I was at the construction site last week and took a number of photos. It's always exciting to see a design come to life... to be able to walk into the spaces... feel the connections between spaces... and stand outside the structure and view the exterior massing in it's built form for the first time. Construction has gone as smoothly as possible so far, and working with the Project Builder, HomeLife Builders, has been great. In addition to seeing the design come to life, the process itself can be very rewarding. But, much of this hinges on the people you work with. Between the Client, the Project Engineer (David Franklin), and the Project Builder, I really could not have asked to be part of a better team of people. Here are some notes on the photos in this post...
- The first photo is the building's exterior fronting the street... the Front Entry is at the right side.
- The second photo is of the covered Entry Door..
- You can see the Entry Stairs leading up from the Ground Floor Entry to the First Floor in this third photo, taken while standing to the right side of the building's exterior.
- The fourth photo is taken of the building's exterior fronting the Gulf. At the Ground Floor is the raised Terrace, with the First Floor Rear Porch (located off the Living and Dining space) above.
- In the fifth photo (taken while standing in the Kitchen space and looking through the Living space to the First Floor Rear Porch and Gulf beyond) you can see the steel portal wall structure which is installed within the exterior walls. The portal walls are designed and spec'd by the Project Engineer to enable the structure to meet or exceed the windstorm requirements established by the IBHS "Fortified" program, which exceeds code requirements.
- Here's a photo of the First Floor Rear Porch structure above, taken while standing on the Ground Floor raised Terrace and looking up.
- The seventh photo is taken while standing in the Ground Floor Garage bay and looking up... towards the future Garage door fronting the street. If you look closely, above the Garage door opening, you can see the beam which runs across the front of the First Floor Front Porch.
- The eighth and last photo is taken while standing in the Guest Suite, located on the First Floor, which fronts the street. The room's front exterior wall is not yet up, but you can see the First Floor Front Porch's joists running out and sitting over the beam I mentioned in the note above. Whenever I visit the construction site, I take a large number of photos... so, it can be a bit difficult deciding which ones to include in my posts. I hope the photos I've decided to post, along with the notes I provide, tell the story well enough to get an understanding of the structure. As always, I welcome all comments and questions and will do my best to respond in a timely fashion.
- The first photo is the building's exterior fronting the street... the Front Entry is at the right side.
- The second photo is of the covered Entry Door..
- You can see the Entry Stairs leading up from the Ground Floor Entry to the First Floor in this third photo, taken while standing to the right side of the building's exterior.
- The fourth photo is taken of the building's exterior fronting the Gulf. At the Ground Floor is the raised Terrace, with the First Floor Rear Porch (located off the Living and Dining space) above.
- In the fifth photo (taken while standing in the Kitchen space and looking through the Living space to the First Floor Rear Porch and Gulf beyond) you can see the steel portal wall structure which is installed within the exterior walls. The portal walls are designed and spec'd by the Project Engineer to enable the structure to meet or exceed the windstorm requirements established by the IBHS "Fortified" program, which exceeds code requirements.
- Here's a photo of the First Floor Rear Porch structure above, taken while standing on the Ground Floor raised Terrace and looking up.
- The seventh photo is taken while standing in the Ground Floor Garage bay and looking up... towards the future Garage door fronting the street. If you look closely, above the Garage door opening, you can see the beam which runs across the front of the First Floor Front Porch.
- The eighth and last photo is taken while standing in the Guest Suite, located on the First Floor, which fronts the street. The room's front exterior wall is not yet up, but you can see the First Floor Front Porch's joists running out and sitting over the beam I mentioned in the note above. Whenever I visit the construction site, I take a large number of photos... so, it can be a bit difficult deciding which ones to include in my posts. I hope the photos I've decided to post, along with the notes I provide, tell the story well enough to get an understanding of the structure. As always, I welcome all comments and questions and will do my best to respond in a timely fashion.
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