Want to buy a hurricane proof, universally designed showcase home in Florida? Even if not, it might be worth a look to find some good design ideas.
This is reportedly a "handicapped-accessible, 9,036 square-foot house [that]incorporates home automation, new technology, energy efficiency and healthy home construction techniques" according to Real Estate News.
From the press release at real Estate News:
Builder Goehring and Morgan Construction, Inc. collaborated with architects Bloodgood Sharp Buster Architects and Planners, Inc. and interior designer Saxon-Clark to craft an elegant Mediterranean-style home with family-friendly amenities that works in harmony with the outdoor environment.“We believe we’ve designed a home that is not only integrated with the natural environment, but that supports a lifestyle that allows families to grow and age in comfort,” said Kim Goehring, President of Goehring and Morgan Construction. “We achieved that by constructing a home that embraces, but is not overpowered by, new technology and automation,” added architect Ed Binkley, a partner with Bloodgood Sharp Buster.
From The Builders Show web site:
THE NEW AMERICAN HOME®(TNAH)
THE NEW AMERICAN HOME® is a ‘real-world’ laboratory demonstrating concepts, materials, designs and construction techniques that can be replicated — in whole or in part — in housing built any place and in any price range. Incorporating such elements as energy efficiency, indoor-air quality, safety, market value and other components of the building block is a principal goal of THE NEW AMERICAN HOME program. The TNAH mission is to show that “housing performance” can be incorporated into the most simple or most complex homes, and that it’s equally as important as aesthetics.
Celebrating its 22nd anniversary, serves as the official showcase house of the annual International Builders' Show®. The National Council of the Housing Industry — The Supplier 100 cosponsors the construction of this show home along with BUILDER Magazine, featuring products, technologies, and design ideas. Since its inception in 1984, The New American Home® has the distinction of being both a show house and a for-sale product, balancing architectural freedom and the bottom line. It is a collection of ideas for the industry to take away — in large pieces, or bit-by bit — and put into millions of homes across the country each year.
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