Rising 22 stories in uptown Dallas, Maple Terrace Residences pairs a contemporary mixed-use tower with the careful preservation of the historic Maple Terrace building, originally designed by Alfred C. Bossom in the late 1920s. The project required a thoughtful balance — honoring a landmark limestone facade while introducing a modern residential tower that feels authentic to Dallas’s architectural character. Wells collaborated closely with GFF Architects and the project team to help realize a facade solution that respects the site’s legacy while meeting modern expectations for performance, durability, and constructability.

Positioned just behind the restored historic structure, the new tower is articulated into sculptural vertical “legs” that reduce visual mass and allow daylight to penetrate deeper into the building. This massing strategy avoids the flat, monolithic appearance common to high-rise construction and instead creates depth, shadow, and scale at both the street and skyline levels. Wells’ prefab systems enabled this sculptural form, delivering the precision and repetition required to execute complex geometry efficiently within a tight urban footprint.