Seaside is the primary influence I had for Cotton Crossing in its inception. While there are many other notable projects that we will discuss at another time, none is as important to me or the New Urbanist movement as a whole as Seaside. It was the first nationally recognized project that featured the design principles of New Urbanism from top to bottom. Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, better known asDPZ are the visionairies that created Seaside, along with hundreds of other New Urbanist projects around the world. DPZ are also the founders of the Congress for New Urbanism, which coincidentally will be holding its annual national conference in Austin, Tx next week.
If you will notice the picture of the Cotton Crossing Model Home below, you will see that this house could be located anywhere in Seaside and it would fit right in. This obviously is by design. I wanted to capture that timeless feeling of the classic traditional architecture that you see throughout the South and especially on the coastal areas.
You can view the virtual tour of the inside of this house by clicking here.
For more information on New Urbanism, TND's, Cotton Crossing or Green Building, go to http://www.cottoncrossingtx.com/.
Mark P. Felton
254-495-1241, fronteradevelopment@gmail.com
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