Project Description
The six unit housing project in Sarasota’s Rosemary District is designed to foster social interaction by taking full advantage of a variety of private and shared exterior spaces. All living spaces extend to the exterior with terraces and yards. The amenities include a gym, a conference room, and a shared rooftop terrace. The mixture of materials and volumes on the façades breaks down the scale while clearly articulating and identifying the various units. The paths to the amenities are planned to maximize chance interaction between neighbors while providing clear privacy and ownership. A courtyard is created between the enclosed garages and the housing structure offering a sense of place in a neighborhood on the edge of the downtown core. All units open to the north facing courtyard through either a yard or multiple terraces. Three garden units are connected to 4th street with private office spaces and can be used as live-work lofts. They are raised 5 steps over the public realm to offer residents the high ground over the sidewalk. These ground floor apartments step back down to a private yard creating 13 foot high ceilings over the living space. Three larger townhouses are planned over the garden units. The townhouses are each served by five balconies that extend the unit out to views of both the courtyard and the city. The three story townhouses are designed with double height living space, an office mezzanine, and a roof terrace overlooking the city of Sarasota. The terraces have varying degrees of privacy from a social balcony off of the dining room to a private roof terrace off of the media room. A three-story space connects the living room to the roof top terrace above.