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Next is the three-story family wing where the dining
room, kitchen and family room open onto a 55’ by
16’ deep veranda overlooking the pool and lake.
Four bedrooms with baths and an arts and crafts
room are placed on the more private upper level.
The lower level features a billiards room, bar, media
room, and a card room open to the pool terrace.
Lastly is the third wing that embodies the three-car
garage with bedroom and guest suite above.

As shown in the program, the clients requested
numerous supplemental rooms to the already
demanding six-bedroom request. Because of the
30-foot height limitation, the spaces could not be
housed in a single, multi-story body capped by a
large, tall roof structure. The dramatic slope of the
land towards the lake had to be carefully taken
advantage of in order to create the additional floor
that would house the entertainment rooms. The plan
was kept simple by adjoining rooms and arranging
multiple rooms to flank the halls and gallery so as to
gain full use of space.

The classical home is tucked into one of Orlando’s
last remaining residential lots on a picturesque
lake in historic College Park. It was designed to fit
comfortably into the traditional architecture of the
surrounding downtown neighborhood.

This project was filled with design challenges that
provided many opportunities for creative solutions.
The first and most apparent issue is the unique
“L”-shaped site with lake views. Second were
the large spatial requirements of the homeowner
coupled with the 30-foot height limitations
mandated By the historic district. Lastly, the design
of the house needed to entail a complex program
withthe traditional architectural scale of the
neighborhood.

The residence needed to address the street to the
West as well as Lake Concord to the North. Also
required were the guest suite and garages to be
located near the Southeast corner of the lot. So
evolved a three-part plan to address these issues.
The main body of the house includes a classical
portico at the entry to the street, a central hall, and
the formal rooms of the house.

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Designed in a familiar southern classical classical
language this home was build using long-lasting, low
maintenance materials including Hardi siding, PVC
and fiberglass columns and brakets, durable woods
like cypress and teak were reserved for areas that are
used more frequently such as doors and handrails.
True divided light windows, operable shutters, cherry
floors, and traditional moldings throughout the
interior, combined with pedestal sinks and mosaic tile,
make this house a timeless southern treasure
appropriate today’s living and that of future
generations to come.