S with any Wrightsville Beach
home, hurricane defense
was an important fac-tor
in the construc-tion.
Heron Watch is an IBHS Gold
Fortified home, the highest rating given
by the Institute for Business & Home
Safety. At the top of the stairs between
the ground floor and first floor is a
door that can be pulled down, creating
an airtight seal. In the event of flood-ing,
the door keeps at bay any water
that might encroach on the ground
floor, preventing it from inundating the
upper levels of the home. The shape of
the roof was designed with hurricanes
in mind. Its low pitch is ideal for with-standing
strong winds. The safety feature
with perhaps the biggest coolness factor
is the Kevlar screening on the balconies.
Also serving as sunshades, the screens
are operated by remote control and can
withstand hurricane-force winds.
Every member of the project team
came away with something new in
common: friendship. While I was
interviewing Smith and Gsell, Lisa
Beller called just to say hello. During
our tour of the home, Kersting
invited the Bellers to join him for
dinner. Graham shared baby pho-tos
with the couple. They all speak
glowingly of one another and of the
home, exuding the friendly commu-nity
feeling that makes Wrightsville
Beach the perfect spot for a modern
coastal sanctuary.
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Large windows throughout make the
outdoors a focal point in nearly every
room.
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