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Sabal Palm Plaza
Sabal Palm Plaza
Sarasota, FL, United States
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Sabal Palm Plaza
Sarasota, FL, United States
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2018
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
This 32,000 square-foot, four story office building is located on a wedge-shaped lot at the confluence of 3
streets in downtown Sarasota. The primary East/ West thoroughfare curves just slightly west of the site and
thus creates an opportunity to face the building directly towards onto oncoming traffic. These constraints; the
shape of the lot and the curvature of the road became a driving force behind the design of the building.
Our focus was to create a dynamic building that spoke to its context while creating a sense of place within the
fabric of the city. A public plaza is anchored by a public work of art helping to weave the building into the site.
The parapet increases in height as it moves west to exaggerate the perspective and in conjunction with
the cantilevered building’s westernmost tip, creates a sense of movement. This dynamism is further
reinforced by contrasting materials and a series of interlocking yet shifting volumes and architectural
elements. White-painted stucco contrasts against a series of wood composite panels that form its
cladding. This wood composite panels is a rainscreen system that provides additional insulation and
protection from rain, thus speaking to building sustainability within a subtropical climate. Further
reinforcing passive design concepts, the building is organized with most of the offices facing North to
receive the best lighting possible for its tenants. The core and restrooms are located on the southern
exposure to act as a buffer from the harsh Florida sun.
Above the first floor storefront the openings in the mass and cladding are seen as a series of punches. As they
move vertically, the massing begins to disintegrate and morphs into a series of linear elements that begin to
slide and shift towards the entry. The openings in the cladding also change as building moves vertically. The
very succinct rhythm of the lower portion of the building grows to allow for larger expenses of glass and
therefore better views down Ringling Blvd.
streets in downtown Sarasota. The primary East/ West thoroughfare curves just slightly west of the site and
thus creates an opportunity to face the building directly towards onto oncoming traffic. These constraints; the
shape of the lot and the curvature of the road became a driving force behind the design of the building.
Our focus was to create a dynamic building that spoke to its context while creating a sense of place within the
fabric of the city. A public plaza is anchored by a public work of art helping to weave the building into the site.
The parapet increases in height as it moves west to exaggerate the perspective and in conjunction with
the cantilevered building’s westernmost tip, creates a sense of movement. This dynamism is further
reinforced by contrasting materials and a series of interlocking yet shifting volumes and architectural
elements. White-painted stucco contrasts against a series of wood composite panels that form its
cladding. This wood composite panels is a rainscreen system that provides additional insulation and
protection from rain, thus speaking to building sustainability within a subtropical climate. Further
reinforcing passive design concepts, the building is organized with most of the offices facing North to
receive the best lighting possible for its tenants. The core and restrooms are located on the southern
exposure to act as a buffer from the harsh Florida sun.
Above the first floor storefront the openings in the mass and cladding are seen as a series of punches. As they
move vertically, the massing begins to disintegrate and morphs into a series of linear elements that begin to
slide and shift towards the entry. The openings in the cladding also change as building moves vertically. The
very succinct rhythm of the lower portion of the building grows to allow for larger expenses of glass and
therefore better views down Ringling Blvd.
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