Riad Zasha: Middle Eastern Beauty at the Beach Private Residence / Alys Beach, Florida Architect: Khoury & Vogt Architects Builder: Alys Beach Construction --- “Riad Zasha resides in Alys Beach, a New Urbanist community along Scenic Highway 30-A in the Florida Panhandle,” says the design team at Khoury & Vogt Architects (KVA), the town architects of Alys Beach. “So named by the homeowner, who came with an explicit preference for something more exotic and Middle Eastern, the house evokes Moroccan and Egyptian influences spatially and decoratively while maintaining continuity with its surrounding architecture, all of which is tightly coded.” E. F. San Juan furnished Weather Shield impact-rated windows and doors, a mahogany impact-rated front door, and all of the custom exterior millwork, including shutters, screens, trim, handrails, and gates. The distinctive tower boasts indoor-outdoor “Florida room” living spaces caged in beautiful wooden mashrabiya grilles created by our team. The execution of this incredible home by the professionals at Alys Beach Construction and KVA resulted in a landmark residence for the town. Challenges: “Part of [the Alys Beach] coding, along with the master plan itself, dictated that a tower mark the corner of the lot,” says KVA. “Aligning this with the adjoining park to the south reinforces the axiality of each and locks the house into a greater urban whole.” The sheer amount of custom millwork created for this house made it a challenge, but a welcome one. The unique exterior called for wooden details everywhere, from the shutters to the handrails, mouldings and trim, roof decking, courtyard gates, ceiling panels for the Florida rooms, loggia screen panels, and more—but the tower was the standout element. The homeowners’ desire for Middle Eastern influences was met through the wooden mashrabiya (or moucharaby) oriel-style wooden latticework enclosing the third-story tower living space. Creating this focal point was some of our team’s most unique work to date, requiring the ultimate attention to detail, precision, and planning. The location close to the Gulf of Mexico also dictated that we partner with our friends at Weather Shield on the impact-rated exterior windows and doors, and their Lifeguard line was perfect for the job. The mahogany impact-rated front door also combines safety and security with beauty and style. Solution: Working closely with KVA and Alys Beach Construction on the timeline and planning for our custom wood products, windows, and doors was monumental to the success of this build. The amount of millwork produced meant our team had to carefully manage their time while ensuring we provided the highest quality of detail and work. The location south of Scenic Highway 30-A, steps from the beach, also meant deciding with KVA and Alys Beach Construction what materials should be used for the best possible production quality and looks while adhering to coding and standing the test of time in the harsh Gulfside elements such as high winds, humidity, and salt. The tower elements alone required the utmost care for building and installation. It was truly a test of skill for our team and Alys Beach Construction to create the corbels and other support pieces that would hold up the wooden oriel windows and latticework screens. We couldn’t be happier with the result and are genuinely honored to have been part of the talented team on such a cornerstone residence in the Alys Beach townscape. --- Photography courtesy of Alys Beach

This hill country home is modern and rustic. So we designed the pool to match. A modern shape with rustic stone, that also adds warmth to the space. Plus, look at those views!

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Not your average suburban brick home - this stunning industrial design beautifully combines earth-toned elements with a jeweled plunge pool. The combination of recycled brick, iron and stone inside and outside creates such a beautifully cohesive theme throughout the house.

The contemporary pool spands the length of the house, allowing entrance from both the formal foyer, kitchen/family room and the master bedroom. Glass walls in all rooms allow a view to this spectacular patio and pool. Smart Film provides privacy for the master bedroom when desired.

Here is the pool base that the house was built around for stability on a 2nd floor pool. Slice of Heaven Lake View Pool Project in Flower Mound designed by Mike Farley. FarleyPoolDesigns.com

Black Mexican pebbles are used to border the similarly colored tile perimeter overflow spa. All of the black glass, by Mosaicist, provides a dramatic mood to the multi-level spa. Photography by Jimi Smith

Request Free Quote This rectangular pool in Park Ridge, IL measures 16’0” x 32’0” with water depths ranging from 3’6” to 5’0”. The hot tub situated inside the pool measures 6’0” x 8’0”. Adjacent to the hot tub is a tanning ledge measuring 4’6” x 7’0”. Both the pool and hot tub feature LED color changing lights. The pool is surrounded by 4 LED laminar flow jet water features. There are also two Grand Effects 31” Essex series automated fire/water combination features set upon stone columns. The pool and hot tub are covered by an automatic hydraulic pool cover with a custom stone walk-on lid system. Both the pool and hot tub are finished with Wet Edge Primera Stone interior finishes. The pool coping is Valders Limestone. The pool features deco style perimeter waterline tiles as well as diamond accent tiles on the steps and benches. Photography by e3.

Piscine maçonnée avec volet roulant, entourée d'une terrasse en Pin des landes traité classe 4. Jardinière en bois avec bambous pour cacher les vis-a-vis.

Completely custom welded aluminum frames, with stacked stone, Custom granite, Blaze grills, stainless doors and A LOT of storage! Beer Tap! Outdoor Kitchen completed!!

This customized Hampton model Offers 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and over 2308sq ft of living area with pool. Sprawling single-family home with loads of upgrades including: NEW ROOF, beautifully upgraded kitchen with new stainless steel Bosch appliances and subzero built-in fridge, white Carrera marble countertops, and backsplash with white wooden cabinetry. This floor plan Offers two separate formal living/dining room with enlarging family room patio door to maximum width and height, a master bedroom with sitting room and with patio doors, in the front that is perfect for a bedroom with large patio doors or home office with closet, Many more great features include tile floors throughout, neutral color wall tones throughout, crown molding, private views from the rear, eliminated two small windows to rear, Installed large hurricane glass picture window, 9 ft. Pass-through from the living room to the family room, Privacy door to the master bathroom, barn door between master bedroom and master bath vestibule. Bella Terra has it all at a great price point, a resort style community with low HOA fees, lawn care included, gated community 24 hr. security, resort style pool and clubhouse and more!

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We extended the pool deck out toward the lagoon, in order to gain more floor space around the pool. We created a number of new sitting and sunning areas. We provided spots that have shade, as well as designing a new covered pool pavilion with an outside bar and grill. The pavilion was designed to match elements of the main house. We wanted to retain the existing palm trees, so the new Timbertech decking was custom cut to allow the trees to grow. A pool changing area and shower were added along with the wire / cable rail system. This is a view of the new changing area and outdoor shower.

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