Isn't It Grand?

Untouched land became more than a backdrop for one family's sophisticated forever home.

- Kelly Allen

WHEN A YOUNG COU-ple with three kids acquired 9.5 acres of undeveloped land in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood, they knew they needed to go all in to create a modern farmhouse that felt perfectly situated in that unusual slice of urban countryside. They enlisted interior designer Suzanne Kasler to give the more than 15,000-square-foot residence a warm and casual elegance that would grow with their family over time.

Every room on the ground floor of the six-bedroom, 12-bathroom property either flows seamlessly outdoors or into another zone. In the living room, bifold glass doors accordion open onto a swimming pool overlooking the Chattahoochee River—a California-style setup. “It reminds me of the houses you see in Napa Valley,” Kasler says.