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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Theory Homes
my wife and I visited during our trip to Cabo, with rectangular, boxy aprons in its architecture, Jordan incorporated similar flair into the front of Old Ivy Road. Around 70 percent of the house’ s walls are made of glass, presenting a structural challenge for the engineers tasked with ensuring its stability against the wind. Additionally, the property has a steel skeleton that is typical of this architectural style as it provides essential structural support.
“ To accommodate my passion for working on cars, we included a spacious garage and workshop in the basement. One of Jordan’ s signature touches involves incorporating unconventional angles. In the case of Old Ivy Road, he opened up the L shape of the house by five degrees to facilitate easier access to the basement garage from the right-hand side. This adjustment resulted in hallways that gradually taper from wide to narrow, with intriguing angles throughout the house.
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