Residential - Mediterranean Style Home
This two-story private home was under construction on St. John (USVI) in 1995, the year of Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn. It has since survived Bertha and Georges in 1996 and 1998 without damage. The house is located on a ridge-top lot, exposed to storms from all directions.
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Special features on this house include Force 10 roofing material that simulates the look of ceramic tile, and arches over doors and windows. | ||
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An outdoor dining room upstairs was created to capture the view. The wet bar downstairs provides cool drinks for guests enjoying the hot tub and sun deck. The lower floor arch was created by cutting the Force 10 wall panel and finishing with acrylic plaster. | ||
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For the outdoor dining area on the second floor, an arch was created by using conventional steel framing and cement board sheathing under the Force 10 supplied steel beam. The steel Force 10 columns were covered by hollow, decorative columns, provided locally by the builder. | ||
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The master bedroom, which is separate from the main house, is enhanced by a conventionally framed wood pergola that was bolted to the steel studs in the Force 10 wall panels. | ||
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This interior view of the master bedroom displays the arched window that was installed over the sliding glass door. This attractive custom feature was accomplished by cutting an arched opening into the Force 10 wall panel and then screwing the glass window to short sections of steel studs that were installed in the perimeter of the opening. | ||
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Floor Plan (click to view) |
