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Cloudland Station has four overarching architectural themes that are thoughtfully woven into the aesthetic fabric of the masterplan. These four themes, along with our process for inspiring individual creativity, strike a desired balance between a highly coherent look and the right amount of eclecticism that brings about a real authenticity often missing in communities today. It’s what makes our intentional community truly intentional.
Within each theme, there is a variety of acceptable and traditional architectural styles that range in time from the late colonial period to the mid-20th century. Depending on where each theme is designated throughout Cloudland Station’s masterplan, these themes will reflect the choice of lifestyle one desires within Cloudland Station.
Each neighborhood in our healthy living community has been assigned one, or in some cases, two themes. Your preference for one of our four themes can help you determine which neighborhood best fits you.
Homestead Nostalgic
Cloudland Station is abundant with old and spectacular canopies and sun-splintered coves. As one moves into these areas of the property, the conscience stirs with a desire to preserve a memory of what structures might have once been there. The Homestead Nostalgic architecture is consistent with its name and is the most rustic and historic of the four themes. It will consist of both cottages and cabins that speak authenticity. It also includes a grand old manor that is part of our Reimagined Story. Typically placed on isolated lots, but also in a small hamlet to anchor its history, Homestead Nostalgic will include stone homes, rustic board and batten cottages, and Appalachian log cabins complemented with stone. Unlike the other themes, Homestead Nostalgic can be built just about anywhere within Cloudland Station. If this is your dream house design, look into building a house with us.
European Revival
Cloudland Station is graced with meadows and pastures lying about in the shadows of our ridges and mountain. Nestled within these crevasses, we have a number of hamlets along the valley floor and overlooking ridges. These hamlets are the perfect places to bring a new revival to the original Revival European Styles that moved across American towns and cities creating some of the most beautiful historic neighborhoods ever built.
These neighbothoods were built between the 1880's though the 1920's and paid great homage to the styles they revived from the old world, such as French Country, Cottswold, English Tudor, Victorian, Queen Anne, and many more. With such a wide array of styles to pick from, no home ever looked the same in these treasured neighborhoods
The primary architecture elements stay true to the original inspiration, with each home having just the amount of fun and tasteful architectural nuances, never overdone, but just enough to give them each distinctive charm. The materials also stay true to the originals and include all the heavy materials, like slate roofs, brick and stone siding, half timber and olde world stucco.
Mountain Traditional
Many homesites exist atop ridges and on the side of the mountain. These homesites are laid out with a sense of community, while also allowing for privacy. Less historic than all other themes, these homes simply hold to more traditional lines. Materials will include stone, brick, and wood siding, and they may even have log cabin accents. These homes tend to be larger, with a look and feel more reflective of your traditional and classic mountain homes.
Village Charm
The Village Charm architectural style infuses our neighborhood homesites close to the village with exactly that — charm. These picturebook neighborhoods are lined with beautifully handcrafted cottages, many with picket fences. For those looking for a charmed experience just a short walk to the Village, this is your pick for buying a vacation home.
The architectural style reflects historical architecture dating from 1860 to the 1950s. Such homes will be simple in form, with design elements that demonstrate the formalities of those knowledgeable of style and culture, but not pretentious. The primary building structure is traditional framing or timber framing, wrapped in brick, stone or clapboard, or combinations thereof. Many of the European influences are seen in the porch scrollwork, shutters, and more. Front porches are prevalent, so get ready to relax on the porch in your new home community.
In later years, many of these types of homes were brightly painted. However, in the earlier days, the influences of conservation architects like Andrew Jackson Downing (early- to mid-1800s) encouraged then-forward thinkers to consider more natural tones that blended with nature. In our little simple times village, we will comply with these requests to a certain extent, but we’ll still enjoy some appropriately bright colors as well, informed often by the natural colors all around.
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