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TEAM: Dennis Sackhoff and Wally Remmers (builders), Sandy Van Dorn (interior designer), Sandro Guerreror ( superintendent), and Brad Hosmar (plan designer).
You’d never expect a home this charming to be so technologically advanced. But once you admire the trowel-finish walls and textured hand-hewn beams, get a look at all the modern amenities—including an electric car charger and computer-controlled security system. It’s the perfect mix of Old World charm and high-performance brilliance.
- 4,721 Sq. Ft.
- Earth Advantage Silver certification for improved comfort and energy use
- Electronics and security systems can communicate with owner’s phone or iPad
- Electric car charging station in garage
- Expansive covered terrace with fireplace
- Elegant sculptured tub highlights the spacious master suite
Creative Quarters
Work-at-Home Zone
Skip the commute and keep the professionalism—this home office is connected to the main house for convenience but has a separate entrance for visitors. Spacious set-up allows room for TV and sitting area.
For more information about this Arbor home or other Arbor neighborhoods:
Arbor Custom Homes
503-641-7342
And the Winners Are...
Realtor’s Choice Awards
Best Interior Design: Chateau Marseille, Arbor Custom Homes
Best Kitchen: Chateau Marseille, Arbor Custom Homes
Best Home Furnishings: Chateau Marseille, Arbor Custom Homes
Best Master Suite (tie): Chateau Marseille, Arbor Custom Homes, and Cascade Splendor, Steel Creek Homes
Professional’s Choice Awards
Best Interior Design: Chateau Marseille, Arbor Custom Homes
Best Kitchen: Chateau Marseille, Arbor Custom Homes
Best Landscaping: Chateau Marseille, Arbor Custom Homes
Posted 08/26/2011
2011 Street of Dreams Magazine
Blue and Green Are Best Friends
The NW Natural Street of Dreams is a great place to learn about energy efficiency – and the role natural gas plays in energy efficiency.
High-efficiency At this year’s NW Natural Street of Dreams, all five showcase homes are designed with natural gas – and they all have received Earth Advantage Certification. On your home tour, you’ll see natural gas tankless water heaters, fireplace inserts, furnaces, ranges and dryers.
There’s even a natural gas pizza oven and the exciting new freewatt energy system.
Learn more about these great features on High Performance Sunday, August 21.
Reduce lost energy. Did you know that after natural gas travels from the wellhead to your furnace, you still get 92 percent of the energy originally in the gas? In contrast, after converting any fossil fuel into electricity to power a furnace you only get the benefit of32 percent of the fuel’s available energy. That’s how much is lost in the process of creating and transmitting electricity.
With almost half the state’s electricity generated from fossil fuels, direct use of natural gas can save a lot of energy.
Blue and green are friends. Even in the rainy Willamette Valley, homeowners are installing solar panels to pre-heat their water before it goes to their gas water heaters. They’re saving money on their utility bills – and reducing their carbon footprint.
And since we can only rely on wind power about 30 percent of the time, every major Northwest utility has plans to build natural gas electric generation – to firm up wind power and to replace polluting coal plants.
Use less, offset the rest. Although it’s the cleanest fossil fuel, it still emits carbon dioxide. That’s why we encourage you to use gas as efficiently as possible, then offset your emissions through NW Natural’s Smart Energy program. We’re investing in biogas development while helping dairy farmers control methane emissions.
Visit nwnatural.com to learn more about natural gas appliances and how well blue and green go together.
Posted 08/18/2011Seek and Find
Can you find these objects inside Chateau Marseille?
Posted 08/15/2011Dry Up!
The NW Natural Street of Dreams homes stand out for their spacious rooms, elegant surfaces, unique kitchen features and spectacular landscaping.
But we invite you to think beyond the textures and the colors, beyond the fabulous kitchen appliances and the outdoor living areas – to the clothes dryer. For example, check out the Whirlpool natural gas dryer in the Arbor Custom Homes house in this year’s show.
Dryers aren’t the most glamorous appliances, but your choice can make a big difference to your clothes and your monthly utility bills. And as washers and dryers move out of the basement into living areas, you’ll want a dryer that fits your home as well as your dining room table does.
When you’re ready for a new dryer, consider running a gas line to the laundry room. Here are some advantages of a natural gas dryer.
- You can save money on energy costs. High-efficiency natural gas dryers dry your clothes quickly and for less money than electric models.
- Your clothes will love it. Gas dryers fluff and freshen washables with less wrinkling and shrinking. They also reduce static cling. For best results, look for features such as automatic shut-offs, sensor controls, de-wrinkling cycles and automatic cooling-down cycles.
- Gas dryers come in three sizes,so you can stash one in a pantry off your kitchen or buy one to match the capacity of extra large washing machines.
Over time, a natural gas dryer will more than pay for itself in fuel savings, fabric-friendly operation and trouble-free performance.
Posted 08/12/2011Show Time
Posted 08/08/2011
Cooking with a View
This year’s NW Natural Street of Dreams is defined by its connection to the outdoors. From its lovely natural setting to the lush landscaping, this show’s appeal draws as much on what’s beyond the homes’ walls as what lies inside.
So on precious, warm summer evenings, cooks and their families will want to take advantage of these unique outdoor living spaces. To jumpstart the flow of your creative cooking juices, NW Natural has arranged outdoor cooking demonstrations at each of the showcase homes.
Stop by to get new ideas and taste some of the Northwest’s finest cuisine prepared by local chefs on gas cooking and grilling equipment.
Demonstrations begin at 6:30 p.m. and run for approximately 60 minutes on each Wednesday of the show.
August 10 - Arbor Custom Homes, featuring the KitchenAid outdoor kitchen – Chef TBA
Posted 08/01/2011KOIN Local 6: Arbor Custom Homes
Posted 07/30/2011
Progress Report: Late July
Decades of Dreams
More than 150 years ago, NW Natural started serving customers in the Portland area. At the time, the company called Portland Gas Light Co., illuminated the community’s stately homes– many of which still grace old Portland neighborhoods.
By the start of the 20th century, electric lights were replacing gas fixtures, and NW Natural moved on to other ways of bringing comfort and convenience to families. Gas ovens and water heaters were some of the first appliances to win over homeowners, followed by gas furnaces.
NW Natural’s earliest customers would feel right at home in the NW Natural Street of Dreams’ Homes – and be quite puzzled at the same time. They would feel comfortable in the warm, spacious settings. But they would be at a loss when asked to identify a tankless water heater or a high-efficiency furnace, let alone a high-def TV screen.
The Street of Dreams tells us a lot about our culture. Regardless of the era, we appreciate gracious settings, lovely landscaping and a connection to nature, as beautifully demonstrated by these homes. But today, we also know we need to tread lightly on that earth we value – as shown by the many sustainable and high-efficiency features in every house.
As always, NW Natural is proud to be the Title Sponsor of this event. We’re also proud to work with Portland’s finest homebuilders in demonstrating the next generation of earth-friendly appliances.
Posted 07/15/2011Arbor Custom Homes Show Prep Video
Posted 07/15/2011
Progress Report: July
Straight out of French Spy Novel
Imagine a historic 4,721 square foot European village home full of Old World charm and a hidden getaway retreat room that is only accessible through a set of fake cabinets. Well imagine no further and take a tour of Arbor Custom Home’s Chateau Marseille.
Chateau Marseille’s unique exterior design is inspired from an old country French town right down to keeping with the authentic stucco exterior of a traditional French chateau.
So as you visit this year’s Street of Dreams marvel at the diverse exteriors and make sure to double check all the doors for any Old World romantic getaway rooms.
Progress Report: June
Progress Report: April
Our 4,500 square foot house is shaping up. We are almost ready to install the windows and next week we will begin sheet rocking the interior of the house.
Progress Report: February
Our crew came out yesterday and staked out the general footprint of the house on the lot. This helps us make sure that the house is placed properly on the lot. We plan to break ground next week. Our goal is to be done by mid-July, so we have a busy five months ahead of us!
