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The first model home to open follows a design known as The Cumbria House. With its majestic façade of tiered triangles and gracious front-facing courtyard, the Cumbria House design creates an impressive and welcoming first impression. The Cumbria House is the most formal expression of Arts and Crafts design at Windermere. The twin garage wings sweep up to paired symmetrical gables hovering over a walled entry piazza. The generous floor plan organizes ground-floor common areas — kitchen and living, family, dining, and breakfast rooms — around a grand central staircase. On the second floor, the spacious master suite is flanked by four bedrooms, three additional baths, and study. “We are extremely proud to announce the unveiling of Windermere on the Lake,” said Mark Robbins, President of NRDC Residential. “The extraordinary community represents the culmination of nearly three years of meticulous planning and the assembly of a carefully-selected team of world renowned professionals. Everyone associated with this community has shared a vision of creating the new model of environmentally conscious living, and we are both excited and eager to present this shared vision to the public.” Windermere on the Lake is pursuing a LEED-certification, which would make it the first LEED-certified luxury planned community in Connecticut. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) created the LEED™, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, rating system to serve as the benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED is a particularly impressive and demanding designation for a planned community to achieve, given the rigorous specification requirements associated with the rating for single-family home construction. Windermere on the Lake’s unique architectural plans are inspired by England’s 19th-century Arts & Crafts movement’s architect C. F. A. Voysey, whose groundbreaking style and innovative concepts feature continuous rooftops that blend in with the landscape and each other. Additionally, the Arts & Crafts movement prizes simplicity, quality craftsmanship, good design, clean lines, graceful forms, and comfort as well as harmonizing architecture with nature. Named for locales in England’s Lake District, Windermere on the Lake’s four, light-filled home styles— Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, and Westmorland — consist of four- to-six bedrooms, three-car-garages, porches, stone walls, cedar roofs, Christopher Peacock Cabinetry, Waterworks fixtures, Marvin windows, hardwood floors, convertible au pair/in-law suites, masonry fireplaces, and sports-equipment rooms. Additional options include a landmark tower, light monitor, outdoor entertainment area, balconies, exercise rooms as wells as his and her studies. As an added benefit, noted interior designer, Karen Houghton, will be available for future homeowners at Windermere on the Lake who wish to take advantage of Houghton’s celebrated design skills and expertise. Windermere on the Lake homes will feature varying levels of industry leading eco-friendly options such as sustainable building materials, low-VOC paint and carpets, optional geothermal heating and cooling systems, superior insulation, multi-zone Hydro-Air HVAC systems, precise construction tolerances, custom LED lighting, and professional-grade appliances. In addition, these Energy Star®-qualified new homes meet efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Windermere on the Lake is set on 75 park-like acres which feature a variety of distinct natural habitats, including woodlands, meadows, ponds, and a stunning 6 acre lake. Unlike typical subdivisions that fragment the landscape, Windermere represents an ecological approach to development. A Habitat Management Plan includes wetland restoration and preservation features that naturally improve water quality and prevent erosion. Where necessary, invasive plants have been removed and replaced with native species that promote the long-term health of the overall environment. Lastly, native wildlife is encouraged to thrive, with wildflower and butterfly plantings, bluebird nesting boxes, and a log-crib habitat structure in the picturesque ponds. NRDC Residential retained renowned English landscape architect Simon Johnson to design the breathtaking garden plans that provide homeowners with a range of options, from the simple-sweeping lawns, specimen trees, swaths of bulbs-to the more elaborate with terraces, arbours, flower gardens, a pool, and fountains. The Robinson, Mawson, and Triggs garden options for Windermere on the Lake, can be customized for each owner. Convenience will enhance all aspects of life at Windermere on the Lake, from owner services at the gatehouse to professionally maintained grounds. The resort-style community includes a swimming pool, tennis court, clubhouse with fitness room, walking trail, and lakefront fishing dock. The semi-custom homes offer optional features including elevators, steam showers, wine cellars, generators, cedar closets, heated garages, home theaters, and state-of-the-art sound and security systems. Located in the historic Long Ridge village in prestigious North Stamford, Windermere on the Lake is nestled between Greenwich, New Canaan, and Pound Ridge and is approximately 40 miles from New York City. Daily train and bus services to Manhattan, Boston, and Washington, DC departs from nearby downtown Stamford. For private tour please call 203-322-0055. We invite you to visit Windermere on the Lake at www.windermereonthelake.com About NRDC Residential NRDC Residential is a division of National Realty & Development Corp., one of the leading real estate development and management firms in the Northeast. NRDC Residential focuses on environmentally sustainable planned communities. For more information about the Company and its inaugural project, please visit: www.windermereonthelake.com Bartels-Pagliaro Architects (BPA) Founded as a design oriented studio in 1974, BPA has built a reputation for creating award winning, waterfront residences. The firm has built numerous Arts & Crafts – inspired estates across Connecticut and the East Coast, as well as the Bear Mountain State Park merry go-round pavilion and Stonecrop Garden’s glass conservatory, both in New York. For more information, please visit: www.bartels-pagliaro.com About Simon Johnson Simon Johnson is one of England’s foremost landscape and garden designers. Over the past 20 years, his work has included private gardens in the United Kingdom, southern Spain, and on the shores of the Baltic Sea. He has also worked extensively in the United States, from California to Maine, Chicago to Fort Worth. Simon has undertaken public commissions in the UK, working with English Heritage to create a garden for HM the Queen Mother at Walmer Castle in Kent, and with the Beaverbrook Foundation to restore Cherkley Court in Surrey. About Christopher Peacock Handmade in America and designed with an English sensibility, Christopher Peacock has personally designed kitchens, mudrooms, bathrooms and pantries that respect the form and function of the outstanding architecture they inhabit. His workshop uses the best joinery methods, highest construction standards and best on-site, hand-finishing techniques. For more than 15 years his work has included many private estates and luxury residences throughout the United States, France, Australia, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Ireland and Puerto Rico. Clients have come to know Christopher Peacock as the benchmark of quality and exceptional service. For more information, please visit: www.peacockcabinetry.com About Karen Houghton Interiors Karen Houghton Interiors has been providing clients with sophisticated design and livable homes that accommodate their family's needs and personalities for more than twenty years. Karen and her staff of designers work closely with their clients in a variety of styles to create interiors that are interesting and comfortable, as well as stylish and functional. Past projects have ranged in size from whole houses to much smaller assignments. Karen has been published in Architectural Digest, and in Chris Madden's Bedrooms and Living Rooms books, as well as many other publications. For more information, please visit: www.karenhoughtoninteriors.com © Copyright by StamfordPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of StamfordPlus.com, Stamford Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. Related Articles: 'Fish roast Ducks with convincing win - Sep 20, 2008 - 11:28 PM J. Crew and Yankee Candle company come to Stamford mall - Sep 20, 2008 - 11:38 AM Shays supports greater oversight and transparency in financial markets - Sep 19, 2008 - 11:14 PM Samuel Felder, M.D. FACC, and Susan Mani, M.D. expand care for patients in New Milford - Sep 19, 2008 - 4:38 PM Appalachian Mountain Club to present the CT Film Festival award winning movie “Brave New West” in Bethel - Sep 19, 2008 - 9:08 AM CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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