Roger Black's Ranch: A New Yorker's Texas Escape The New York Times

Roger Black's Ranch: A New Yorker's Texas Escape
The New York Times

Former Rolling Stone Art Director and current publishing consultant Roger Black lives in a Gramercy Park apartment in New York City. About once a month, he makes the 9-hour journey to his 3,000 acre ranch in West Texas. Named "Cinco Camp" — after the five shipping containers that form his second home — the place is about as different from New York City as one could imagine...

The shipping containers remain largely untouched and each of the five has a different purpose — eating, cooking, sleeping, storage. The Midland, Texas architect who designed the home, Mark Wellen, put the grouping on short stilts to discourage "snakes and vermin"

face west so Mr. Black and any guests can watch the spectacular sunsets
Check out the full story, Self-Contained in Texas and don't miss the awesome pictures in the slide show at The New York Times.

(Images: James H. Evans for The New York Times)

Comments (8)

Not making any social commentary (truly!) but I love-love-love this line from the article:

"His ex-wife hated it, as did his ex-boyfriend."

Also, 3000 acres? Holy Moley.

posted by I Love Upstate on July 16th 2009 at 4:17pm
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i liked that line too....funny how the author snuck it in

posted by Aaron on July 16th 2009 at 4:36pm
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That line is perfection, it has punch...especially at the end of a paragraph. The house, I could live without.

posted by I Love Upstate on July 16th 2009 at 4:48pm
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love the concept, but rattlesnakes, and out in the middle of 3000 acres, no wonder the ex and the ex fled.

posted by patrickmc on July 16th 2009 at 6:58pm
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Very cool.

posted by mabaihua on July 16th 2009 at 8:11pm
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I love it and I love the location (even if it is about 110 in the shade right now--if you can find shade) and I would LOVE to be a guest there!

Loved that line, too.

posted by pvett on July 17th 2009 at 3:52pm
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What a gorgeous place. Wish I were Mr Black.

posted by Elise_B on July 19th 2009 at 12:35pm
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I’m a composer and was lucky enough to spend a month at the ranch in question writing music (just for the record, I lived in Manhattan for over thirty years – so I’m not an official cowboy). It’s astounding to me that certain pin-heads on this forum are so narrow minded as to make some of the comments seen above. This place is sublime. The structures are a work of art. The vistas – night and day – are truly awe-inspiring. If you can’t deal with a lack of trendy chain coffee stores within pudgy walking distance, by all means stay away. For the rest of you – check out the pictures and glimpse a certain paradise…

posted by robertcomposer on November 7th 2009 at 1:27pm
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