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A Builder's Light Bulb Moment From July 2010 Charlotte Urban Home Mag

New words have crept into our vernacular since the green movement began: socially responsible, sustainable design, eco-friendly and right-size living, to name a few. Now a well-known builder of custom homes in the Lake Wylie area is introducing a new phrase to the Charlotte housing market: organic contemporary architecture. But this is much more than a buzzword to Doug McSpadden; it’s his passion.

The term organic architecture was first coined in 1908 by Frank Llyod Wright to describe his idea that a home should be built in relationship with its natural surroundings, and carefully thought out as if it were a unified organism.

Misty Waters on Lake Wylie

By: Michelle A. Ziner

Many years ago, custom home builder Doug McSpadden recognized the beauty of an exclusive waterfront area, west of Charlotte, in the small town of Belmont, NC.  “I was taken with South Point peninsula because of its close proximity to Charlotte and its unspoiled shorelines,” said McSpadden.
“With only a limited amount of land sandwiched between the Main Fork and the South Fork of the Catawba River, the chance for over development and commercial strip centers is limited.  We have invested over 20 years living and building along the shorelines of Lake Wylie, and a major part of our focus has been the half-dozen or so exclusive waterfront communities that have developed here in the past decade.  In particular, Misty Waters on Lake Wylie caught my attention due to its limited number of large lots, privacy gates, clubhouse, pool and marina facility,” he said.
John and Lisa Morris apparently saw the same thing when they purchased their 1.5 acre point in a quiet cul-de-sac in Misty Waters.