Thirty Oaks

Interior artistry and outdoor living
Located on a Siesta Key canal, this three-bedroom home articulates numerous narratives, combining scale with context, material with form, and space with light. The challenge was to provide a sustainable, cohesive design for the home, pool, and landscape layout that would appear honestly interwoven with the subtropical site while also providing a comfortable indoor/outdoor environment for the family to live and entertain.

NOTABLE
LEED Gold, AIA Tampa Bay Award of Excellence

CLIENT
Private Residence

LOCATION
Siesta Key, Florida

SIZE
4,535 sq. ft.

PHOTO CREDIT
Greg Wilson Photography

Honoring the natural elements of the ½ acre site, the architect designed a floor plan to coexist among thirty protected live oak trees. A flowing private frontyard connects to a compact but open backyard while the home serves as a link for the two outdoor spaces.

Inside, the openness of the house forms an ideal setting for entertaining. The living, dining room, and kitchen flow seamlessly into one another and continue onto the rear terrace. From this public sequence of spaces, the floorplan purposely progresses to semi-public, semi-private, and finally private areas, with the bedrooms unfolding as far as possible from the center.

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The sequence of arrival begins on a lush, canopy road. The landscape design extends the intimacy of the canopy experience and leads the owner to the front entry, transitioning to a more responsive sense of scale. Once there, water elements emerge as a fundamental feature; a clean-lined koi pond greets visitors and provides symmetry with the rear pool and canal.

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Natural light fuses harmoniously with the architecture. Windows bring daylight into every room - even closets and pantries.

Through the use of detailed design elements with a focus on nature, the home enhances its setting and is a partner with it. Achieving LEED Gold certification by carefully balancing natural and man-made elements, this design goes back to basics with true sustainability using shade, natural ventilation, local materials, and a sympathy with the Florida landscape.

Sustainable design

The challenge for this Siesta Key home was to provide a sustainable design honestly interwoven with the subtropical site while also providing a comfortable indoor/outdoor environment for the family to live and entertain.

Honoring the natural elements of the nearly one acre lot, the architect designed a floor plan to coexist among numerous protected live oak trees. Much care was taken to protect the existing oaks from the demolition phase through construction and other site improvements. Even the unseen elements were carefully considered for their potential impact; the footer of the privacy wall was designed in segments to allow existing roots to remain in-tact and undisturbed.

Achieving LEED Gold Certification, sustainable features include a HERS index of 53, drought tolerant and Florida-native plants, efficient water-use for indoor and irrigation, recycled materials, and an efficient HVAC system combined with a tight building envelope that uses spray foam insulation. Through the use of detailed design elements with a focus on nature, the home enhances its setting and is a partner with it. Carefully balancing natural and man-made elements, this design goes back to basics with true sustainability using shade, natural ventilation, local materials, and a sympathy with the Florida landscape.

Accolades

Tampa Bay Architecture People’s Choice Contest
Award of Excellence, AIA Tampa Bay
Platinum Award for Overall Home under $2 million, SRQ Home of the Year, SRQ Magazine
Platinum Award for Pool, SRQ Home of the Year, SRQ Magazine
Silver Award for Sustainable, SRQ Home of the Year, SRQ Magazine
Platinum Award for Best Kitchen, SRQ Home of the Year, SRQ Magazine
Silver Award for Best Landscape, SRQ Home of the Year, SRQ Magazine
Best Out of State Vacation Home, Home Builders Association of Connecticut, Inc.

Team

Sarasota architect
SOLSTICE Planning and Architecture

Contractor
Voigt Brothers Construction

Landscape Architect
DWY Landscape Architects