The home’s arches, barrel tile roof and liberal use of wrought iron reflect the Mediterranean Revival style popular in the 1920s. The driveway leads visitors around an island to the impressive 10-foot mahogany doorway.
Building an estate home has its challenges, but for one home in Old Riomar it wasn’t about designing a new house that looked like it was original to the area. Nor was it meeting building or zoning regulations, or delays while the builders diverted their employees to help clients, friends and families recover from the devastation of a hurricane.
It was preserving the oaks.
The neighbors had accused the builders of being tree killers. Two oaks had been removed due to storm damage; 21 remained. For landscape architect Warren McCormick of Warren McCormick & Associates in West Palm Beach, the trees made his job easier.
“We reconfigured the drive to fit the trees,” McCormick explains. “They’re the biggest part of the landscaping. In that regard, it was a plus for us.” The towering oaks and mature landscaping give the home the look of having been there all along.
Read the entire article in the April 2007 issue
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