Industry
Associations:
NARI, NKBA, NAHB
Professional Designation: CR, CKD, CBD,
Registered Architect on Staff
Karen King
1629 Monroe Drive
Atlanta, GA 30324
Phone: 404-876-3000
Fax: 404-876-3400
Website:
www.homerebuilders.com/
2005 Co-Winner Best Deck/Porch
The clients wanted to
remove an under scaled porch on the side of their home next to the
tennis court, that had fallen into disrepair. They wanted a new porch
that was more appropriate in scale to the home and materials that
blended better with the existing home. The scale of the home demanded a
sizeable porch, and the new structure measures 24’ X 24’ and
incorporates a wood-burning fireplace with raised stone hearth. Large
elliptical trim work at each roof dormer recalls the curved brackets of
the existing home in a new interpretation on the screened porch. A
standing seam metal roof in dark bronze was selected to complete the
porch and blend the new structure into the cedar shake shingles at the
existing home. Mimicking the details of the existing chimneys on the
home, the stucco chimney steps in as it extends. The stone fireplace is
constructed of Tennessee fieldstone. On the exterior, the stone has been
articulated to create a shallow reveal adding a textural element to the
base of the chimney before it transitions to stucco at the eave line.
This new porch is a woodland interpretation of the large screened
porches with ocean views common to the homes in Seaside and Rosemary
Beach, Florida.
National Award
