It was a testament to his vision and the skills of his selected laborers. The project had taken bits of his free time for almost a year - but now it was nearly complete and their were already interested parties. He'd taken the recovered landfill area near the waterfront - a previously undesirable stretch of land and put it to a wide variety of uses. The excavation and recovery to the coastline's natural contour allowed much of Tacharan's unpleasant business to be dragged with the clean waste into Nachton harbor in the name of environmental renewal. The areas of dirty waste were reprocessed inland and disposed of more conservatively. One environmental group's head had begun to sniff around, but a bit of industrial espionage had tipped her off to a local shipping firm that was transporting toxics locally and had seriously substandard safety practices. The issue of the land developers using very eco-friendly and unfriendly processes was forgotten, and Alec amassed more wealth.
The second phase was the breaking and laying of foundation, which was easy - the site was perfect, once re-contoured, for a sizable single family estate with pleasant coastal views and quick downtown access. The view, after the ocean had scrubbed away the last of the filler material, was lovely. Even in the rough it had been nice - once the landscapers had their way with it, the gardens would be spectacular. He knew, due to the location, that he would never want to live there - it was far too high profile. With that in mind, he thought outside the box and set his folks to work.
Importing the team from all over, he put them to work on a modern, edgy design he'd been playing with. The design was simple - an expansion of the tiered beach houses of old, modernized with new layouts, materials and scaled upward. He'd opened up the interior significantly by using typically corporate styled materials - steel and glass of all varieties. The exterior looked almost like a small corporate building - steel and mirrored windows covering the majority of the structure. The rear of the house was the solid state of the structure, along with the roof - otherwise, the building was pure glass to maximize the views.
The interior had done away with traditional walls as well - they were high frosted glass supported by steel framework...and used sparingly. The interior effect was quite open - high, vaulted ceilings with an offset floor plan so that from almost every area of the house one could look out at the excellent ocean view. Built on a bit of a natural rise, the bottom floor was below entry level and extended out past the rest of the house, containing the spacious master bedroom and office space, which were accessed from a single spiral staircase. A small bathroom and a large filled the spaces at the back of the lower floor along the solid face of the building - spaces that would not appreciate the view the rest of the house afforded.
The top floor was arranged as an over-sized loft space and opened to the same awesome views available from the private floor below. The open counter kitchen spread seamlessly into the wide space of the dining room, separated from the rest of the space from the highly polished steel and frosted glass. The bathroom on the top floor was more of an indoor jacuzzi, designed so that an individual bathing would also be able to enjoy the view away from the biting cold of Nachton's winter months. At the rear of the viewing bathroom was also a water closet for more private use.
The final plans included a floral garden to be spread beneath the viewing window on the Atlantic, but the late cold had prevented their planting. The security was also incomplete, but would be finished in short order now that the place was finally coming together. The garage had been a bit problematic, but with a bit of creative exterior work, it now looked like a separate wing to the sprawling floor plan from the road. When taking a ride down the short private drive, the changing perspective broke the illusion, but also revealed the greater artistry of the design.
Various firms had contacted his agents for purchasing or brokering right to the property, and all were firmly rejected. The architects would be handling the selection of prospective buyers personally. After all, it was a shopping list of the city's human elite - due to the unique location and construction, it would not be a safe haven for a nocturnal occupant from the sun's rays. The solid rock it had been perched upon also eliminated the possibility of easy expansion downward, ensuring that a select clientèle would not be interested.
The list of buyers, however, would be Alec's new shopping list. Each would be an individual with hearty sums of fluid assets. Those were the types that had things worth taking. Yes...he'd handle the files personally on this one.
The second phase was the breaking and laying of foundation, which was easy - the site was perfect, once re-contoured, for a sizable single family estate with pleasant coastal views and quick downtown access. The view, after the ocean had scrubbed away the last of the filler material, was lovely. Even in the rough it had been nice - once the landscapers had their way with it, the gardens would be spectacular. He knew, due to the location, that he would never want to live there - it was far too high profile. With that in mind, he thought outside the box and set his folks to work.
Importing the team from all over, he put them to work on a modern, edgy design he'd been playing with. The design was simple - an expansion of the tiered beach houses of old, modernized with new layouts, materials and scaled upward. He'd opened up the interior significantly by using typically corporate styled materials - steel and glass of all varieties. The exterior looked almost like a small corporate building - steel and mirrored windows covering the majority of the structure. The rear of the house was the solid state of the structure, along with the roof - otherwise, the building was pure glass to maximize the views.
The interior had done away with traditional walls as well - they were high frosted glass supported by steel framework...and used sparingly. The interior effect was quite open - high, vaulted ceilings with an offset floor plan so that from almost every area of the house one could look out at the excellent ocean view. Built on a bit of a natural rise, the bottom floor was below entry level and extended out past the rest of the house, containing the spacious master bedroom and office space, which were accessed from a single spiral staircase. A small bathroom and a large filled the spaces at the back of the lower floor along the solid face of the building - spaces that would not appreciate the view the rest of the house afforded.
The top floor was arranged as an over-sized loft space and opened to the same awesome views available from the private floor below. The open counter kitchen spread seamlessly into the wide space of the dining room, separated from the rest of the space from the highly polished steel and frosted glass. The bathroom on the top floor was more of an indoor jacuzzi, designed so that an individual bathing would also be able to enjoy the view away from the biting cold of Nachton's winter months. At the rear of the viewing bathroom was also a water closet for more private use.
The final plans included a floral garden to be spread beneath the viewing window on the Atlantic, but the late cold had prevented their planting. The security was also incomplete, but would be finished in short order now that the place was finally coming together. The garage had been a bit problematic, but with a bit of creative exterior work, it now looked like a separate wing to the sprawling floor plan from the road. When taking a ride down the short private drive, the changing perspective broke the illusion, but also revealed the greater artistry of the design.
Various firms had contacted his agents for purchasing or brokering right to the property, and all were firmly rejected. The architects would be handling the selection of prospective buyers personally. After all, it was a shopping list of the city's human elite - due to the unique location and construction, it would not be a safe haven for a nocturnal occupant from the sun's rays. The solid rock it had been perched upon also eliminated the possibility of easy expansion downward, ensuring that a select clientèle would not be interested.
The list of buyers, however, would be Alec's new shopping list. Each would be an individual with hearty sums of fluid assets. Those were the types that had things worth taking. Yes...he'd handle the files personally on this one.
