California trio crafts a striking design

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California builder Tim Alexander, designer Ade Collie and landscape architect Rick Katzmaier have collaborated with a winning design for the Westwind community in Del Rey Beach in Los Angeles, CA. The three designed the community to contain landscaped areas accessible to the public. The houses have a Mediterranean motiff which featured symmetrical, formal and simple design elements reminiscent of the architecture in Provence, France. The houses are also mostly two- to three-storeys high. Meanwhile, the exterior landscape incorporated the features of a European estate garden.

Practice, Architects, Contractors, Country homes, Alexander, Tim

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Condos offer ownership opportunity to young buyers

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Pardee Construction Inc's Camino Villas condominium in Del Mar Highland, San Diego, CA, has generated sales mostly from young singles and young married couples. The condominium features a Mediterranean motif, an open plan and a contemporary exterior while the interior contains nine-foot ceilings, a gas fireplace and a patio. The buyer has a choice between one-bedroom, one bath units and two-bedroom, two bath units. Camino Villas is accessible to the beach, shopping and entertainment centers and the freeway and has its own recreational area for its residents.

Nonresidential construction, not elsewhere classified, Residential construction, not elsewhere classified, San Diego, California, Condominiums, Pardee Construction Co.

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Builder's new division lit fire in first-time market

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Houston, TX builder Royce Homes' new division, Espree Homes, has sold more than 150 units since Jan 15, 1993. Royce had conducted a marketing research prior to the creation of Espree Homes to determine what features buyers preferred in their new homes. The company integrated the input from buyers into its designs and created more affordable and appealing homes. An advertising scheme which targeted real estate agents also contributed to the company's rapid sales.

Houston, Texas, Royce Homes L.P.

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