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WHAT IS THE DESIGN GUIDE?

Housing trends today can be difcult to predict. The industry is seeing an increasing variety of eclectic mixes of styles as the market searches for "the next big thing". In response to that search, we are creating the Design Guide newsletter. Every newsletter, we will present a unique design based on architectural styles from history. By drawing on proven historical precedence, these designs become timeless.

ORIGINS OF THE STYLE

The Italian Renaissance style became popular in the 1880s and remained so into the mid 1930's. It is a much more authentic interpretation of classical italian architecture than the earlier "Italianate" style of themid 1800's. First begun in 1883 by the rm of McKim, Mead and White in New York, other fashionable architects of the time used the style as a sharp contrast to the Gothic-inspired Shingle or Queen Anne styles of the era. The Mission and Spanish Eclectic styles also share similarities with the Italian Renaissance style in exterior finishes (tile roof and stucco walls), however can be easily distinguished by their eave conditions. The Italian Renaissance style almost

always has wide boxed-in eaves with decorative brackets underneath, unlike ! ither the Spanish e (very little overhang) or Mission (open eaves) styles. Today there are a wide variety of homes designed with the label of "Mediterranean". These designs are generally an eclectic mix of dierent styles and can be found all over the country. Apparently, the only real criteria for the categor y of Mediterranean is the use of some stucco on the exterior and/or a red roof. They, unfortunately, bear little resemblance in either the details or layout to the authentic and classically inspired Italian Renaissance homes that were produced at the turn of the previous century.

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FLOOR PLAN FEATURES

This is a single living area home with 2 eating areas, 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths, 2 half baths, and a 2 + 1 car garage. The upstairs also features a front facing balcony, a game room and room for a future media room. A wine vault is located directly o the Formal Dining downstairs. The exterior of this design features a clay tile roof and brick veneer exterior using ush grout joints between the brick, to provide a smooth surface resembling stucco. Cast stone ! accents and columns provide classical detailing and the ! louvered shutters and bracketed wide eaves help nish the l o o k o f t h i s c l a s s i c It a l i a n Re n a i s s a n c e d e s i g n .
1st oor (a/c): 3400 s.f. 2nd oor (a/c): 1450 s.f. Total (a/c): 4850 s.f.
This original Italian Renaissance house was designed by Heritage Design Studio for the subdivision of Old Grove in Colleyville. If you are interested in seeing this or other unique designs, please visit: www.HeritageDesignStudio.com

First Floor Plan.

Or contact Chris Hough (email: chris@HeritageDesignStudio.com)

IDENTIF Y ING FEATURES OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ST YLE FOR THIS DESIGN

Shallow pitched roof covered in clay barrel tiles

Symmetrical facade

Wide overhang at eaves with decorative brackets Smooth wall surface emphasizing uniformity (buff colored brick with ush grout joints as designed here)

Use of classical columns (corinthian order here)

Arched windows and doors at rst oor, square at 2nd story

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