105 Spearpoint
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Frank Lloyd Wright is credited with creating a uniquely American style of house. It emerged as part of a bigger movement that stood in protest to an era of mass production.
Then, as now, this organic style of
architecture is defined by clean lines, natural materials
and a high degree of craftsmanship. Wait until you walk
through this amazing home by artisan-builder, Tom
Pitt.
The home shown above, 105 Spearpoint Cove, oozes curb appeal from the moment you drive up. Every signature element of the oh-so-appealing Prairie-style is in evidence here. Note the low-slung horizontal perspective that is broadcast. Roof overhangs extend way beyond the main structure. The wooden eaves are accented with exposed beams and scalloped rafter tails. You have not seen this kind of stone before--it was imported from the Midwest. These smooth-finished, oversized blocks work subconsciously to suggest the concept of balance and clean lines.
Two roofing materials are combined here. Slate tiles are used over the central structure, metal on the perimeter skirting.
Here is a summary of some of the home's striking features. The back yard setting looks like something you'd see featured in a magazine spread of a movie star's home--it is a tapestry of elements that will make you think you are on vacation at a resort. There are covered and exposed outdoor living areas, an outdoor bar and kitchen--all of it built around the central focus--an exotically beautiful Fung Shuiesque pool framed by stone paths, smooth rocks and landscaping. This is not just a pool, it is a water element. This is a calming environment--a picturesque spot to write a letter, have a talk with a friend, or you can get lost in a book and take a nap. Attention husbands. Live here, and you can do this for your wife. Use some kind of excuse to get her out of the house. Time it so she gets back just as the sun is going down. She arrives to a lights-turned-down-low house. She walks to the back where she sees that you have lined the pool with candles and flowers. Relaxing music is playing. The table is set for a poolside dinner. Pour her a glass of Champagne and ask her to dance.
The master bedroom is downstairs, but the builder has added something that is often lacking in other expensive homes. Is there any chance that you will need to take care of one or both of your parents some day? If so, they will not be able to climb stairs to secondary bedrooms. The builder has a solution. He has woven a guest wing into the design on the first floor. It contains a large, cheerfully bright bedroom, full bath and a set of glass doors that leads out to a private, covered terrace.
Here is another great idea to incorporate into a floorplan--it is a combination media room and office. One of Wright's ideas was to include built-in furniture--fully evident when you walk into this space. At one end of this room there is a wall-sized office that is already built-in and ready to go. The other wall is set up for a jumbo-sized HD television where you can watch movies or root for your favorite team on game day.
Is It A Garage or
Cabana?
Here is one of those ideas
that falls into the category of
"Why-hasn't-someone-thought-of-this-before?" Taking full
advantage of the wide and deep lot, the builder created a
U-shaped footprint. He positioned the 3-car garage in
the
back left wing, and here is where it gets really ingenious.
For starters, this shape created a private courtyard for the
pool setting, but he has added large openings in the rear of
the garage (the side that faces the pool) and dressed these
doorways with a set of huge, sliding doors made from copper.
If you look at this wing from the pool, the stone-clad
structure looks like a charming cabana! On hot or rainy
days, children can use this space as a covered play area. Or
use it as a hobby room. Imagine setting up an easel and
painting while you take in the sights and soothing sounds
emanating from the tumbling water at the pool?
If nothing else, it is worth the trip just to see the master bedroom--it is a wow! The master faces the central courtyard area and pool. On any pleasant evening you can open the windows and go to sleep to the sound of a waterfall.
If you are standing in the bedroom and look the other direction, you see a private terrace and garden area--just the spot for coffee and the newspaper.
But
it is the bath area that will take your breath away. At one
end there is a long section of handmade cabinets thereby
eliminating any need for a chest of drawers in the sleeping
area. It is the backdrop used for the bath and
shower that are so interesting. They are cast against a
two-story wall that is itself an art piece--a section of
wall with sensuously curved windows laced with colorful
glass blocks which yields privacy yet washes the room in
natural light. As one visual gulp, the entire wall looks
like one big display of art-glass that is saturated with
light-fused color.
As you walk back through the main part of the house, pay attention to some of the carefully orchestrated details. All of the hardwood flooring and all of the wood used in the kitchen cabinets is matched in a unique way. It is quarter-sawn oak which results in vertically lined grain patterns--a helpful detail that articulates the consistent theme of crisp, straight lines. Here is the most intriguing bit of engineering toward this goal. Take a look at the fireplace. It is not attached to any wall--it is a freestanding structure that has been transformed into sculpture, and shapeshifts into the stairs leading to the second floor. The unifying element for this is the hearth. Can you spot how it dissolves into the stairway? When you visit the home do this: face the fireplace, and look at the hearth where it starts on the far left, follow it all the way around to the right. Instead of terminating on the right side, it takes a ninety-degree bend where it "becomes" the second step in the "floating" plate of stone steps that wraps up and around the back side of the fireplace. It is not hard to imagine sitting around this lodge-sized fireplace on a chilly weekend during the holidays. Can you say c-o-z-y?
There is only one reason to buy an Archiblend home: to own a one-of-a-kind residence. The asking price is $1,550,000. Remember, quality is remembered long after price is forgotten.
If you are a ready-to-act buyer, call the builder's agent, Stan Barron Properties at 512.345-8585.
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