Cherokee Park West

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Cherokee Park West

Firm

SOLSTICE Planning and Architecture

Type

Residential › Private House

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

The design concept for this home was to extend the
interior architecture by creating a series of intimate, outdoor rooms. Just as the courtyard architecture of this
home brings the outdoors in, the landscape design extends and mimics the interiors
in both style and function.

The centerpiece of the project is a new home, located in one
of the oldest, most established Sarasota neighborhoods originally developed in
the 1920’s. The concept was to blend a
traditional 1920’s scheme with a modern appreciation for simplicity, precision,
and geometry.

The home uses large windows, crisp white walls, and natural
light to bring a sense of organic nature indoors. Within the public areas expansive views of the
outdoors are offered.

The outdoor areas are comprised of many unique spaces that
have been articulated using architectural and landscape elements: a butterfly
garden, a moon garden, swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, courtyard, master
bedroom garden, and formal lawn. Tree canopies create ceilings, hedges create
walls, shrubs accent the ‘rooms,’ hardscape elements form the floor, and paving
pattern breaks act as thresholds.

The result is an indoor/outdoor environment that balances
simple, usable spaces within an overall unity, creating an atmosphere of
organic beauty.