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Authentic in design and stately in grandeur, this Georgian-style residence finds a home in the desert

View of the dining area, large red persian dining room, function hall, furniture, home, interior design, restaurant, room, table, tableware, window, black — View of the dining area, large red persian rug, wooden dining table and chairs with floral cushioning, red walls, artwork, cutlery & crochery, large French windows with red floral curtains at either side of them, wooden display table with a candel and antique china on it, gold bordered mirror on the wall, large hanging light over the table.

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Building an ornate, period-style house is not something undertaken every day by most contractors. So when W R Bugbee & Associates was selected to build this home, there was a lot of research done by the president, Scot Bugbee.

He researched buildings in Washington DC to familiarize himself with the intimacy of Georgian architecture. When the project was ready to proceed, he began the consents process. Because of its height, the house required specialised consents from the building department and the neighborhood.

"You don't see a lot of this style of home especially here in the desert," he says. "This project was definitely outside the box."

Bugbee & Associates is a company well known for its quality finishes, especially with highly detailed work. Therefore it was well suited to the intricacies found in Georgian homes.

"In Georgian architecture, everything is symmetrical, so if you have anything slightly off, you pay dearly for it," Bugbee says.

The contractors also had to provide temporary building solutions to enable the owners to move in before the house was completed.

"The walls are clad in limestone and that is something not seen often in this part of the country.As a result, we had problems with availability of the stone. That was probably our biggest challenge, as it meant the home had to be completed out of sequence. In the end, it added a year onto the construction time."

He says the project was extremely rewarding.

"We had wonderful clients, and if it was not for their diligence and focus, this project would never have happened."

For more information, contact Scot G Bugbee at R W Bugbee & Associates, 1005 South Cimarron Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89145, phone (702) 388 9133, fax (702) 388 9126. Email: sgbugbee@earthlink.net.

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17 Feb, 2005

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