Additional Pool & House Renderings, A Couple of Changes

Day 232
Total Spent So Far: $59,140.16
30 Yard Dumpsters Filled: 3.5

We had a few adjustments made to the renderings of the plans for the pool and balconies.  We also got a few additional views rendered out to see how the upstairs back patio flowed.

We adjusted the outdoor kitchen downstairs to ensure we had room for a sink, fridge, and grill.

Outdoor Kitchen
Outdoor Kitchen

We adjusted the scuba room storage placement on the back of the house so that it didn’t cover one of the few windows in the small studio apartment. (To make sure there was still good ventilation there.)

Alleyway for Entrance and Window on Studio Apartment
Alleyway for Entrance and Window on Studio Apartment
Scuba Room / Solar Panel Power-wall Room
Scuba Room / Solar Panel Power-wall Room with New Covered Parking

We discussed a secret path (barely visible from the top view) through the jungle that would lead up to the upstairs back patio up the side of the hill to connect the back patio to the pool patio.

Top Down Overview
Top Down Overview
Jungle Path Close Up
Jungle Path Close Up

We added in the sliding panoramic doors on the South side of the house/balcony.  Now both the South Wall and East Wall of the house open completely up to the balconies upstairs.

Slider Wall with Panoramic Doors on South Side of House
Slider Wall with Panoramic Doors on South Side of House
View of South Balcony
View of South Balcony

Finally we took a look at what the entrance to the balcony looks like from the back patio, and the placement of where they would connect.

Entrance to Balcony from Back Patio
Entrance to Balcony from Back Patio
Back Patio View
Back Patio View

We also discussed a few other things not shown in the renderings, such as making the fireplace outside gas driven since we have winds up here for both safety and smoke aversion.

2D Plans
2D Plans

I think we’re now ready to start getting quotes and bids from contractors on making this happen!  Hopefully our designer captured our vision within our budget!

I started on the Nursery last week, prepping it for paint.  I have to paint this weekend.  Tile hopefully starting the next.  Only 5 more weeks until Liam is born!

Another update soon when the nursery is finished!

Caribbean Pool Design with Infinity Edge & Balconies for Windchime Estates

We recently invited Shane LeBlanc of Selective Designs to fly out to St. Croix and spend the afternoon with us discussing the design and our dreams for our outdoor living space, pool, and major remodel to the structure of our house by adding a wrap-around gallery style balcony.  We had all sorts of ideas, infinity edge on the cliffside, lowered bar on the cliffside with multiple levels of decking, fire pit, lounge space – lots of lounge space, wet deck, outdoor grille and kitchen area, and a room for my scuba gear easily accessible from our Jeep for cleaning, rinsing, drying, and storage.

Shane is an award winning globally known pool and landscape designer.  His work is simply incredible.  When he saw where we were, he immediately wanted to do the project because in his words, “With this view we can create an award winning pool, and that’s what I do, award winning pools.”

When he got to the house, Shane seemed to grab our vision immediately, and snapped some photos of the house and surrounding views.  I sent him our survey so he had the setbacks and exact dimensions of the current structure.  Honestly, for as short of a time as he was here (maybe an hour or so), I was a tad worried he wasn’t going to be able to have all he needed to create the design.

Boy was I wrong.

The design he sent over captured our vision almost perfectly! Sure, some doors are going to look a little different, maybe a plant or two, and who knows on the colors, but more or less everything is sitting in its place!  It literally IS our dream backyard! He not only did the 2D drawings, which we’ll now be taking to contractors to bid the project, but a 3D model of which we got lots of still shots and a fly-through video to really show off the idea.  We now have our eye literally on the prize.  If only we could speed up the next two years that it will take to build it.  So, who’s coming to visit?

Pool and Balconies 3D Video Fly Through

3D Rendering Still Images

View from Above Facing South East
View from Above Facing South East
View from "The View" Villa
View from “The View” Villa
View Facing South of Pool Side from Bar
View Facing South of Pool Side from Bar
View Looking up at Lower Deck and Bar Facing South West
View Looking up at Lower Deck and Bar Facing South West
View Facing West at Pool, Looking at Eastern Side of House
View Facing West at Pool, Looking at Eastern Side of House
View Facing North West of Cliffside and Pool Wall
View Facing North West of Cliffside and Pool Wall
Facing East from Wet Deck
Facing East from Wet Deck
View from infinity Edge Pool Looking at Buck Island
View from infinity Edge Pool Looking at Buck Island
View Facing South West of Cliffside and Lower Deck
View Facing South West of Cliffside and Lower Deck
View from Garden Pool Deck
View from Garden Pool Deck
Driveway with South Facing Balcony
Driveway with South Facing Balcony
South Facing Balcony and Covered Parking with Scuba Room
South Facing Balcony and Covered Parking with Scuba Room
View from Northwest Looking at Fire Pit
View from Northwest Looking at Fire Pit
View from East Balcony Facing Buck Island
View from East Balcony Facing Buck Island
View from Top Level Pool Deck Facing South East with Bar
View from Top Level Pool Deck Facing South East with Bar
View From Cabana Bed
View From Cabana Bed
View From Inside "The View" Villa
View From Inside “The View” Villa
Looking at Balcony, Upper Pool Deck, and Cabana
Looking at Balcony, Upper Pool Deck, and Cabana
View of Infinity Edge Pool with Catch Basin
View of Infinity Edge Pool with Catch Basin