Acqua Liana, Frank McKinney

Posted by Jon L • March 8th, 2009 • Printer-friendly

Aqua Liana - Designed by Frank McKinney Acqua Liana now blooms, reaching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County, Manalapan, Florida.
Acqua Liana, the Tahitian and Fijian word for “Water Flower,” was bestowed with its unique name resulting from the home’s calming and soothing inclusion of many forms of liquid serenity, each intertwined in a magical and eternal blossom.

Inspired by many visits to Tahiti, Fiji, Bali and Hawai’i, the fully furnished estate reflects the peaceful and tropical influences of island architecture, yet feels perfectly at home on the beach of South Florida.

South Florida coastal architecture is long overdue for such a fresh, tranquil and tropical design.

Acqua Liana is the latest oceanfront masterpiece created and recently unveiled by Frank McKinney, renowned for his oceanfront artistry.

The Property

Acqua Liana is set upon 1.6+/- acres, and 23+ feet above sea level, with 150+ breathtaking feet fronting direct Atlantic Ocean-to-Intracoastal Waterway property.

The home offers the unique combination of enjoying a private stroll on the estate’s white sandy beach and the ability to keep a yacht at your private dock on the Intracoastal Waterway immediately across from the residence. The property is also protected by a formidable concrete and steel beachfront seawall.

The Residence

Acqua Liana features a first ever glass “water floor” with handpainted tiles in a Lotus garden motif brilliantly illuminated below the shimmering surface, arched aquarium wet bar (walk below with exotic fish swimming above), 24-foot oceanfront sheeting water walls, 9-foot hand blown glass chandelier (672 individual pieces) that “melts” into the reflecting pond below, 10-foot kitchen water wall, double helix glass staircase, exotic tropical hardwood floors (coconut, bamboo, palmwood, reclaimed teak, etc.), 15,071+/- total square feet, 2,180 sq.ft. oceanfront master bedroom suite with his/hers oceanview baths, magnificent oceanfront Hawaiian Koa-wood kitchen and catering kitchen, fitness studio, oceanfront glass office, 7 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, 2 glass elevators, 2 laundry rooms, glass wine cellar, oceanfront grand salon that opens to the beach, dining room that opens to the pool, Hollywood-like movie theater, subterranean air-conditioned and oversize garage with windows peering into pool above, ultra hi-tech home automation with bio-feedback, thatched and cedar tile roofs, cocktails bale’, oceanfront summer kitchen, meandering and swimmable water gardens, classical lounge and lap pool, serene reflecting pools, waterfall spa w/ fire feature, floating sun terrace, water palapa, wood timber bridges w/ water flowing beneath, special golf course grass driveway, mature native vegetation, expansive lawns, 2-bedroom 2-bath guesthouse adorned in bamboo that is partially submerged in a lagoon, yacht dockage, and so much more…

Certified “Green”

One of most impressive elements reflected in the 3-story manse’ is that it is the first to be built and certified to the rigorous “green” standards (environmentally responsible) as defined and mandated by the U.S. Green Building Council, the Florida Green Building Council and Energy Star for Homes.

Acqua Liana is the only known residence to receive “triple” certification, and has green features that include:

Solar panels generating enough energy to run the entire home on certain days (generating enough electricity to run 2 average sized homes). When combining the home’s solar use, energy efficient appliances and air-conditioning, insulative characteristics and overall architectural design, the home’s automated bio-feedback system will display its energy efficiency in real time.

Environmentally conscious lighting that cuts down on fixture consumption by 70%.

Enough pools, reflecting ponds, water gardens, misters, waterfalls, strategic landscaping, etc. to drop the site temperature by 2-3 degrees over neighboring properties, thus reducing cooling costs.

A water system that collects enough runoff water from the entire cedar roof to fill an average swimming pool every 14 days. The water is then used to fill the water garden and irrigate the landscape.

Ultra-high efficient air conditioning and purification systems that make air quality 2x cleaner than a hospital’s operating room.

Use of enough reclaimed and renewable wood to save over 10.5 acres of rain forest. Renewable woods used regenerate at an average rate of every 5 years vs. every 50 years for many hardwoods (one species of Columbian guada bamboo regenerates by growing up to 90 feet in a single year!).

During construction over 340,000 pounds of debris and trash was recycled. Over 85% of all debris was diverted, and will never reach a landfill.

Acqua Liana’s significance is receiving international media attention.

About Frank McKinney

A little more about Frank McKinney and his artistry.

For nearly 25 years Frank McKinney has been creating art in the form of the world’s most magnificent oceanfront estate homes, each set on a sun drenched canvas known as the Atlantic Ocean.

Mr. McKinney and his team travel the world seeking to enhance the creative vision that is brought to designing each beautiful mansion. Exotic locales such as the Italian Riviera, Rome, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Milan, South of France, Loire Valley, Bali, Fiji, Tahiti, Hawai’i and others are seen reflected in his homes.

The design team also travels the globe to secure the most unique appointments, including rare stones of gem quality, exotic & reclaimed woods, brilliant illuminations, carved carpets, ornate metal and glass work, artistic paintings, fine upholstery and wall coverings, aquatics and aquariums, architectural ceilings, home automation, theatre treatments, custom built furniture, priceless accessories and dazzling flora and fauna.

Widely recognized as the industry leader building on the direct oceanfront, Mr. McKinney and his team apply the most rigid construction standards and technologies, including solid poured concrete and steel wall and floor systems, concrete pilings, hurricane rated doors, windows and roof systems, ultra high efficiency mechanical and plumbing equipment, corrosive resistant metals and salt tolerant landscaping.

In bringing the vision to reality, each McKinney masterpiece is passionately created without receiving direction via a specific commission. Like a priceless piece of art, vivid imagination and painstaking details are reflected in each residence.

The process does not stop with the completion of the home. Each is fully furnished and accessorized by well known interior designer Nilsa Design Services, down to the gold plated toothbrush in the master bathroom, European linens on the beds and pillow-soft towels in the closets.

Often a qualified buyer will visit a McKinney creation one day, and be sleeping there as the proud new owner only days from the initial query. Here is where the fortunate are privileged to “live the art,” each time enjoying the rare combination of experiencing an emotional and financial return from their investment.

Limited to creating only 2-3 grand oceanfront estates a year, the molds are destroyed once an estate home is completed, thus insuring originality not to be found elsewhere in the world – ever.

Many of Mr. McKinney’s creations are also the first ultra-luxury homes to obtain green certification through the U.S. Green Building Council, the Florida Green Building Council and Energy Star for Homes. By adhering to rigorous green standards, McKinney’s homes are setting the standard for environmentally responsible, luxury construction practices around the globe.

The USGBC’s LEED-H (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Homes) program is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green homes. Mr. McKinney and LEED-H promote a whole home approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in eight key areas of human and environmental health: innovation in design, sustainable site development, energy efficiency, water savings, indoor air quality, environmentally preferable materials, location and ease of use/homeowner education.

The Location

About the Town of Manalapan: Offering quiet surroundings in the heart of Florida’s Gold Coast, the prestigious oceanfront enclave of Manalapan Beach lies between Palm Beach and Boca Raton. Manalapan is convenient to international/executive airports as well as world class sporting clubs, shops and restaurants.

Acqua Liana is situated in Manalapan Beach’s estate section, consisting of just 28 estate homes, each spanning from the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway.

Acqua Liana enjoys private deeded club privileges at the nearby Palm Beach Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Information: 561.274.9696, or Frank-McKinney.com

$29,000,000 USD (Furnished)

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Source: http://www.frank-mckinney.com/acqua_liana.aspx