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Citrus Ave
Sarasota, FL, United States
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Citrus Ave
Sarasota, FL, United States
CONTEXT
Located just south of downtown in a developing neighborhood, this home was inspired by the modern architecture for which Sarasota is known. The homeowners—avid architecture enthusiasts—selected the design team for its ability to deliver a project that integrally links architecture with its site.
VISION/CHALLENGES
The homeowners’ vision was to create a landscape that is a thoughtful integration of spaces that caters to their active lifestyle. The goal was to employ the tenets of modernism—clean lines, a minimal palette and precise details—to create a harmonious and tactile experience from the ground up.
Project challenges included a site at the intersection of two collector streets, two 20’ front yard setbacks, a steep grade, and neighboring two-story homes peering into the open single-story residence.
APPROACH/CONCEPT
The landscape architect was hired early in the design process to collaborate with the architect and interior designer. The site and architecture were studied using 3D software, and designed as complementary components. The team distilled a design of clean spatial relationships between the built and natural.
The landscape architect developed hardscape designs for the entry drive; pedestrian circulation; accent and privacy walls; pool courtyard; and garden spaces and coordinated with the builder as needed. This process allowed for adjustments to be made to protect an existing cedar, and on-site grading coordination allowed the disparity between the existing grade at the street and the required finished floor elevation to be mediated, preserving an existing stand of pines.
The composition of the hardscape delineates vehicular and pedestrian circulation and controls runoff, while also reducing the overall impervious site coverage. Grass strips break up the scale of what would otherwise be a monolithic expanse of concrete, rather than the desired garden-like setting.
Working vertically, the landscape architect developed the site walls in order to define the point of access to the property, and provide screening from traffic and adjacent properties. The 4’ high accent walls at the eastern edge slip into the hardscape to give form to the main threshold. The southern site walls, which envelope an existing tabebuia into the courtyard, are the maximum height allowed by the zoning code. This long element controls the grade differential between the road and the new structure, retaining nearly 2’ on the interior, and organizes the densely planted landscape screen that defines this edge. Curved sabal and multi-trunk thatch palms, black olives and heliconia provide height and density to screen sight lines from second-story balconies across the street.
At the front entry court the hardscape breaks down into a staggered walk, drawing the exterior in between the volumes of the garage and the guest suite. The front door, opening onto a view of the pool courtyard, is flanked by a tillandsia wall—air plants in an organic array—linking the public and private landscapes. At dusk, landscape lights rake up the trunks of the curved sabal palms that shape the volume of the space, and the delicate tillandsia are illuminated from below. This outdoor foyer draws guests in and hints at the larger courtyard garden beyond.
Within, the pool courtyard is a clear extension to the interior spaces. The hardscape is a refined composition of white concrete with small shell aggregate – a subtle exterior terrazzo that recalls the region’s white-sand beaches.
From within the courtyard, the simplicity derived from the seamless relationships that unfold between architecture and landscape is apparent. Floor to ceiling glazing provides an unencumbered visual connection to this space. The pool itself was designed for both active and passive use and includes a lap lane, shallow lounge area and a low-profile “island,” pulled away from the deck by a thin channel of water. The landscape architect reinforced the architecture of the landscape with deep pink, Barragan-inspired wall that aligns with the island. The scupper spillway circulates water to mask the noise of traffic less than 20’ away.
The planting, dense at the perimeter and sculptural within the enclave of the site, weaves the manmade elements together. A curved coconut palm sweeps sightlines toward the pool; from within the den, an oil palm is the foreground to the courtyard. Outside the home office, a silver buttonwood stands juxtaposed with a specimen screw pine. Each of these elements was selected to shape the experience and highlight the architecture of the planting itself.
In contrast to the pool courtyard, a meditation garden at the northwest corner is a place of stillness.
The integration of space and collective design vocabulary of this project illustrates how a collaborative effort can result in a design that seamlessly melds architecture with its environment.
Located just south of downtown in a developing neighborhood, this home was inspired by the modern architecture for which Sarasota is known. The homeowners—avid architecture enthusiasts—selected the design team for its ability to deliver a project that integrally links architecture with its site.
VISION/CHALLENGES
The homeowners’ vision was to create a landscape that is a thoughtful integration of spaces that caters to their active lifestyle. The goal was to employ the tenets of modernism—clean lines, a minimal palette and precise details—to create a harmonious and tactile experience from the ground up.
Project challenges included a site at the intersection of two collector streets, two 20’ front yard setbacks, a steep grade, and neighboring two-story homes peering into the open single-story residence.
APPROACH/CONCEPT
The landscape architect was hired early in the design process to collaborate with the architect and interior designer. The site and architecture were studied using 3D software, and designed as complementary components. The team distilled a design of clean spatial relationships between the built and natural.
The landscape architect developed hardscape designs for the entry drive; pedestrian circulation; accent and privacy walls; pool courtyard; and garden spaces and coordinated with the builder as needed. This process allowed for adjustments to be made to protect an existing cedar, and on-site grading coordination allowed the disparity between the existing grade at the street and the required finished floor elevation to be mediated, preserving an existing stand of pines.
The composition of the hardscape delineates vehicular and pedestrian circulation and controls runoff, while also reducing the overall impervious site coverage. Grass strips break up the scale of what would otherwise be a monolithic expanse of concrete, rather than the desired garden-like setting.
Working vertically, the landscape architect developed the site walls in order to define the point of access to the property, and provide screening from traffic and adjacent properties. The 4’ high accent walls at the eastern edge slip into the hardscape to give form to the main threshold. The southern site walls, which envelope an existing tabebuia into the courtyard, are the maximum height allowed by the zoning code. This long element controls the grade differential between the road and the new structure, retaining nearly 2’ on the interior, and organizes the densely planted landscape screen that defines this edge. Curved sabal and multi-trunk thatch palms, black olives and heliconia provide height and density to screen sight lines from second-story balconies across the street.
At the front entry court the hardscape breaks down into a staggered walk, drawing the exterior in between the volumes of the garage and the guest suite. The front door, opening onto a view of the pool courtyard, is flanked by a tillandsia wall—air plants in an organic array—linking the public and private landscapes. At dusk, landscape lights rake up the trunks of the curved sabal palms that shape the volume of the space, and the delicate tillandsia are illuminated from below. This outdoor foyer draws guests in and hints at the larger courtyard garden beyond.
Within, the pool courtyard is a clear extension to the interior spaces. The hardscape is a refined composition of white concrete with small shell aggregate – a subtle exterior terrazzo that recalls the region’s white-sand beaches.
From within the courtyard, the simplicity derived from the seamless relationships that unfold between architecture and landscape is apparent. Floor to ceiling glazing provides an unencumbered visual connection to this space. The pool itself was designed for both active and passive use and includes a lap lane, shallow lounge area and a low-profile “island,” pulled away from the deck by a thin channel of water. The landscape architect reinforced the architecture of the landscape with deep pink, Barragan-inspired wall that aligns with the island. The scupper spillway circulates water to mask the noise of traffic less than 20’ away.
The planting, dense at the perimeter and sculptural within the enclave of the site, weaves the manmade elements together. A curved coconut palm sweeps sightlines toward the pool; from within the den, an oil palm is the foreground to the courtyard. Outside the home office, a silver buttonwood stands juxtaposed with a specimen screw pine. Each of these elements was selected to shape the experience and highlight the architecture of the planting itself.
In contrast to the pool courtyard, a meditation garden at the northwest corner is a place of stillness.
The integration of space and collective design vocabulary of this project illustrates how a collaborative effort can result in a design that seamlessly melds architecture with its environment.
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