Water features spill through hillside home

Greg Moore, president of Gregory J. Moore Architects, said he's delighted to participate in the 2002 Las Vegas Street of Dreams housing tour, which is set for April 13 through May 27 in the MacDonald Highlands luxury hillside community in Henderson. It will be the first such event to feature terraced hillside homes.

"This is a dream come true for an architect who builds custom homes," Moore said. "I get to promote my style of architecture and what better showcase than the Street of Dreams."

Moore's contribution to the exhibit, which is under construction, is situated on a one-third-acre lot in the Highlands neighborhood.

The 5,400-square-foot home is expected to sell for about $1.9 million.

The home is a two-story design, with a single story in front and two stories in back. The home is built around a courtyard, and offers an upper spa that spills 12 feet into the swimming pool below. The lower pool in turn spills into an eight-foot by eight-foot enclosure with six inches of water.

"It's great for families because it's very shallow, so kids can play in the water without getting in the deep end of the pool. It can also serve as a tanning shelf, where you can lay in the water and stay cool," Moore said.

There will also be a water feature inside the home, a waterfall that begins high on the wall and spills down over a series of shelves. An exterior water feature will be located in the front courtyard. Moore describes it as a moat.

The house is a "desert contemporary design with slate veneer and stone" he said. There are five copper pyramids on the roofs, rather than the traditional tile.

Inside, the home features windows that wrap around corners. The house will also feature a tiered home theater as well as a wine cellar. A wine-tasting room can second as a cigar-smoking room.

"It's got a separate exhaust to the outside so it doesn't stink up the house," Moore said. "I do that for a lot of my clients and it's very popular."

Moore believes wholeheartedly in the community.

"I liked MacDonald Highlands so much I'm going to live here," he said. "All of the lots are nestled into the hills with great views to the north. I had to buy my own lot. I've done developments in all the communities in the Las Vegas Valley and I like MacDonald Highlands the best."

MacDonald Highlands includes 17 neighborhoods. Home sites are available with city, mountain and golf course views and are priced from $159,000 to more than $2 million.

The DragonRidge clubhouse is planned to include a golf shop, exercise facility, swimming pool, dining rooms, a mixed grill and lounge. A temporary clubhouse is open. Memberships are open to residents and nonresidents.

In addition to the golf club, the community will feature tennis, basketball and volleyball courts; play areas and picnic facilities in its three parks; and pedestrian paths and trails into the nearby mountains.

To visit the community, take Interstate 215 to Valle Verde and drive south to the corner of Valle Verde Drive and Horizon Ridge Parkway.

The sales office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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