Jeffrey Dungan Architects builds Harrison Residence on Florida waterfront
Alabama practice Jeffrey Dungan Architects has modelled this white-rendered concrete house in Florida's Panhandle on a range of architectural styles.
Harrison Residence is in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, a small town on the Gulf of Mexico known for its white sandy beaches and clear water. It forms part of a greater area in the northwest of the state called the Panhandle after its shape.
Jeffrey Dungan Architects built the three-storey home next to a nature preserve and a coastal dune lake, Draper Lake, which Dungan notes is a unique natural occurrence.
"They are extremely rare and only occur in about four other places in the world: Madagascar, New Zealand, Australia and Oregon," Jeffrey Dungan told Dezeen. "These are unique ecosystems." "The dunes are all that separate the lakes from the Gulf of Mexico and during storms the dunes are breached and the fresh and saltwater mix," he added.
The architect created the waterfront home in an L-shape with cast-in-place concrete, used to withstand the region's hurricanes and storms. White stucco covers the facade and makes the project stand out against its dense pine and shrub surrounds.
Dungan created the house for clients who enjoy travelling but who also wanted a beach home to relax in.
It features a fusion Mediterranean and more historic European architectural styles as seen in the arched doorways, dark gridded windows, curved lines and wood details.
"The clients love to travel all over the wor...
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