Arts & Crafts classic construction elements are blended with Modern glass doors, metal railings, lighting and Asian motifs.
This home is a unique combination of timeless design concepts, modern ideas and the latest in construction science. Experience a new definition of modern living that encompasses a complete lifestyle.
Features:
- 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths, and one half bath
- Approximate square footage:
- Lower Level – 1,400 sq. ft. heated
- Main Level – 2,250 sq. ft. heated/AC
- Upper Level – 1,400 sq. ft. heated/AC
- Garage/Workshop – 1,200 sq. ft. (insulated space)
- Porches – 700 sq. ft.
This home is adjacent to the Little Sugar Creek Greenway providing a path minutes to Uptown!
Walk to shopping at the Park Road Shopping Center, bike to work and take Green living to the next step. If you must take your car, home is short driving distances to South Park, Uptown and all that Charlotte has to offer.
Location Features:
- Located near the corner of Willow Oak Road and Devon Drive.
- One half block away from Park Road Montessori School.
- County Greenway Trail located at end of street.
- Park Road Shopping center located two blocks away and with walking or biking distance along quiet neighborhood street.
The Art and Science of Building
We are no longer designing and constructing buildings in the same way we have always done. Our world is changing. The green building movement is an unprecedented opportunity to respond to the most important challenges of our time, including global climate change, dependence on non-sustainable and expensive sources of energy, and threats to human health. The work of innovative building professionals is a fundamental driving force to improve every neighborhood.
Houses aren’t just about a pretty face; it’s certainly a consideration but houses go much further. They are designed to capitalize on the local environment and to respond to the climate functioning much like living things. Their shapes capitalize on natural light when desired and when not. Features like porches, skylights, large overhangs, and expansive windows perform their unique task with respect to the sun and environment.
Houses are complex systems that include thousands of processes bringing together hundreds of components needed in the various interrelated systems. Changing one component can affect the entire system. Successful houses have met the priorities of people, house and environment.
Energy & Environmental Building Association, EnergyStar, and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) guiding principles were used in the design and construction of this project. The 1409 Devon Drive house can qualify for different environmental certifications with the ability to add further improvements.
The new LEED for Residential is fast becoming the most recognized certification thanks in large part to its sister program for commercial projects. LEED offers standards, tools and performance criteria for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Points are awarded in various categories for items such as the use of sustainable materials, indoor environmental quality, energy generating systems, and water saving devices. A LEED application is currently under review for 1409 Devon Drive.
Some of the LEED initiatives in this project:
- Building orientation: solar design
- Quality Management: durable materials
- Infill site: reusing existing resources
- Community resources: shopping and transit nearby
- Landscaping: natural habitat created
- Storm water: designed management
- Nontoxic pest control
- Material Efficient framing
- Environmentally preferred products
- Indoor air quality: includes Energy Star practices
- Energy and Atmosphere:
- Insulation exceeds r-value requirements of IECC by 5%
- Two speed HVAC equipment
- Entire envelope is insulated
- Windows and doors are EnergyStar
- Lighting 60% EnergyStar
- Appliances to be EnergyStar