Beach House Designers, LLC I’ve been working at Beachtown, Galveston for the in house design firm Beach House Designers LLC for the past two years. Until recently, I’ve been the only designer in the firm, working closely with the developer, builders, interior designers, and architects from across the country who design and have their work in Beachtown. I work on site daily with the builder as my work extends to every facet of the interior, exterior, and relationship with the street. It has enabled me to learn extremely quickly, as my work as immediate and visible consequences there on site. Beachtown presents interesting design challenges, mostly relating to its relationship to its surroundings. On the Gulf coast, FEMA regulations require the buildings to be raised above the Base Flood Elevation. In a mixed use community planned by DPZ, this led to a conversation about how to keep the ground level walkable and inviting when it needed to be completely able to blow out in the event of a storm surge. Beachtown homes are not only designed to high architectural standards, but are designed to withstand 150 MPH winds. A selection of projects from Beach House Designers ranging from conceptual, under construction, and complete
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Street Elevation
Beachfront Townhomes The Beachfront townhomes pictured on this page were designed in collaboration with Craft Design Studio. The five units are meant to be an alternative to the people in Beachtown who want Beachfront living without the size or increased maintenance inherent with a detached home. The townhomes are currently in the permitting phase.
Beach Elevation
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Elevations Studies
609 Ramsar Road Conceptualized on an airplane, 609 Ramsar Road is one of the most recently built of Beach House Designer’s design. I sketched the sunburst cottage while on a plane to California. It was the first home used to test some ideas that the builder and I had to bring a lower cost product to a market where each home is very high end not just because of the location and amenities, but construction cost necessary to built homes in a hurricane prone environment that will last.
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Beachfront Lofts The Beachtown Beachfront Lofts are designed in partnership with Michael G. Imber Architects and Mitchell Carson, Stone, Inc. One of two larger projects currently in the design phase, the Beachfront Lofts also cater to clients looking for a different model in their beachfront living. The lofts are designed with three units per floor, while the ground level remains as parking and communal space in deference to FEMA regulations.
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Writing & Advertising An unexpected but large part of what I
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for Beachtown, and the restaurant in Beachtown’s town center Porch Cafe. This has given me an opportunity to stretch my skills further into graphic design, branding, writing, and communications.
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A Recent Article, Published in Society Diaries
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