Duplex apartment building designed

A raft
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Duplex apartment building designed for a corner lot with maximum privacy for both parties! Each party has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a spacious living / kitchen area to calculate the length! Carport on each side of life extends to the area outside the room. The basic plan comes with a slab-on-grade foundations, stucco walls and outside the hip / Gable roof.

The structure is 81'-0 "wide and 33'-0" depth, but many can be placed in the 33'-0 "side facing the main road.

SQUARE footage:
A raft
Living: 905 Sq. Ft.
Piazza: 30 Sq. Ft.
Carport: 234 Sq. Ft.
U.B. TOTAL: 1,169 Sq. Ft duplex B
Living: 798 Sq. Ft.
Piazza: 30 Sq. Ft.
Carport: 258 Sq. Ft.
U.B. TOTAL: 1,086 Sq. Ft

TOTAL IN block: 2,255 Sq. Ft

Did Alcazar Inspire Addison Mizner ?

( garden at Alcazar )
What I have read of Addison Mizner is that he was completely inspired with Spanish architecture, including the Spanish Colonial in Guatemala where he lived with his family as a young man.

' Mudejar Style '

Seville ( Andalusia ) is more than two thousand years old, in early Roman times it was known as “Hispalis” (Iberia). After many conquest of this Roman province by Vandals and Visigoths (eastern German tribes) in the 5th and 6th centuries, the city was conquered by the Moors in 712.
The Islamic Conquerors’ of Spain ( Moors )came from the shores of Northern Africa in 711; their reign lasted for almost 800 years. Alcazar is one of the best remaining examples of Mudejar architecture, a style under Christian rule in Spain but using Islamic architectural influence.

Elements of style,..... hm.......reminds me of Venice.

Under the control of the Islamic Moors, Seville ( and CORDOVA) became the most sophisticated and cultured center of western civilization. The Moors ruled fairly, Jews and Muslim’s lived side by side in harmony. They also believed that when you were young and strong you paid taxes, and when you were considered old, you were forgiven taxes.
Individuals of different faiths lived peacfully and without judgment from the Muslims.

How incredibly far the extremist and terrorist of Islam have taken themselves from their origins.

It remained under Muslim control, and under the rule of the Umayyad, Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, until falling to Fernando III in 1248.

The Christians so loved the Moorish architecture, they wanted the new Christian Palace built by the Moors.
In the main square across from the sprawling cathedral sits Seville’s Christian ‘Alcazar Palace’.

It was built by the Muslim artists and architects that chose to stay behind in Seville under cruel Christian rule, and this gave this Seville ‘ The Mudejar Style’ .
* Mudejar means, literally, ‘those who stayed’.

The Alcazar Palace feels like an Arabian Nights fairy-tale.

In 1503, Queen Isabel created a new palace wing to administer Spain's New World adventures along with a monument in honor of Columbus pictured above.

It's no accident that 1492 is a date famous for two events: the final expulsion of the Moors, and Columbus' "discovery" of America.

This is in the Plaza de España, ( The Spanish Square ) in Seville .

If I can deal with another article, I will do Granada's Alhambra. If I do not , you really need to google it. Cordova is so beautiful, and the History is fascinating. I want to go there very badly.

This is an old civilazation that has been quite diversified through the centureies.

Ah.......there is so much to learn, I can learn until I die.

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Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her blog of her Adventures in Design

Addison Mizner and Johnnie Brown

Originally Posted 10/02/08
The Man Who Made Palm Beach ,'PALM BEACH '

Addison Mizner said: “if you can’t find it, make it,” as he launched into the building business. ( click on pics to read more )

Addison Cairns Mizner : born in 1872 in Benicia, California, to a wealthy. He was the second youngest of seven children. In 1889 "papa" Mizner was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister to Central America and took the family to live in Guatemala City.
The impact Guatemala had on Mizner cannot be overstated. Mizner was captivated by the Spanish architecture. Mizner went on to study in Spain, traveled to the Far East, Australia, and lived for a few years in Hawaii. Mizner trained as an architect and worked as a draftsman in California for Willis Polk, the leader of the Spanish "mission" style of design.
Mizner established an office on Park Avenue and earned the reputation as an architect of the affluent. He devoted himself to his career until the end.

( with his beloved monkey Johnnie Brown , this is why monkeys are so big in Palm Beach)

Addison Mizner, would settle for no less than excellence. He was personally involved with the interior design of his homes as well. He travelled to Spain to obtain the special materials he needed to produce his magnificent work.

His pet monkey Johnnie Brown is buried in Via Mizner off Worth Avenue in a small garden. This is his head-stone. I love that, it is so sweet. This should explain where the complete craze in Palm Beach for Monkeys comes from.

Crazy for Monkeys !!!!! There is not a Palm Beach Interior that would be considered complete without a MONKEY SOMEWHERE!!!

It is considered beyond prestigious to have a bronze Historical Landmark on your original Addison Mizner home.

This is an original tile design of Mizner's made by his company. This is an actual tile from The Boca Raton Resort.

Signature Mizner Style at the Boca Raton Resort

Sadly, Addison Mizner died broke.

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info and pics from B.R. Hist Society, and Sun Sentinel

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her blog of her Adventures in Design