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Choosing A Façade For Your Custom Home

February 22, 2022 By admin19

How do you want to feel when you are walking up to your newly constructed home? Believe it or not, your home’s façade sets the tone for how not only you, but others, will feel when they see it. It should be both a focal point, and a blended attribute within the surrounding landscape. For this reason, deciding on a façade for your custom home is extremely important. We’ve put together some expert advice to help you get started!

Things To Consider.

Location matters. If your custom home is being built in a coastal area, selecting a facade that complements the landscape is ideal. Think of attributes that represent vastness and flow, such as large windows. Whereas if you are building in a busy city or village, you may opt for a more contemporary and private facade. Think sharp lines and corners, simultaneously using cool neutrals to soften the hard edges.

Maintenance is also an important element to consider. Ask yourself how much effort you are able to put in to ensuring your facade maintains its appearance. Some will simply require powerwashing now and then. Others require more laborious upkeep, with landscaping or staining.

Your home should represent you. When it comes to adding your personal touches to your façade, think about the materials that particularly stand out to you. All the key elements involved – including the style, look, materials, colors, features, lighting and landscaping – should tie together with one another to create a story about who you are and how you love to live.

Lastly, you will want to consider the interior style of your home. The exterior should invite and ease people into your home; there should be some sense of consistency. If the two clash, details that would otherwise enchant may suddenly seem out of place.

The Perfect Façade For Roatan.

Homes on Roatan require special consideration so that they not only blend in well with the environment, but also have the longevity to last when braced against the elements. Color palettes that bode well on West Bay’s Iron Shore consist of soft whites, taupes and beige. Paired with accents of natural wood and neutral colored texture. Another option features darker wood and other deep, natural tones to create a façade that truly echoes the look and feel of the landscape. If you are renovating, the addition of exposed stone can quickly and easily lift a traditional façade from dated to modern and clean!

We hope these tips help you create a home that looks relaxed and welcoming, while still evoking a feeling of timeless elegance. Looking for more custom home building advice? Contact us today at +504- 9660-1679 or victor@treasureislandconstruction.com.

Tropical Solar Shading Strategies

September 30, 2021 By admin19

Attention to detail, innovative techniques, and stellar communication are essential when it comes to constructing your tropical home. One important detail to consider and discuss with your Contractor, especially on Roatan, is how to keep the interior of your home at a comfortable ambient temperature without straining your AC unit. Incorporating these solar strategies into your floor plan will not only reduce your utility costs, but will also improve the interior living space for all.

What Is Solar Shading?

Solar shading strategies include elements, devices, and systems that are designed to reduce heat from the sun entering a building. Today’s homes often include wide and high windows, encouraging as much natural light to enter the room as possible. And we love that! However, the heat from the sun can easily pass through the glass, and has a hard time getting back out. This heat remains in the room, often being absorbed by other elements such as concrete walls, before being radiated back into the room. Talk about turning up the heat! This increase in temperature not only creates an uncomfortable space, but also increases the load on your air conditioning unit. This is why an effective solar shading strategy is so important!

Solar Shading Strategies

Some solar shading strategies we recommend are:

Overhangs, Verandas, or Covered Patios: Large roof overhangs, verandas, or covered patios can all serve to protect walls and window openings from direct sunlight. This is effective on the north and south-facing walls because of the sun’s angle.
Horizontal Window Shading: Horizontal window shading devices can take many forms, and are often found in commercial applications. In traditional tropical homes, bell-shaped hoods were often used as a form of rain protection and solar shading. Today, a deeply recessed window or raised bands could be a more contemporary and aesthetically pleasing method.
Shutters And Screens: Shutters and screens are excellent for allowing natural ventilation as well as flexibility. For modern homes, slatted and louvred sliding or bi-fold options are used. These shutters can be open completely when the sun is not intruding into your interior, or can be closed when the sun has made its debut without sacrificing air flow.
Trees And Vegetation: Trees, vines and other vegetation are a great way to protect your home from solar heat gain. They reduce the glare from entering your home and provide cooler areas outside. All this while permitting natural breezes to flow through!

Must-Haves In Your Modern Tropical Home

April 8, 2021 By admin19

Your dream of owning a seaside escape on Roatan is finally becoming a reality! Maybe you are renovating an old home or building from scratch… Either way, there are several design aesthetics you will want to include to make your home a true paradise! And we’re not talking pink flamingos, neon palm lights, or a margarita maker. We are talking about merging elements of island style homes with contemporary design to achieve laid back sophistication. Think exotic woods, stone floors, and indoor-outdoor living spaces that create a beautiful, functional home.

Windows, Windows, Windows!

Did we already mention windows? When you live on an island as beautiful as Roatan, you will want to maximize the view. Not only that, but strategically placed windows and sliding doors allow you to feel all those trade winds have to offer. So grab those indoor houseplants and get that space ventilating – natural lighting in your home is good for you!

Interior Stone

While the overall cost of living on Roatan is cheaper than that of the US, certain amenities such as air conditioning can come at a high cost. That’s where stone floors come in! Interior stone will naturally keep your home cooler by absorbing and releasing heat at a slower pace. Stone simultaneously provides a sleek, modern look that can be enlivened by the lush greenery visible from all those windows we mentioned earlier.

Outdoor Living Spaces

Al fresco dining? Yes. Bedrooms leading out to a private terrace? Of course. Your modern tropical home should allow you to savor all the Caribbean has to offer. Local woods and thatched, palapa-style roofs can be utilized to create striking outdoor spaces that complement the landscape and enrich your lifestyle!

Infinity Pool

Is it really a modern tropical home without an infinity pool? Sure. But an infinity pool just makes things better. Especially one overlooking the iron shore!

Ready to build your Roatan dream home? Treasure Island is here to build a sustainable and timeless abode by combining the clean, straight lines of contemporary architecture with the natural beauty and elements of the island. Contact Victor today at +504- 9660-1679 or victor@treasureislandconstruction.com.