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Show The Gait Lake Tribune/Deseret Morning Mews, Saturday, October 11,2003 Advertising supplement produced bythe Newspaper AgencyCorporation G® a Utah solar tour set fortoday “Rpget.- oar Salt Lake architect Angela « Dean, AIA, kicked off the 2003 . Utah Tour of Solar Buildings last « night at the Utah House in. Kaysville. Author of Green by Design: - Creating a Homefor Sustainable , Living, published by Gibbs Smith” in September, Dean talked about - 4, Sar One of the biggest draws to The Vistas at Riverbend is the maintenance-free yards. This kitchen with its hardwood floors is functional, appealing. " materials. , self-guided tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.today, Oct. : I1. It includes buildings in Salt was to offer a home with as much livable space as possible on a scale that was comparableto the types of houses nicnces of a maintenance-free yard and a compactfloor plan to which downsizers were accustomed Tworambler plans, a two-bedroom and a three-bedroom variation, where but it came at the price of the privacy enjoyed in a typical home. “People have a lot of trepidations when they think about downsizing and giving up all the space,” says Judy Mauer, sales agent with Re/Max chosen for their convenient one-level setup. The main living areas, like the kitchen and the master suite, were enlarged, Vaulted ceilings were added to expand the dimensionsofthe kitch- Associates. en. Wider hallways and a great-room layout top off the design and create a The Vistas at Riverbend, a modern planned-unit development, is an functional, inviting flow to the homes, which feels grander than the dainty 1,328 to 1,675 square-foot floor plans entirely different story. Taking a bestof-both-worlds approach to this community, the developer, Mark Newman and Clayton Thorne of Priority Builders, have come up with a housing alternative that combines the worryfree lifestyle of a condominium with the privacy and comforts of a typical Other home features that have drawn praise from buyers are the French doors that exit the kitchen onto a cozy deck that is perfect for family barbecues; energy-efficient furnaces, doors and windows, which will keep heating costs at a minimum during winter; and polished, classy touches like tile entryways, hardwood floors in the kitchen, and rounded wall corners. Still, without an ideal setting, these well-designed floor plans would only be moderately appealing. With this in mind, the developers carefully selected a location that would mix rural niceties ~=6with suburban convenience Resting on the northern border of the Riverbends Golf Course, the commu- would have you believe. “With the openness of these homes, nity’s Riverton setting fits the bill Halfway between Provoand Salt Lake folks are able to size down from a City, the community is accessible from both the Bangerter Highway and larger home and not feel like they are giving up a lot,” Maucr says To further case the pinch of a smaller The homes feature wider hallways to create a functional, inviting flow and to help the home feel bigger. Now in its fifth year, the annual - Utah solar home tour is affiliated © with the American Solar Energy along with the handful of farmers’ fields create an idyllic surrounding and offers uninhibited views that all Vis tas’ residents will enjoy, not just the Society’s annual national tour of, solar buildings. The tour is spon- . sored by Utah’s solar & RIVERTON Traditionally, if you were looking to downsize it meant moving to a condominium complex where you would have the conve- foot door was added to accommodate even more storage. E First, the developers set about perfecting a floor plan that would appeal to buyers who where coming from larger traditional residences. The goal ii i homefor people looking to minimize. Special Contributor : By Sparky Fenton z comingfrom larger, more traditional homes place, the house plans include extra closets, cabinets and shelves for unmatched storage capacity. 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