Store design honored with architecture award

Bootmaker Lucchese, located at 4051 Westheimer Road in Highland Village, and the store’s interior designer recently were honored with the 2015 John Staub Award in the Commercial Interiors category for designs from the Texas Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art.

The store, which opened in 2014, was designed by Lyn Muse Interiors, Inc., which worked with Drose Raney Architects of Dallas, craftsmen Paul Meilinger of Dallas and Mark White Inc. of Maine, along with contractor Bill Welch of Whitesboro, Texas.

The store’s interior features a rustic ceiling, hardwood floors and display fixtures constructed from hand-hewn white oak beams reclaimed from barns built in the late 1800s to align the store’s 132-year history of Western craftsmanship.

“We strived to incorporate the welcoming nature of western culture into a modern aesthetic,” said Lyn Muse, owner of Lyn Muse Interiors.

“Our amazingly dedicated and creative team enjoyed bringing this vision to life for Lucchese, and we’re honored to hour our work recognized by the ICCA.”

The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and allied arts.

The John Staub Awards, launched in 2011 by the Texas Chapter of the institute, recognizes excellence in design and craftsmanship produced by Texas-based architects, landscape architects, interior designers and artisans.

The award is named for John F. Staub, a residential architect who designed traditionally styled homes and mansions, primarily in Houston, from the 1920s to 1960s.

An awards gala honoring the John Staub award recipients was held Oct. 16 at La Colombe D’Or Hotel.