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Florida Architect John Henry blogs on a variety of subjects, from personal thoughts about state of the art architectural design and historical examples to motivational topics, local Orlando and Florida statistics and general information, and humorous stories.
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."  It was in the middle of the last recession...The first call was interesting.  Strong British accent, very knowledgable, name-dropper, affable.  He wanted a 60,000 SF house near the Atlantic coast north of Daytona.He knew building methods a...
12/05/2019
Architects: John Henry & Jeana BurtGarage: 3 Car,  Bedrooms: 4+, Flex Room: Office | 5th Bedroom, Bathrooms: 4 Full , 1 Half A/C Sq. Footage: 4,956 Developed for a beautiful lot on the Winter Park chain of lakes, Architect of Record John Henry has created two elevation/facades based on the same f...
11/29/2019
For those who have the time and stamina, and possibly a flexible budget, designing and building a custom home can be a joy and a proud achievement.If you don't wish to go through months of planning, thinking and imagining, starting from zero, and not seeing what you are getting in the end, then y...
11/12/2019
I grew up walking on terrazzo floors before I even knew what they were.  Solid, beautifully colored, typically on a black or light ground with specks of stones embedded, and completely moisture resistant.  Smooth, shiny, easy to maintain, nearly impossible to mar. Spills easy to clean up.  As tou...
11/11/2019
Interesting motivational point in the new Terminator movie.This series is about the future coming to the past to prevent a person from affecting their future...In the 'now', the characters in this movie see a potentially devastating future.  We also need to look at our potential futures... what a...
11/03/2019
Four months ago I drove through the high end of Winter Park, just north of Orlando, to see in what style the latest construction was more prevalent and to write down the names of the builders for future contact.There were two builders of note whose names started with Z.  One advertises his busine...
10/30/2019
... about to walk out the door, he says it's the best menu item at the restaurant there, but then looks down on my plate and I'm working on a tuna salad.So what should I do?1.  Tell him to mind his own business2.  Tell him that I prefer tuna to chicken3.  Ignore him completely and watch the TV on...
10/29/2019
Gothic horror is probably my favorite genre with a close second being the futuristic Aliens movies.  The ingenious locations and sets developed for movies as early as 1922s Nosferatu to the Twilight series of 2007 span many architectural styles that were either on the forefront of the time of fil...
10/29/2019
This is going to be short and sweet.The signs and prep may have been there but I really wanted to be "the best lead guitarist in the world".  Before I knew anything about motivational therapy and writing notes to yourself, or goal making, etc. at the age of about 15, after listening to quite a fe...
10/26/2019
I tend to be gregarious at restaurants...My wife and I were having an alfresco lunch yesterday.  Two tables away sat a woman with a branded shirt, quietly eating some great Mexican food and sipping a Corona.All of a sudden her laid back demeanor changed when she answered a cell call and went into...
10/24/2019
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We have been designing luxury homes for over thirty years in not only Florida, but Texas, Tennessee, California, Delaware, Mississippi, Lousiana, North Carolina, Maryland, Utah and Alabama. We have also created custom homes in Sweden, China, and the Middle East.