Southern Living Idea Home at JOE's WaterSound Wins 2008 Aurora Award
WaterSound modular home recognized by the Southeast Building Conference among entries from 10 states
WaterSound, FL. (Aug. 21, 2008) – The St. Joe Company today announced that its Southern Living Idea Home, located in the WaterSound residential community, was selected as an award winner in the 2008 Aurora Awards competition sponsored by the Southeast Building Conference. The home, designed by Looney, Ricks, Kiss Architects of Memphis, Tenn., and built by Haven Custom Homes of Ridgeland, S.C., won in the detached single-family home category for homes priced between $1 million and $1.5 million.
Inspired by historic coastal maritime architecture, the two-story home combines the comfort of a vacation home with thoughtful features that suit the versatile lifestyles of today's families. Located on one of WaterSound's premier lots, the home faces the community's Origins golf course, designed by Davis Love III. The home's 3,600-square-foot interior space includes three bedrooms and four baths, plus a bunk room. The spacious kitchen flows into the dining and living areas, which provide open space for social gatherings and entertaining. Another 800 square feet is dedicated to an expansive wraparound front porch with deep overhangs facing open park spaces.
"We are extremely honored that the Southeast Building Conference selected the Southern Living Idea Home at WaterSound out of entries from more than 10 Southeastern states," said Tom Dodson, JOE's vice president of sales, West Florida Region. "The home represents the best in construction, design and amenities that WaterSound has to offer."
Chris Haley, project manager at Looney, Ricks, Kiss Architects, described the inspiration behind the home's design as "creating both public and private relationships with the outdoors by designing the living room to face outdoor park-like amenities, the breakfast room to face the golf course, and an alcove surrounded by windows to permit lots of sunlight and pine forest views outside."
Stephen Bassett, Haven Custom Homes executive vice president, notes that as a modular home, the Southern Living Idea Home was produced and finished off-site in less than 180 days, a process that would take up to 15 months on-site. "We can produce homes that are developed in sections off-site in a dry, climate-controlled, indoor environment, which protects the construction from possible inclement weather conditions," said Bassett. "The entire process is cleaner, less invasive and more environmentally friendly to build."
The award was presented at the official Aurora Awards presentation gala on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. For more details on the Aurora Awards, visit www.theauroras.com.
This WaterSound Idea Home has been honored with several other prestigious awards, including:
- Best in American Living Awards, sponsored by the NAHB Design Committee and Professional Builder magazine, 2007
- Home of the Year Regional Award, South Atlantic Region
- Platinum Award, Best One-of-a-Kind Home
- Builder's Choice National Design and Planning Awards, Grand Award, 2007
About WaterSound: At WaterSound, plans call for approximately 999 single-family home sites and 256 multifamily residences, connected by an extensive pedestrian trail system that is ideal for walking and biking. Many homes will be within walking distance of the centrally located Village Commons, a gathering spot for residents to enjoy a light lunch, spend a day beside the community pool, engage in a workout at the fitness room and check the day's mail at the post office. A short stroll from Village Commons is the Davis Love III–designed Origins Golf Club, which is ideal for a quick round in the evening or a casual family golf outing.
WaterSound sits between the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Powell, one of the world's rare dune lakes, fed by both rainwater and meandering tides, perfect for freshwater and saltwater fishing. The master plan is being designed by New York–based Hart/Howerton & Associates and Atlanta-based Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh.
About JOE: The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida's largest real estate development companies. We are primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. Our mission is to create places that inspire people and make JOE's Florida an even better place to live, work and play. We're no ordinary JOE.
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