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Custom Home Completed – Garden of the Gods area in Colorado
We have just completed a wonderful home for a fantastic client. Overlooking Garden of the Gods State Park, this home was designed by Palmer-Rajput Architects in the Classical Style of architecture, which is not commonly found in Colorado. This home epitomizes luxury living–marble flooring throughout it’s nearly 14,000 square feet, Corinthian capped columns, gold leafed ceiling domes, Swarovski crystal chandelier, glazed walls and hand carved marble fireplace surrounds.
Aside from luxury appointments, this project also includes a energy efficient details. Winter heat and summer cooling are provided exclusively by a closed loop geothermal system incorporating over a dozen 400′ deep drilled wells. This system provides constant, on-demand hot water. Additionally, we installed solar photovoltaic panels on the roof to help offset the home’s electric demand. It’s a neat thing to actually see an electric meter spin backwards!
Our clients helped make this dream home come to life with tasteful selections and a fun-loving, positive approach to every aspect of the design and construction. We wish our new friends years of comfort and enjoyment in their new home!
Homestead Road progressing nicely
The fairly mild winter has allowed us to proceed through our construction stages a bit faster than originally anticipated. Our only major challenge thus far has been the discovery of pockets of solid granite where our foundation was to be set, necessitating the need for explosives — which is always fun to watch. As of this post, framing is complete and plumbers are working to install the radiant floor heating system today.
We believe that communication is the key to success. This home is being constructed for an out-of-town client who intends to make this their permanent residence once construction is completed later this year. As our client currently resides out of state, we are using email updates and video posts to communicate and show progress.
We have experience completeing projects for clients that live outside of Colorado during construction and are continually exploring better communication options including ftp sites, video posts, and online access to drawings and sketches.