HOUSE
OF
EXTREMES
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BY
WILLIAM
KISSEL
ILLUSTRATION BY
MICHAEL
KOELSCH
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WHENAD SIGNER
andhiswifewantedtobuildtheir
dreamhouseontheoceanfrontFlorida lotwheretheircurrent
homesat, theydidn’trelishthe inconvenienceofpackingand
moving intotemporaryhousingwhiletheirpropertywasunder
construction.Sotheyaskedtheircontractor,StevePaskoski
ofFortLauderdale, ifhecouldfigureoutawaytobuildthe
new12,000-square-foothouse“aroundandover”theexisting
3,000-square-footstructuresotheywouldn’thavetomove.
“Itessentially looked likeanegg insideabox; itwasan incred-
iblechallenge,”recallsPaskoski,oneof thecountry’s leadinghigh-
endresidentialhomebuilders. “Oncewehadthenewhousebuilt
overandabove,wetooktheroofo
of theexistinghouseandran
thewallsup5or6 feet—ultimatelyconnecting itspaceshipliketo
thefloorof thehoveringstructure—soyouwouldneverknow it
wastwohomesatonetime,”saysthebig-ticketcontractor,adding
thatsuchunusualrequestsareno longerananomalybutthenew
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