当Craig Reynolds先看到这个属性时，几乎没有拖车和销售标志。他的客户最近购买了该物业，计划建立一个假期家庭，这些房屋将作为冬季从东北忙碌的冬季度过的冬季。他们聘请了雷诺兹从托马斯E.教皇的推荐，这是设计新家的建筑师。这所房子是一个故事，拥有休闲山寨风格，与岛上的白话保持在岛上。

Reynolds抓住了一个机会成为将成为一个专注于室内户外生活的房屋的团队的一部分。“户外生活是人们来到西方的基础，”他说，“这对夫妇要求以花园为中心的家，带游泳池，深水门廊和充足的阳光。”Reynolds和建筑师确定他们会将家庭放在房产前面的左上角，以便在泳池和花园的后方留下空间。此外，建筑师包括家庭主人套房和宾翼之间的聚会门廊和室外厨房。

在施工开始之前，必须修改潮湿的杂草物业。“它很低，需要提高2'用于洪水和保险高程原因，”雷诺斯召回雷诺斯。这个高度变化也减少了将房屋背部与泳池甲板和花园连接所需的步骤数量。随着物业准备，工作可以在雷诺斯愿景中开始为花园。“我从池塘里的树林里清理的概念得到了我的灵感。一个你可以进入的地方，并在被植物包围时一直到水，”他解释道。

Swimming Pool Details

池是这个热带花园的焦点n. While simple in design, it features high quality materials that give it a luxurious appearance. The interior of the pool is finished with French Grey Diamond-Brite, a plaster containing natural quartz, that helps to create the vivid water color that is characteristic of the tropics. Along the waterline, 4" x 4" Ming-Green marble tiles add a refined touch of color and pattern. The coping surrounding the perimeter of the pool is Cut Coral Stone from the Caribbean that measures 2" x 8" x 16". The color variations make it appear textural, but it has been smoothed so that bathers won't scrape their skin or snag their suits. Finally, the paving that makes up the pool deck is large slabs of Miami Oolite stone. "I selected Oolite for its size, texture and local identity," says Reynolds. Each stone measures approximately 4" thick x 24" x 36" - larger stones means fewer joints, which is what Reynolds wanted.

The owners use the pool for all sorts of activities. Their five year old son can often be seen splashing in the water or pushing a toy dump truck around its deck. While the father, a member of a polar bear club, uses the pool's chiller to set the water to 65 degrees. The mother enjoys relaxing with a good book on a lounge partially submerged on the shallow shelf near the master bedroom. Accompanying the pool is an outdoor shower that the family can use to rinse off before or after a swim. The copper pipe and rain head were attached to the trunk of an existing Coconut Palm. Reynolds describes it as a simple, farmhouse-style element.

Plant Selections

由于这是一个假期回家，业主每天只花几个月，雷诺斯的两个主要问题是维护和淡季的兴趣。他选择了耐久性和低维护的植物和材料，以便他的客户不会遇到任何问题。“我指定了冬天花的植物，而不是传统的夏天颜色大多数人想要的，”雷诺兹说。例如，沿着家庭盛开的柑橘树在冬天绽放，提供了一种可爱的香味。此外，Zoysia草地种植在池周围的铺路石之间，因为它的生长缓慢，使其低维护。

对于这个家庭来说，Reynolds成功地为户外生活提供了一个美观和功能的空间。每年他的客户都使用房子，花园和池作为从日常生活中解压缩的度假。当他们第一次购买房产时，这正是他们正在寻找的。

克雷格雷诺兹景观建筑
Key West, FL

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