Peninsula House

“He loves the house. It’s even better than he thought it would be. Even though it’s modern, it’s contemporary, it’s warm enough.”
— Mike Hollaway, on the homeowner’s response after move-in

Peninsula House was designed to enhance what was already a magnificent setting — a double-lot peninsula site inside a private gated community of only twelve homes on Lake LBJ. The brief from the client, a long-time repeat customer, was a contemporary home that captured the outdoors without crossing into a harsh ultra-modern style. The result is a home defined by sleek lines, smooth finishes, generous vertical proportions, and walls of glass that pull the lake inside.

The foyer, living, dining, back patio, and upper balcony are roughly ninety percent glass, with views that travel from the street straight through the house and out the other side of the peninsula to the water beyond. Upper- and lower-level viewing areas — including a balcony off the boat house, a front porch deck, and an exterior balcony off the detached gym building — give the home a near 360-degree relationship with the lake.

Inside the house, the master suite functions as a private retreat with a sitting area and a small in-room exercise space. Four additional suites occupy the upper level, and the boat house carries a separate apartment above for visiting family. Late in the build, the client added a detached wellness building featuring a built-in sauna, a steam room, a workout area, a juice and coffee bar, and its own private patio overlooking the lake.

Because the buyer was a repeat client — Mike Hollaway Custom Homes had already built him a home in San Antonio roughly ten years earlier — the design conversation moved quickly. He had seen the team’s work, knew their process, and engaged hands-on with the details. The Hollaway interiors team presented several finish packages, and he selected from there.

The home is structured around walls of glass on multiple elevations, with the subfloor of the upper balcony framed and the rest of the front of the home in glass. The plan was developed and finalized before construction began, but the client made significant changes mid-build, and roughly six months before completion he asked the team to add the detached gym and wellness building — a separate structure with its own porch and lake view.

The buyer was on site approximately thirty percent of the time during construction. He carries a British passport, registers his business in Malta, and divides his year between Texas and Spain — limited to six months per year in the U.S. — so the Hollaway team coordinated closely with him during his on-site windows and managed selections and approvals remotely during the rest of the build.

Best Product Design Custom Build over $5,000,000 (GSABA Summit Award).

Peninsula House sits inside a private gated peninsula community of only twelve lots — a setting that earns recognition by association. More notably, the home represents the fourth project Mike Hollaway Custom Homes has completed for this client across more than a decade — a measure of trust that the team values above most formal awards.