped together, so that the work can hopefully always be both of today and tomorrow,” Tibbs says.
The homeowners had originally planned to remodel the existing house on the lot, but after meeting with Tibbs, it became clear that their vision required an entirely new structure. The result is a home that reflects the life they have built together.
Tibbs describes the couple as lighthearted yet grounded, something he brought into the home. The single-sloped roof with deep overhangs was designed to feel “flutter-like,” but the house itself was designed to feel solid. Cool tones and sturdy materials — like the clay tiles, brick accents and granite kitchen countertops — prevail throughout, giving the home its balance.
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📷️: Charles Davis-Smith via AIA Dallas.
Bentley Tibbs is not a sentimental man. At least, not in his work. For the Dallas-based architect, design is not about nostalgia but rather about evolution. “You need to know your history before you can go forward, and so the idea of sentiment in
