Jacksonville Magazine Clip | Beachy Keen | Sept 2014

The Gleasons had purchased a great lot, but it came with a few challenges.
Running alongside a golf course, the house would have beautiful views of a tranquil
lagoon in the distance—if it weren’t for the tee box in the foreground. Sitting just one
block from the ocean, there would be good breezes from the east but, as it sits on a
corner lot, it was exposed, without much privacy.
Wanting to have as many of the primary living spaces run along the golf course
(which sits to the left of the property) as possible, the master bedroom was angled so
as to create protection to the north. The original plan called for a sizable wall and
shrubbery to save golfers’ potential embarrassment teeing off into a parallel fairway—and
the home from the odd amateur’s slice.
“Part of making the most of Florida living is recognizing that we live around our
homes as much as we live in them,” says Duch. So, in lieu of a foyer, guests arrive at
an entry loggia, where they’re greeted with teak arm chairs and charming pressed
copper lanterns. The door opens directly into the great room.
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