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In
just eight months, the Ford Plantation and Sterling Construction Management
built the first of an eventual 400 houses planned for Ford's 1,800-acre
property south of Savannah. Town & Country, working in conjunction
with decorator Thomas Jayne, installed the final pieces of furniture
as the contractors were still finishing up the bathrooms. "That's
normal these days," says Jayne. "People no longer want a
house decorated in two or three years - they want it in six months." TOP LEFT: Georgia architect Jim Strickland took various its of the classical vocabulary and recomposed them into a rambling and functional contemporary house. His team included Phil Windsor, Terry Pylant, Dave Bryant, Zhi Feng, Aaron Daily and Sandy Guritz. Ford Plantation partner Steve Schram's 1955 MG is parked in front on a walkway laid of reclaimed 18th-century brick. TOP RIGHT: Our project team, from left: Town & Country's Sarah Medford, decorator Thomas Jayne, project managers Alison Nash and Eric Smith (from Jayne's office), and construction manager Peer Rinde-Thorsen. BOTTOM: The screened porch, with two exposures and a lake view, is a comfortable living area nine or ten months a year. Jayne put as much thought into the space as he would have an inside room, with comfortable seating, places to rest drinks, and lighting to extend its usefulness into the evening. Behind the door on the right is an outdoor fireplace. In the foreground are McGuire's "Gothic" rattan sofa and chairs on an Elizabeth Eakins cotton carpet; the coffee table is from John Boone. In the background, McGuire's teak dining table is surrounded by reproduction Windsor chairs from Barton-Sharpe, Ltd. |
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