The firm has

since designed over 400 houses throughout the Southeast that have played

a key role in the traditional neighborhood revival. The design team also

includes Marty Mullin, Ben Showalter, and Jeremy Sommer.

Historical

Concepts has been recognized with numerous awards, including a 2001 Southern

Home Award from Southern Living . The firm's work has also been

featured in publications such as Southern Accents , Southern

Living, Town and Country ,and Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Magazine .

"These

two homes are examples of the fine craftsmanship that is making WaterColor

a true, authentic and organic place," said Chick Grant, vice-president

of Northwest Florida development for Arvida.

"The design

and construction team is exceptional. These Coastal Living homes

at WaterColor are studies in consistency and contrast, and for many years

to come, we expect these homes to be emulated as two of the finest examples

of Southern coastal architecture."

Arvida's design

team members include Grant, staff architect Bill Sabella, and Arvida Homes'

construction manager, David Thomas. A member of the American Institute

of Architects, the Urban Land Institute, and The American Resort Development

Association, Grant is responsible for the coordination of all aspects

of development in Northwest Florida.

A graduate

of Clemson, Grant has over thirty years experience in the profession and

currently sits on the board of The Seaside Institute.

Sabella, who

earned his master of architecture from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee,

has national, state and local design and preservation awards to his credit.

He currently oversees work at WaterColor and WaterSound, Arvida's newest

beachfront community in Florida's Great Northwest.

Thomas, a licensed

general contractor, has his degree in building construction from the University

of Florida and was a custom homebuilder in Walton County for twenty years,

prior to joining Arvida.

He is currently

on the board of the Walton County Habitat for Humanity and is a past president

of the Walton County Chamber of Commerce.

Coastal

Living interior design consultant Linda Woodrum is coordinating the

interiors for the Idea Houses. Woodrum brings more than 20 years of design

experience to the project.

Her work has

included residences and commercial projects in New York, Boston, Los Angeles,

Washington, D.C., Virginia, and South Carolina. Publication credits include

Southern Accents, Coastal Living, and Southern Living. Ms.

Woodrum has also worked on three HGTV Dream Homes.

After completion

and opening of the 2001 Idea Houses, the plans for the homes will be available

from the Coastal Living House Plans Service at 1-800-755-1122.

Arvida is a

primary developer of master-planned residential, resort and business communities

nationwide. Since Arthur Vining Davis founded the company more than 40

years ago, Arvida has completed more than 60 planned communities comprising

more than 40,000 new homes and 28 golf courses in Florida, Georgia, Texas,

California, and North Carolina. Two of its newest communities, WaterColor

and WaterSound, as well as Camp Creek Golf Club, are currently in development

in Walton County, Florida.

St. Joe, a

publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is Florida's largest real

estate operating company. It is engaged in community, commercial, industrial,

leisure, hospitality and resort development, along with residential and

commercial real estate services. The company also has significant interests

in timber.

More information

about St. Joe can be found at www.joe.com . Additional information

about Arvida, WaterColor and WaterSound can be found at www.arvida.com .

Southern Progress

Corporation publishes Coastal Living (coastalliving.com) . Covering

the shorelines and bay areas of the Gulf, East, and West Coasts, the magazine

taps into the uniqueness of the coastal lifestyles and the common threads

that connect people who love being by the shore.

Besides Coastal

Living, Southern Progress also publishes Southern Living, Cooking

Light, Progressive Farmer, Southern Accents, and health magazines,

as well as OXMOOR HOUSE books. The Birmingham-based subsidiary of Time

Inc. is a leading source of lifestyle information.

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