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European Design / English Courtyard

To us, European Design describes a close community living environment. The homes are arranged within the development, allowing for 'open space areas' to be shared by all. Enjoy strolling through the wooded area on our soft paths landscaped with native plantings and ground coverings...and, on a paved pedestrian walkway that leads you through The “courtyard concept” is the signature piece of our development.

The images shown are examples of the courtyard concept which promises to be a significant part of each and every home.
In addition, some homes will have areas for small, elegant yard settings...have areas to create a formal centerpiece for your personal enjoyment.

 

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In the design of these homes we have been influenced by a number of the styles. In keeping with the "European Design" you will see elements of these styles throughout.

Tudor:

This architecture was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and continues to be a mainstay in suburbs across the United States. The defining characteristics are half-timbering on bay windows and upper floors, and facades that are dominated by one or more steeply pitched cross gables. Patterned brick or stone walls are common, as are rounded doorways and multi-paned casement windows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

French Provincial:

The design had its origins in the style of rural manor homes, or chateaus, built by the French nobles during the reign of Louis XIV in the mid-1600s. The French Provincial design was a popular Revival style in the 1920s and again in the 1960s.
Balance and symmetry are the ruling characteristics of this formal style as seen in our Townhome design. Windows and chimneys are symmetrical and perfectly balanced, at least in original versions of the style. Defining features include a steep, high, hip roof; balcony and porch balustrades; rectangle doors set in arched openings; and double French windows with shutters. Second-story windows usually have a curved head that breaks through the cornice.

 

 

 

You will see we have included the use of Syrian, or segmental, arches which forms a partial curve, or eyebrow, over a door or window. This arch has a slight rise and is semi-elliptical across the top and is commonly referred to as an eyebrow arch. We love porches. Also called verandas, porticos, piazzas, colonnades, stoops, vestibules, porte cocheres, lanais, and loggias). A Portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea first appeared in ancient Greece and has influenced many cultures, including most Western cultures.