277 Western Lake Drive, Santa Rosa Beach

Two Seventy Seven Western Lake Drive was conceived as a familial retreat and gathering home. Three separate interior gathering spaces, one on each floor, allow for families to break into smaller groups, while the great room allows large family gatherings. Large bedrooms allow for multiple families to gather, while abundant sleeping quarters allow for the extended family and friends to stay in a single home. Two living porches, one on each floor, encourage owners to enjoy the exquisite climate of Northwest Florida. The first floor living porch hearkens back to the Southern penchant for large covered outdoor spaces, while the fireplace acknowledges the occasional chilly Winter eve. The second floor living porch extends the dining area outdoors, allowing for spectacular sunset views across Western Lake and the white sand dunes. A third floor bonus porch offers higher views of the sand dunes and the Gulf. The Southern Vernacular design is typical of the Watercolor style. Deep porches provide areas of shade and coolness. The steep roof sheds rain quickly, while the deep overhangs both cool the house and shed the water away from the home. The southwest orientation allows for sunlight to light the interior brightly while taking advantage of the best views the house has to offer. The master bedrooms are on the southwest corner to allow for full sunlight through the day, while preventing direct sunlight in the early morning. The gathering spaces are all located to the south, again to allow for the best lighting and views available. The architect, Walt Chancey, designed, built, and still owns the first home in Watercolor. Through the years, he has developed, both through personal experience and design experience, an innate grasp of how a vacation home will be used by a large family. His understanding has driven the design of 277 Western Lake, and has created a design that reflects how a family will truly use a vacation home. This 3 story classic Southern home is situated on the last large, south-facing lot in Phase I. This fabulous home, includes 7 bedrooms, six full baths, and 2 half baths along with spacious living and dining areas, separate den/media room, office area and a huge 3rd floor game room with an outside deck offering beautiful views of the sunset over Western Lake and the Gulf. Features also include a 2 car garage, large swimming pool, outdoor fireplace and summer kitchen. Three spacious porches overlook the pool area while three additional porches welcome you from the street.Scheduled to be complete in late Spring '12. Purchase now and and choose your own finishes. All room dimensions to be verified by buyer.