Property of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rasbach, San Antonio, Texas | Architect: Roger Rasbach

You enter the Rasbach house by way of a raftered patio that expresses, in every detail, not only the spirit of the house, but also its practicality. The sturdy paving of inexpensive Mexican terra-cotta tile needs little maintenance, so the Rasbachs extended it throughout the ground floor where it offers no hindrance to the comings and goings of children and pets. Thick stucco-coated walls, proverbial for their coolness, are also repeated indoors since their roughened surfaces bear up well under scuffs or dirt or even gouges. The airy balcony (also the corresponding one at the back of the house) and the floor-length windows in the upstairs rooms where the Rasbach boys sleep, seem to extend these rooms outdoors. (Although there is a house-wide air-conditioning system, the Rasbachs like natural ventilation whenever possible.) Expanses of glass, framed in wood with dark stain, are shielded from the hot southwest sun by heavy shutters but during cooler hours the sliding glass walls afford contemporary freedom.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | January 1962