There is a Beach Lover’s strategy to have it all, owning a gorgeous home in an amazing waterfront setting.  Use a rental agency to book out the peak season to vacation renders and live in the same house when the vacationers go home.  That is the concept of this IDEA HOUSE we have named Padre Island after the resort beach in Texas.

This model house design could go either way: homeowner paradise or renter income machine, and it can go both ways.  It has an elevator from the ground level garages (big enough for five cars and a workshop) to go to the Kitchen and third floor Great Room and surrounding decks.

The Master Bedroom is on the second floor with a curved frame window that is nearly 18 feet long.  Its glass is full height, floor to ceiling.  The Master Bedroom stretches across the entire length of the rear of the house including access from the Master Bath and an adjacent gym.  There are two other bedrooms on the second floor, each with a personal bath.

The main stair provides spacious landings between floors as well as at each floor level.  At the landing above the entry Foyer the landing is large enough to provide space for a furnished office with a panoramic view of the front of the house.  The living space on the third floor is vast and entirely open without any spatial separation.  It also has the same curved widow wall as in the Master BR below