From: BUILDER 2010
Posted on: March 18, 2010 10:47:00 AM

Design Details: Entryways

Whether your budget is large or small, a memorable front door can provide lots of bang for your buck.

By:: Jenny Sullivan

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Life Aquatic

The rear elevation of this lakeside residence in North Carolina's Piedmont region includes a perfectly proportioned, stone-clad lighthouse tower--the interior rotunda of which is visible from the front door. So it only made sense for the main entry and foyer to reference the tower's distinct vocabulary. Brightleaf Development Co. went with a 36" x 84” mahogany door with beveled and leaded glass panels and a transom top. Custom designed by Architectural Concepts, the door's wavy stained glass motif evokes a maritime flavor, and the vestibule's inlaid floor design is octagonal, mimicking the massing of the lighthouse itself. During daylight hours, sight lines extend through the house and the rear windows to views of the lake.

Project: Lighthouse Residence
Location: Central North Carolina
Builder: Brightleaf Development Co., Cary, N.C.
Architect: Shaw Design Associates, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Learn more about markets featured in this article: San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Raleigh, NC, Greensboro, NC.

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Subject: Design, Doors, Daylighting, Residential Projects, Exteriors, . . .
Location: San Francisco, CA, . . .
Organization: MINARC, Hartman Baldwin Design Build, David Baker + Partners, . . .

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John McManus is an award-winning editorial director for the Residential Construction Group at Hanley Wood in Washington, D.C. In addition to the BUILDER digital, print, and in-person editorial and programming portfolio, the group includes strategic content direction for AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY, CUSTOM HOME, EcoHome, MULTIFAMILY EXECUTIVE, and residential architect.

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