118 Hc 71, Asbury, WV 24916

Welcome to Falcon Nest - this home and surrounding views are meant to be experienced, not just seen. The view is sweeping from the ridge of Muddy Creek Mountain on the left and past Keeney Knob to the right. The long view is over a vast expanse of mountain forest dotted with farms, past the Greenbrier River Valley and farther on to Tazewell County, Virginia, some 80 miles in the distance. You will look over the edge of the sandstone cliff to see the village of Asbury and, as though set by the hand of an artist, the small white country church named for the first Methodist bishop in America. An unnamed gorge, deeper than the New River Gorge at the great bridge, often fills with fog that climbs the cliff as clouds and sweep over the house. The view has no airport, freeway, utility lines nor other sign of man except where his hand enhances it. Even the moaning red lights of mountain towers add to the serenity. Homesite Placement The house sets comfortably back from the edge of a sandstone cliff that includes a monolith, an outcropping to which a bridge spans the narrow but deep chasm that divides it from the cliff proper. The driveway is serpentine and approaches the house from the side through un-cleared woods so as to hide the view from the driver. The first a visitor sees of the dramatic scene is as he walks up the front steps and looks through the great room. It is an unforgettable first impression to a magnificent house. Overall Design Concept The owners wanted the house to be an experience rather than simply a house, to be an emotional experience The homesite has one of the world's most beautiful views. The house should bring the lot inside. The bedroom wings are low on the lot to give you the feeling of being outdoors while being in comfortable surroundings. The house should blend into the lot rather than stand out. The view and the lot, not the house, were paramount. All colors are matched to things found on the lot. The master bedroom, for example, was color matched to the top and underside of a sugar maple leaf plucked from a sapling which grows at the edge of the homesite. The color of the great room ceiling matches the sky and clouds you see on most summer days. Flowers, leaves, lichens, mosses and sky colors are all brought into the house with its color palette. This plan is a Donald A. Gardner Cedar Creek, #959, developed for several mountain golf course communities in the Carolinas. The main floor is 3188 square feet according to the plans with 600 square feet in the bonus room above the garage. While the bonus room is unfinished it has a complete HVAC system. The house is a fusion of Southwest contemporary and Allegheny rustic. Textured walls and smooth ceilings, a reversal of regional convention Pot shelves rather than soffits to enhance the feeling of space, provide an area for night lighting and decoration Porcelain tile floors Porcelain is nearly indestructible. It will never deteriorate or need refinishing. Easy to clean Absorbs and then radiates heat from the sun and the fireplace during the winter. (Not an issue in the summer because of the higher sun line) Set on cement board which is laid over the subfloor SpectraLock epoxy grout Does not stain Does not chip or otherwise deteriorate Semi-gloss paint in the living areas to enhance the sunlight streaming through the windows and to evoke the feeling of water, another natural element. HOME FEATURES Comfort. The most important home feature...and often the most overlooked. Conditioned crawl space. This is a relatively new technique developed by Clemson University that seals the crawl space and insulates its exterior walls. This captures the natural heat of the Earth in the winter. The floors of the home are not insulated thereby allowing the heat to radiate up through the floor. Even with