Yesterday I was looking through our Sarasota MLS for Contemporary or Modern Homes for one of my clients. There is a category called “Architectural Style” for the Realtors to fill in when listing a home in Sarasota. I chose the category “Contemporary” because “Modern” was not listed as a category, yet that is what my [ Read More ]
Finally, we are finished with the building process. The location of our Sarasota Florida home is West of the Trail and close to everything….beaches, downtown, shopping, dining, theater and most importantly, 1 mile to my Re/Max office. We are tucked away on a private street with only one other house and we love that! What [ Read More ]
Review: Part 4: Building a Modern Home: Design Decisions and More! Now that the inside of our new Sarasota Modern home is almost complete, it is time to start thinking about the outside landscape. Our landscape architect, Lee Alderman with Safe Lee Green, has drawn us a plan that includes both soft and hardscape. For our [ Read More ]
Review: Part 3: Building a Modern Home: The Process Begins Now that we are well into the building process, it’s time to start thinking about the items that will finish out the house. Exterior Finishes We decided that we wanted a smooth stucco finish on the exterior of our home. This is a multi part [ Read More ]
Review: Part 2: What Will our New Sarasota Modern Home Look Like? The Process Begins. It’s been about 4 months now and Jack and I have been working with our Architect, Peter Hofmann and our Builder, Phil Torrance. We’ve worked out the fine details of the plans for our new Modern Home in Sarasota Florida. [ Read More ]
Review: Part 1: Building a Modern Home in Sarasota FL Setting the Stage Now that we’ve chosen our builder and our architect, it’s important to communicate to them about our vision for our new home in Sarasota FL. We are not sure yet how large we can build due to the size of the lot, [ Read More ]
From Concept to Reality…a Series Introduction My curiosity in Sarasota Modern Architecture began many years ago, when I was previewing mid-century modern homes for a real estate client in Sarasota FL. I was enchanted by these structures that felt as if they were extensions of the landscape that contained them. They seemed to work so [ Read More ]
