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Don Francois Roban architect N.C.A.R.B.

Eagle's Nook...

The house got its' name as two eagles made their home at the site before construction began.

Eagles Nook front elev. Cover of Homes International

Cover picture for Homes International Magazine

photo by Robert Jureit

	Eagle's Nook was a residence that attracted the attention of two magazine editors in the same year. It was on the cover of, and was the featured house in, Florida Architecture
	The residence was also chosen by the editor of Homes International as their cover house. Both of these selections were editorial choices

The owner of this residence was a patron of international tennis teams. The first thing built, even before any other construction, was the tennis court. Aside from tennis, and between games, visitors can have refreshments at a bar built into a large room under the home. This area has all the feeling of being in the main cabin of a sailboat. The bar is situated in front of two seven foot glass panels looking into one of the largest privately owned salt water aquariums in the country. Cleaning this water-world is done with scuba gear. The house is located on a waterway and fresh salt water is supplied directly from the bay.

Eagles Nook TennisCourt photo by Yuichi Idaka

Many world cup tennis champions used this state-of-the-art clay court to prepare themselves for the Lipton cup finals. A sprinkler system was concealed by building it into the fencing around the court. This provides the proper moisture content for the four inch thick clay..

Eagle's Nook:
This residence is built utilizing the materials of nature, wood and stone. The large panels of glass are incorporated in the
architecture to provide a visual integration of the interiors with the tropical surroundings of the property. The delicate look of the structural members supporting the roof and glass are like the limbs of trees. They belay the fact that their strength is inherent in good engineering. A test of its' design came not too long ago when the home was subjected to the hurricane force winds of Andrew. This storm attained a velocity of approximately 180 mph. There was no damage done even though the home
is in an exposed site on the
water. As you look at my work it will be evident that these homes are conceived
as a total concept.
Interiors and exteriors are designed with unity in mind.
This was the philosophy of Frank Lloyd Wright

Eagles Nook cover of Florida Architecture

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