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LAKEFRONT's "Spec" Home at 415 MATERN ISLAND---
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Last Updated: 02/11/2007 XXVI. LBJ LAKEFRONT's "SPECULATIVE" LAKEFRONT HOME-BUILDING PROJECT - 415 MATERN ISLAND. THE OFFERING: This magnificent home is the largest (by 1,700 square feet) and most spectacular custom home ever built on a speculative basis in HSB. It is being offered through the MLS for $7,500,000. Its 8,311 square feet of living area has proved perfect for casual lakeside living in a smart and elegant fashion and the extraordinary presentation is now widely recognized as HSB's finest new home offering, ever! The timeless home is designed to handle every possible function – from entertaining world-class guests and top corporate executives to being a wonderfully warm and attractive home to house and entertain three distinct generations (parents, kids and grandkids). It is on the cutting edge in every aspect, features the latest and best in practically every category imaginable, and is HSB's most electronically advanced home. SUMMARY INFO ON WHAT MAKES 415 MATERN ISLAND MAGNIFICANTLY DISTINCT & ELEGANT On a Private Island . . . in Texas Hill Country . . . on America’s Lake of Choice This
casual but elegant home is
a spectacular addition to Horseshoe Bay’s waterfront. It is a split-level, having two stories street side and three on the
lake side. It is differentiated
by its tall ceilings, powerful interiors and warm feeling. It features rich textures, fine woods, and other classical materials,
with every application exhibiting exceptional workmanship and attention to
detail. It has an open floor
plan, displays architectural interests at every turn and revolves around an
awesome kitchen. The timeless,
classical design unifies energies into a harmonious, synergistic whole by
aligning and balancing elements – being a wonderful example of Feng Shui. 415 MATERN’s DESIGN & BASIC CONSTRUCTION: GENERAL LIVING: INTERIOR SPACE DETAILS OF PARTICULAR NOTE: HEATING - COOLING - LIGHTING - CEILING FANS: CABINETS – DOORS – HARDWARE: APPLIANCES - all of which are in Stainless: SINKS: FINE METALS: FINE WOODS: The home is trimmed with nine different Fine Woods. AUDIO/VIDEO: HVAC CONTROL: This 22-ton System, which has six separate climate zones, is
controllable by two separate means. Each
zone contains its own wall-mounted Control Panel. In addition, the Touch Panels offer similar control. In both cases, the outdoor temperature is shown and individual zone
temperatures can be monitored, raised or lowered, and the System can be
changed from Heat to A/C. In
addition, each zone can be readily programmed to automatically switch, back
and forth, between Heat and A/C as conditions warrant. OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES: * * * * * LOCATION: Lot 19-C of gated Matern Island - one of HSB's best lakefront home sites, being located on the preferred HSB West waterfront, in one of HSB's most prestigious subdivisions. The street address is 415 Matern Court.
The lot has up to 189 feet of depth, 89 feet of Lake LBJ waterfront, the cherished eastern exposure and an exceptionally panoramic, perpetually green, far-distant, open-water view. It is our company's best lot - being the only gated, lakeside home site available in either HSB Proper or HSB West that has both the prime open-water view and the preferred eastern exposure. In addition, the adjacent custom homes are two of HSB's finest and largest - speaking loudly for the neighborhood's quality. Matern Court stands out among all residential streets in HSB, as follows: 1) the street and adjacent common area is HSB's broadest - being up to 90-feet wide; 2) it is HSB's only Live-Oak-lined street (trees that match in size and traverse the island's entire length); 3) it has a Gated Entrance, one of the few in HSB; and 4) it also differs from all other streets in HSB by: a) having its own private "Lighthouse;" b) incorporating three beautifully landscaped, park-like "islands" with conversation benches within the street's median; and c) being the only residential street in all of HSB with street lights. Furthermore, differing from all other subdivisions in HSB, Matern Island has no through traffic and no intersections, making it especially safe and secure, especially for young children/grandchildren. And finally, Matern Island has the added prestige of being HSB's only completely lake-bound subdivision - differing for example from Applehead Island, only half of which is an actual island. Matern Island is perfect for leisurely and pleasurable strolls, walking the dogs, street-side chats and the like. It is destined to be HSB's most beautiful and desirable street and will begin receiving such acclaim once the street is rebuilt this summer and will be widely recognized as such once the Live Oaks fill out and begin to coalesce in another five or so years. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: It's a five-bedroom (sleeps 16), 7 1/2-bath, contemporary Hill Country home of exceptional architecture, featuring stucco above 200-million-year-old native limestone. The timeless package (see its Front Entry Elevation below), has 10,100 square feet under roof, 8,200 of which is air conditioned, is among the smartest and most electronically advanced in central Texas, and comes with an exceptionally unique and appealing lakeside entertainment area that is unusually intimate with our constant-level lake. The home is strikingly proportioned. It features beautifully plastered walls throughout, including the garages, and is among HSB's very few that afford 360-degree views of the lake. Although there are architectural interests are at every turn, the timeless, classical design connects and unifies energies into a harmonious, synergistic whole by aligning and balancing elements - a wonderful display of Feng Shui. Each thoughtfully-planned room is fully-functional and wonderfully proportioned - charming yet sophisticated, warm yet spacious, unpretentious yet rich, simple yet classical. All flow gracefully, one to another. The home is a split-level - two stories street side and three lakeside. It has tall, powerful colored plaster interiors. They are highlighted by fine woods, such as Bull Mesquite, Knotty Alder, Antique Long-leaf Pine, Teak, Cypress, Spanish Cedar and Western Red Cedar. This collection of fine woods is augmented by other classical materials, such as bronze hardware, brushed nickel fixtures and antiqued hammered copper ceiling vaults. It has a flagstone-covered lakeside floor, honed limestone-covered main floor and Bull Mesquite-covered upper floor. It garages three cars. One garage is located adjacent to the kitchen, making it handy for grocery deliveries. The garages are finished unusually nice with Cypress ceilings, honed limestone floors, warm feeling and finely plastered walls, storage for three golf bags and related shoes, a granite covered plant-potting counter with accompanying sink, and complementing base and wall cabinets for ample storage. The garage-door exteriors are clad in an elegant herringbone arrangement of rectangular, T&G, 4 x 8" custom wood blocks done in Western Red Cedar. Knotty Alder cabinets and interior doors are featured throughout the Main and Upper levels. The cabinets and doors feature contemporary Sun Valley Bronze hardware in brushed nickel. All exterior doors and transoms are Spanish Cedar, as are the Lakeside cabinets. The Lakeside ceilings are all done in Cypress. All soffits and facias are of select, tightly knotted Western Red Cedar. The home contains approximately 750 square feet of polished granite countertops, the edges of which are finished with a half bull-nose. Most of the granite is South American and all of it exhibits movement. Five granites are featured, as follows: Waterfall Green, which projects a feeling of freshness, in the Master Suite and on the Lakeside level; Arandis in the Kitchen and Laundry; Rosewood in the Garage, Office, Library and Main Powder Room; Russo Marinace in the Kids'/Grandkids' Wing and Giallo Beach elsewhere in the Upper Level. Approximately 435 tons of earth-toned limestone went into the project in the form of landscape boulders, smart looking limestone interior floors and walls, exterior veneer siding on the house, and spectacular, multi-earthtone-colored, 325-million-year-old Pennsylvanian Canyon flagstone decking for the lakeside pool, spa, patio, sidewalks and driveways. The veneer, applied as a wainscot, is principally composed of large rectangular blocks of cream/rust- colored, 100-million-year-old Cretaceous Comachean shell stone, complimented by larger rectangular blocks of cream/rust/tan- colored, 275-million-year-old Leuders Roughback (Permian Wolfcampian) and lesser amounts of irregularly-shaped greenish/buff/rust- colored, 550-million-year-old Cambrian Cap Mountain. Underneath the soffits and above the stucco around the home's entire perimeter stands a single row of stunningly elegant, earthtoned soldiers from Arkansas' Ozark Mountains. The ultra-hard multi-colored rock was sawed on site into roughly brick sizes over an eight-week period. The look was considered so attractive that Custom Stone, a nation-wide marketer of natural and artificial stone products, photographed it to feature in its 2005 nationally-distributed brochure. The stucco is a hand-troweled, Genesis system that was applied in a six-coat process that is typically 3/4" thick. It combines the best of the Drivet and cementaceous processes, contains fiberglass, and projects a soft natural look that is practically crack-proof. Its light cinnamon beige color is contained within the top three coats of stucco. The plaster is a Diamond product, which is a two-application process that is also hand-troweled. It is generally 1/4 to 3/8" thick. Like the stucco, its color is contained within the product. An equally classy landscape, complimented by soothing yellow and white night lighting, completes this well-planned package, providing year-around color. The plantings were selected especially for HSB's acidic, Oak-wilt-free soils. Street side, the well-planned front yard features a grove of 25 Live Oaks trees, ranging up to 25' tall; 15 smaller, red-berried Yaupon trees; 25 red-berried Nandina domestica bushes up to eight feet tall and 25 variegated, red-berried English Hollies. Cardinal-red Crepe Myrtle trees line the south side yard. Similarly, the Crepes are used on the north side yard to reach above a row of fragrant, ever-blooming Gardenias. Fifteen Palm trees, 20' tall, set off the spectacular Lakeside Entertainment Oasis. Golden Euonymus, red-berried Nandina and fragrant Ever-Blooming Gardenias are used to accent the setting and surround the Lakeside Patio. The latter two plants anchor the four planter boxes featured in the Reflecting Pool, located above the Grotto, and are complimented nicely by hardy Blue Plumbago annuals that do double-duty by also overhanging the Swimming Pool in spectacular fashion. The overall garden contains two dozen fragrant ever-blooming Gardenia; three varieties of Nandina; variegated Golden Euonymus; Acuba; red-berried Pyracantha; Sweet Olive, Golden Privet; red-berried dwarf Yaupon, variegated Chinese Holly; variegated, red-berried English Holly; 'Knock Out" Red Rose trees; dwarf, pink Oleander, Mexican Firebush, Foxtail Fern, Aztec Grass, Liriope, Monkey Grass, Fountain Grass, Maiden Grass and bicolor Iris. Colorful, hardy native annuals like Yellow Bell, Blue Plumbago and Purple Lantana compliment the landscape. Back to Top XXVII. PROJECT's SITE PLAN, FLOOR PLANS & FRONT ELEVATION. The Project's Site Plan and Three Floor Plans Are Also Available at: www.HomeView.net/415MaternCourt.
XXVIII. PROJECT's DETAILS. MAIN FLOOR: the entire floor and three adjacent garages are covered with extra large (36"x24"x3/4" and 16"x24"x3/4") rectangular blocks of 100-million-year-old, honed Mexican limestone ("Dorado travertine") mined from the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains near Torreon. The floor is focused around a gourmet Sub-Zero/Wolf/Miele/Asko/Sharp Kitchen - a chef's dream, the "best of the Best." The Kitchen has a commanding view of the floor's public areas, all of which open into one another. It looks in a southerly direction into a formal but friendly Parlor with full lake view and looks southeasterly to a spacious Dining Room that can seat twelve adults (many more by rotating the table 90 degrees) comfortably for dinner. The Dining Room, which also has the full lake view, includes a complementing sitting area. Looking from the Kitchen directly east through the Breakfast/Sun Room, one has another full lake view. The Sun Room overlooks a large Reflecting Pool with two large, vanishing-edge waterfalls that drop nine feet to the Lakeside Swimming Pool. These four rooms define wonderful spaces that are completely open (Kitchen) or fully windowed floor to ceiling on their lakeside (the other three). The spaces are organized about a spectacular, 35' tall Entry Foyer, capped by a massive, three-story, stucco and rock Tower, featuring Long Leaf Pine beams. Spilling into the awesome setting is an elegant, winding, two-story Mesquite Stairway. The Front and Lakeside Entry Doors, custom made of glass and Spanish Cedar, are perfectly aligned to provide a tempting look directly through to the lake without revealing the adjacent Dining Room and Parlor, which appear as pleasant surprises as one walks through the Foyer/Tower, drinking in the view and experience. The stainless Kitchen has a wealth of Knotty Alder cabinet storage and granite-covered counter space. It includes a Breakfast Area (space for a table for six) and an exceptional five-seat, granite-covered Wet/Breakfast Bar with adjacent Sub-Zero under-counter frig. It also has a Sub-Zero 48" Frig/freezer with ice and water dispenser; a Wolf 48" Professional Series, free-standing, self-cleaning gas range with two electric ovens; a 48" Wolf Hood; Miele Coffee Maker; Miele Convection/Steam Oven; Asko Dishwasher; Sharp convection Microwave; Kitchen Aide Trash Masher; built-in Command Center for the lady of the house; two Pantries with a combined 260 feet of shelf space; and an extra large Appliance Garage above which is a large TV cabinet - all in addition to the usual features. Adjacent to the Kitchen is an ergonomically-planned, stainless Laundry Room, featuring a Meile washer and Meile dryer and a 36" Sub-Zero Frig/freezer. It has generous Knotty Alder cabinet storage and granite-covered folding space, a large closet and a built-in ironing board that makes an often overlooked work area unusually appealing. A barrel-vaulted Powder Room is located north off the magnificent Entry Foyer. To the south, the floor's more private sector is entered through a vestibule Library, which has the full lake view as well. The Library connects to a large, perfectly-placed Office/Study on the west. The Office/Study's ceiling is boxed on four-foot centers with Long Leaf Pine beams and its walls are wainscoted five feet high with Knotty Alder. The space within the four-foot square ceiling boxes is covered with hammered, antiqued solid-copper. Leading off the Library to the east is a sumptuous Master Suite, featuring a huge walk-in closet and a barrel-vaulted Master Bath - literally a "Home Spa." The Suite, which features thermostatically-controlled floor warming elements, also includes a spacious Sitting Area that overlooks the Lakeside Entertainment Oasis. The Home Spa includes two completely different massage stations: 1) a deep Kohler Riverbath tub for two that offers both soaking and whirlpool action, featuring the best in Air Aspiration, Chroma-therapy and Hydro-therapy. It offers three types of horizontal message; and 2) a unique Steam/Rain Shower for two that includes two different Body Spas and two different Shower/Towers - 12 shower heads in all. It deliver the best in Steam Therapy and several types of vertical Hydro-therapy. His and her lavatories, clothes closets, built-in chests, dressing stations, heated towel bars and remote-operated potty/bidet combinations round out this very special space. UPPER FLOOR: accessible by a wide-plank Mesquite Stairway or a Dynasty Elevator - the best in residential elevators and capable of handling four adults. The floor is covered by extra-long and extra thick (three-quarter inch), tongued and grooved Mesquite planks in a rarely seen combination - four, six and eight-inch-wide widths. The floor has separate North and South Wings - connected by a bridge that spans the rock-walled Entry Tower. The North Wing contains a spacious Guest Suite, a huge, irresistible Entertainment/Exercise Center with full lake view, a separate Hobby (Arts & Crafts) Room, a Powder Room and two Closets - one for Storage and one for Home Automation. The double vaulted Entertainment Center competes successfully with the home's lakeside treats for attention and features a fabulous lake view from all sectors. It contains a U-shaped, granite-covered Wet Bar/Kitchenette seating seven and a comfortable Media Center featuring a 50" Plasma HDTV over a Stone Fireplace - all in a casual den-like setting. The Kitchenette has a Sub-Zero under-counter Frig, Sub-Zero Ice Maker, a two-drawer Fisher-Paykel Dishwasher, Miele Espresso Maker and a Sharp Microwave. The Center also includes a large Exercise Area, plus space for two permanent Card Tables, two permanent Game/Poker Tables, a full-size Pool Table, and several separate conversation areas. The huge room opens onto a Covered Porch with (you guessed it) an unparalleled lake view. The South Wing - the Kids'/Grandkids' Wing - is fully functional and can be completely closed off when warranted for privacy purposes, such as when adults take over the Entertainment Center. The South Wing contains three large Bedrooms with full Baths and California Closets and a Kids Lounge with a granite-covered Computer Station for two. The largest of the three Bedrooms, located at the far west end of the wing, is perfect as a fantasy Bunk Room for Grandkids. The vaulted room is capable of comfortably housing four double bunk-beds and has an extra large, partitioned, full bath. The entire wing is floored with wide-plank Mesquite, save for all bathrooms, which are travertine, and the Bunk Room, which has wool carpeting. The ceilings of all vaulted rooms on this floor are covered with five-inch wide, tongued and grooved planks of Long Leaf Pine. The Hobby Room ceiling, which is flat, is also covered with Long Leaf Pine. LOWER (LAKESIDE) FLOOR: of stunning proportions, accessible by elevator or stairs - the base of operations for the home's lake-side/pool-side/spa-side/waterpark-side/fishing-side treats. With flag-stoned floors and T&G cypress ceilings throughout, it opens directly onto the east-facing, afternoon-shaded, flag-stoned Lakeside Patio. This largely air-conditioned level features the following attractions: A) a barrel-vaulted Wine Cellar that features a hammered copper ceiling, a one-drawer Fisher/Paykel Dishwasher, a Kohler stainless sink, and storage for 350 wine bottles, including two 46-bottle, double-zoned, Sub-Zero wine coolers; B) a wonderful, barrel-vaulted Wine Tasting Room/Home Theater, with 61" Wide Screen LCD HDTV/Movie "Screen," that also doubles as a Storm Shelter - being a wonderful safe haven for "sitting out" a severe storm warning; C) a Parents'/Kids'/Grandkids' Game/Play Room; D) a Lakeside Family Room with 50" Plasma HDTV over a Stone Fireplace; E) a covered Summer Kitchen; F) exceptionally generous and readily accessible walk-in Lakeside Storage; G) a large Work Shop; and H) a Full Bath, including a "Kid's Car Wash" with a re-circulating 10-jet Body Spa, in-line Heater and Waterfall that together deliver 80 gallons per minute - an irresistible kids'/grandkids' enticement that provides an added lakeside attraction while insuring they freshen up after a day enjoying the home's many other great lakeside treats. The Summer Kitchen - with a 48" Wolf Grill, 54" Wolf Hood, Sub-Zero beverage refrigerator and a Kohler stainless sink with disposal - is for what else but cleaning, prepping and grilling the daily catch in an unmatchable setting.
LAKESIDE PATIO: a fabulous entertainment area that features HSB's only private, residential Water Park, one that interacts beautifully with the lake and caters in every possible way to three full generations - Parents, Kids and Grandkids. The Park provides an extensive variety of lakeside attractions, including: A) a Lap Pool; B) two large Waterfalls; C) a large Reflecting Pool; D) a cave-like Grotto Spa, featuring an wall-mounted, flat-panel LCD HDTV and a hot tub that exhibits the latest in hydrotheraphy and chromotheraphy; E) anchored, lakefront space for the latest in Water Toys - such as a floating Trampoline, Blob and/or Aqua Log combination; F) a 10-foot wide, walk in/out native limestone stairway for easy lake entry/exit; G) an oversized, Covered Boat House with a 28' boat slip; H) four floating Jet Ski Ramps; I) a lakeside conversation area around a propane-fired Stone Fire Pit; J) multiple Fishing "Piers" (your choice of sun or shade); K) a conveniently located, 200 square-foot storage room dedicated exclusively to Swim Park Storage; L) a Mussolini Balcony; M) an attractive, afternoon-shaded mid-Deck seating eight that overlooks it all; and N) all of which is enhanced by a plethora of fragrant, Ever-Blooming Gardenia. The Patio, which consists of nine principal sections on five different levels, has the appearance of being located within an naturally stratified Limestone Quarry, long abandoned. It also has a broad, open, distant and unimpeded view of the lake. The Swimming Pool is especially unique, being a crescent-shaped Lap Pool with maximum dimensions of 19' by 58', including a shallow-water Tanning Bench for four adults and a section where one can cross over on Stepping Stones. It also features two nine-feet-high, "spring-fed" Waterfalls that together deliver approximately 20,000 gallons per hour. One waterfall is positioned to massage swimmers as they sit on a swim-out bench located immediately beneath. Hidden neatly behind the two waterfalls is an unbelievably fantastic cave-like Limestone Grotto, home to a heated Whirlpool Spa seating five that features two smaller waterfalls and an Xtreme therapy seat for the ultimate in relaxation. The Grotto features HDTV and a Stereo Sound System. Both the Pool and Spa continue the home's hydro-therapeutic and chroma-therapeutic themes, providing the best of both. ATTIC: accessible by a extra sturdy, 30" wide, power driven, drop-down stairway. The attic contains approximately 500 square feet of Floored Storage, plus houses the Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System and three of the home's six Air Handlers. The attic is not vented. Vented attics are no longer thought to constitute a good building practice. They draw extreme temperature and moisture variations into the home that today's homeowner wants to control and seal out. WALL-MOUNTED TVs: The home will be furnished with seven wall-mounted, high-definition television sets, including two 50" Plasmas and one 61" DLP. ROOFING & GUTTERING: The standing-seam roof is galv-alum with a copper-like Antiqued Patina that coordinates magnificently with the home's absolutely awesome set of Gutters and Chimney Caps. The home is Guttered with custom-made, contemporary, antiqued, solid-copper and the two chimneys are covered with solid-copper Caps. The unique, simple yet elegant, custom designed Caps and Gutters are trimmed in brass. HOME AUTOMATION: the computer-age home is among the most technological advanced possible in today's world. It is powered by an 800 amp electrical system that is sized to handle 1,000 amps. It has a total lighting load of 565 amps and HVAC load of 240 amps. The home contains approximately 25 miles of hard electrical wiring. Eight miles of this wiring carries high voltage and represents 25 miles of separate voltage pathways. The other 17 miles carries the low voltage Home Automation System. The Home Automation company had never put so much wiring in a single home and claims its portion contains about 85 miles of direct data pathways. Together, the two systems contain approximately 110 miles of separate data and voltage pathways, making the home among the smartest and most electronically advanced in the Austin-central Texas area. The System features Crestron Control, providing intuitive and user-friendly operation of the various sub-systems, and Vantage Lighting Control, a highly flexible and programmable system designed to meet homeowners' ever changing lighting needs. In this home, the Vantage System is controlling more than 300 recessed and otherwise permanently-mounted lamps - indoors and out. Household operation of the two systems is simplified through usage of stylish Keypads and Control Panels scattered throughout the home. The Vantage Lighting System and Crestron Control System afford direct/remote control of the follow subsystems: Whole House Audio/Video, including multiple satellite connections (six separate stations at once); Climate Control; Telecommunications; Security and Fire; Surveillance; Lighting Control; Home Theater; and High-speed Computer Access, including hard-wired and wireless computer networks (whole-house Wi-Fi). Operationally, using a wireless touch panel, one can browse the internet and use the personal computer, as well as maintain complete whole-house automation control of the audio/video, lighting security, HVAC, swimming pool, security, surveillance systems, from anywhere on the property, inside or outside the home. As wireless technology continues to advance, the home has infrastructure in place to accommodate and take advantage of such improvements. For example, an internet phone service known as" Voice Over IP" may soon become prevalent. When desired, it could be readily integrated into the wireless system BUILT ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTALLY SMART: appealing to today's energy and conservation-minded buyers. The home is protected with a radiant barrier and dura-vents covering the entire attic - a closed, unvented system. Furthermore, the home's 94 aluminum-clad, Douglas Fir windows are independently waterproofed, insulated, low-E, double-pane by Loewen, and are sized and positioned with reference to the sun's trajectory, as are its porches. Loewen is the supplier of America's premier wood windows, which are framed with Douglas Fir, one of America's most stable woods. Loewen's fine windows are ranked first in the world in overall quality, as measured against all competition. The home has premier Hunter ceiling fans throughout for extra, conservation-minded comfort. In addition, exhaust fans drawing fumes from hoods above the Kitchen range and Lakeside grill are mounted on the home's exterior. The bathrooms are all tied to a huge, interconnected exhaust system that exits through the roof. The home is insulated with the latest material, one that meets demands for a healthier home, quieter home and more energy efficient home. It is insulated far beyond required limits with Icynene, America's premier home insulation system (www.Icynene.com). Icynene is a flexible, water-based, inorganic, non-toxic, open-cell spray foam that is hydrophobic, meaning it resists moisture and dries quickly if wetted. Especially important is the fact that this unique combination of properties makes Icynene the insulation industry's best solution against mold and mildew, which feed on organic materials in the presence of moisture. Accordingly, Icynene delivers superior energy efficiency, ultimate comfort and the healthiest of indoor environments. Icynene's open-cell structure also makes it an excellent sound-absorbing medium. Accordingly, the home was extensively soundproofed to keep extraneous noise to a minimum. Particular attention was paid to the exterior walls and the perimeter walls of all bedrooms, bathrooms and powder rooms. It also produces an air-tight, insulated, thermal envelope that practically eliminates cold floors and drafts. Nevertheless, the floor pathways throughout the Master Bedroom, Bath, Clothes Closet and Water Closets are heated electronically with thermostatically-controlled warming elements. LIGHTING SYSTEMS: All interior lighting fixtures, save for recessed ceiling cans, are custom made by Texas Lightsmith of Austin. They feature copper, iron, brass, mica and blown glass, and range from chandeliers to sconces to pendants. The home contains more than 150 recessed ceiling cans, all of which are sealed to eliminate floor-to-floor sound transmission and inter-room air movement. The light source in the typical can is directionally adjustable, allowing for a fine tuning that makes for perfectly placed and perfectly balanced lighting. In addition, Lucifer lighting - the "creame-de-la-creame" of linear lighting - lights the granite under-cabinet counter tops, lines the barrel vaults and accents the wall cabinets. On the exterior, whitish mercury-vapor lighting highlights the grove of Live Oaks street side and all 15 of the Sable Palms lakeside. The home's front elevation is bathed in wonderfully contrasting soft golden light. OTHER SYSTEMS: a state-of-the-art, whole-house Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System serves the two ice makers and four principal drinking water taps. It has improved the Lake LBJ Municipal Utility District's water quality, as follows: 1) by reducing the District's water hardness from 13 to zero and 2) by reducing the dissolved solids content of the District's water supply from 220 parts per million to 7, making it comparable in quality to distilled water, which averages 5 to 7 ppm. Heating and cooling are handled by a 22-ton, six-zone, 14-Seer, variable speed Puron HVAC System, featuring programmable thermostats, de-humidifiers, readily accessible, up-scale air filters. Besides providing for the very best in home heating, cooling and water purification, we've also installed a whole-house Air Purification System that controls allergies and keeps the home fresh. The home is fed by a two-inch water line, enough to accommodate most apartment houses, to insure adequate pressure and volume. Two commercial water heaters, connected in parallel to insure maximum delivery, provide whole-house hot water, which is made available On-demand. Premium brush-nickel plumbing fixtures are throughout. Chores are held to a minimum with a Central Vacuum System, an automatic Irrigation System, three propane-fueled Fireplaces/Pits, and the like. Two separate Lakeside Control Rooms serve to concentrate and organize the Home Automation, Electrical, HVAC, Central Vacuuming, Water Heating, Water Softening, Steam Generation and Irrigation Systems. In addition, a spacious third Lakeside room takes on the dual task of a Work Shop and Swimming Pool/Waterfalls Servicing Room, whereas a fourth is set aside for Lakeside Storage - such as for Water Toys, Life Preservers, Boat Equipment, Skis and the like. INSURANCE: all this is protected with a whole-house Security System, a Smoke and Fire Protection System, a Surveillance System, a Monitoring System, a Lightning Protection System, an Emergency Water Shut-Off, an Anti-Flood System, and a Surge Protection System offering the most up-to-date transient voltage and surge protection available for whole house and electronic drives.. In addition, the elevator shaft and all bedrooms are covered with and protected by fire-resistant dry wall. We have made certain our Buyer is exceptionally well protected. DISCLAIMER: LBJ LAKEFRONT makes no guarantee that the features and amenities depicted by artists' renderings or otherwise described will be built, or if built, will be the same type, size, or nature as depicted or described. Although it is our intent to build HSB's most spectacular spec house, and believe we are well along toward doing so, we are continually exploring the market for ideas that work for best for the project and accordingly will be making changes without notice. SUB-CONTRACTORS: since we believe great construction projects can not occur without the help of great "Subs," we seek out and employ those having the best record and strongest passion for performing their particular specialty. Working in harmony with such professionals has produced an exceptionally successful project. In tribute, we hereby post the names and contact info of those who helped us "raise the bar," as we collectively clearly have. EARTH MOVING, Jack Bandy
Construction; Marble Falls, 512/755-0827; ADD ALL THIS UP AND WE THINK YOU'LL AGREE: this spectacular package, with its magnificent planning and timeless, "living" architecture; wonderful spaces; fabulous treats and seemingly limitless attractions; extraordinary protection; on this gated island; this special lot, secure and prestigious; with its afternoon shade and preferred exposure; its open lake view; its exceptional landscaping; in this charming Hill Country setting, laid back and friendly; at irreplaceable HSB; on unmatchable Lake LBJ; the very best of everything . . . is a verifiable WOW - the Ultimate In Waterfront Living. Back to Top |
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