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has an opportunity to capture
something,” he says. “The ocean-front
houses are easy, the waterfront
houses are easy, but the interior
homes have few windows and
opportunities that are sometimes
hard to see. With this one we knew
we would get some sunset views
and down toward Masonboro so
we capitalized on that.”
eflecting on the
project, the Landises
attribute much of what
the structure achieves
to the ingenuity of
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both designer and contractor.
“We generated the idea and both
Scott and Jimmy were great to
work with,” Nina says. “I have to
give it to them, they were very open
minded and worked really hard to
help make it happen for us.”
Now that the home is finished
and furnished, Kel says they
intend to name the home “True
North,” after the best-selling
2007 work of the same name by
Harvard Business School professor
Bill George, which has profoundly
influenced the way he and Nina
make their decisions in business
and life. In his work, George
lectures on the importance of
finding one’s true self and making
decisions based on that principle.
In the case of their new island
retreat, the Landises have done
so by achieving the highest
possible energy efficiency rating
and making a commitment to
filling their home with North
Carolina products.
Kel says, “If you always make
decisions from your true self, then
most of the time you are going to
make good decisions.”
The profile of the home’s rear
elevation features the cantilevered
master suite porch and office
supported by steel beams. The
brackets are decorative.