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THE VISION OF ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPEPROFESSIONALS CREATE RESIDENTIAL SPACES WITH STRIKING CHARACTER. SRQMAGAZINE’S ANNUAL HOME OF THE YEAR COMPETITION RECOGNIZES THE BESTOF THE BEST. DISCOVER HOW CREATIVITY, INTEGRITY, FORM AND FUNCTIONCONVERGE TO BRING THESE TREASURED HOMES ALIVE.

Recognizing this year’swinners and finalists:

DSDG, Inc. ArchitectsDTI ContractingDWY Landscape ArchitectsEuro Tech CabinetryHalflants and PichetteJosh WynneMichael A. GilkeyMurray HomesSAWA Design Studio

Leader Design StudioSynergy BuildingThe Schimberg GroupTraction Architecture

Competition coordinated by Jay McManemon.

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NORTH TRAIL RENOVATION THE SCHIMBERG GROUP

L o c a t e d i n a n e x c l u s i v e , g a t e d c o m m u n i t y n o r t h o f t h e c i t y o f S a r a s o t a , t h i s r e s i d e n c e b e n e f i t s f r o m a p e n i n s u l a - l i k e s e t t i n g ,w h i c h p r o v i d e s b r e a t h t a k i n g v i e w s o f S a r a s o t a B a y t o t h e n o r t h a n d s o u t h . T h e S c h i m b e r g G r o u p t r a n s f o r m e d t h e o r i g i n a l l yi l l - p r o p o r t i o n e d M e d R e v h o m e i n t o a c o n t e m p o r a r y , e l e g a n t l y f u n c t i o n a l f a m i l y a b o d e . T h e p r o j e c t b e g a n w i t h r e p l a c i n g e x i s t -i n g w i n d o w s w i t h i m p a c t r e s i s t a n t g l a z i n g a n d e v o l v e d i n t o r e n o v a t i n g t h e e n t i r e h o u s e t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f a n a c t i v e f a m i l yo f f i v e . B y c h a n g i n g m o s t o f t h e d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e w i n d o w s , c h o o s i n g a n e w r i c h , g r a y s l a t e r o o f a n d a l t e r i n g t h e s c a l e o f t h ec o l u m n s a n d f r o n t e n t r y , t h e e x t e r i o r t o o k o n a s t a t e l y p r e s e n c e . T h e n e w m o d e r n r e c t i l i n e a r p o o l f e a t u r e s a s u n s h e l f a n d ac o n n e c t e d s p a ; s u r r o u n d e d b y z o y s i a g r a s s , i t a p p e a r s t o f l o a t i n t h e y a r d a n d f l o w i n t o t h e a d j a c e n t b a y . T h e i n t e r i o r w a s e s s e n -t i a l l y g u t t e d a n d e v e r y r o o m w a s r e d e s i g n e d , r e s u l t i n g i n a l o f t - l i k e l i v i n g s p a c e w i t h 1 0 - f o o t h i g h w i n d o w s s p a n n i n g t h e e n t i r eb a c k w a l l . U p o n e n t e r i n g t h e m a i n f l o o r f r o m t h e g r a n d s t a i r , t h e r e s i d e n t i s w e l c o m e d b y a f u l l v i e w o f S a r a s o t a B a y t h r o u g h4 0 f e e t o f w i n d o w s a n d d o o r s , r e m i n i s c e n t o f t h e o r i g i n a l d e s i g n , b u t r e w o r k e d t o g i v e t h e s p a c e a m o r e u r b a n , b e a u t i f u l l y l i ti n t e r i o r . T h e k i t c h e n i s a r e a l d r e a m f o r a c h e f a n d s m a r t l y b l e n d s c r i s p , s l e e k w h i t e m a t e r i a l s w i t h r i c h , d a r k w o o d s a n d a c c e n t so f b r i g h t r e d . T h e e n t i r e h o u s e i s n o w f u n c t i o n a l , t h o u g h t f u l l y d e t a i l e d a n d h a s t h e o n e - o f - a - k i n d f e e l t h e c l i e n t s w e r e l o o k i n gt o a c h i e v e . Architect: Barron Schimberg. Builder: Stellar Construction. Interior Designer: Patty Schimberg. Photographer: Greg Wilson.

S I LV E RJUDGE COMMENT “A much lighter and brighter home after renovation . . . The restoration erases many of the additional“crimes” perpetrated on the original building.”

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NORTH TRAIL BATH RETREAT THE SCHIMBERG GROUP

A f t e r f u l l y e x p l o r i n g a l l o f t h e o p t i o n s r e g a r d i n g w o r k i n g w i t h t h e e x i s t i n g m a s t e rb a t h r o o m , w e a g r e e d t h a t i n o r d e r t o t r u l y m a x i m i z e t h e s p a c e ' s p o t e n t i a l , t h e d e s i g nw o u l d n e c e s s i t a t e g u t t i n g i t c o m p l e t e l y . T h e p r i m a r y f o c u s , t h e s p e c t a c u l a r b a y v i e w ,b e c a m e t h e d r i v i n g f o r c e o f t h e d e s i g n . B y c e n t e r i n g a n e l e g a n t , e g g - s h a p e d f l o a t i n g t u b o n a n o v e r s i z e d , p i c t u r e f r a m ew i n d o w , t h e s p a c e f e e l s l i k e a n o a s i s o n a t r o p i c a l i s l a n d . T h e m e t i c u l o u s l y s e l e c t e d m a r b l e f l o o r i n g , v a n i t y t o p s a n dc l a s s i c w h i t e c a b i n e t r y , a c c e n t e d b y e g g p l a n t , s i l v e r a n d s a n d t o n e s , g i v e t h e s p a c e a s o p h i s t i c a t e d , r e f i n e d s e n s e o f c a l m .I n o n e c o r n e r i s a s o f t e n e d , u p h o l s t e r e d w i n d o w s e a t . I n t h e o p p o s i t e c o r n e r i s a n i d e n t i c a l l y p r o p o r t i o n e d , a n g l e d v a n -i t y , d r o p p e d i n h e i g h t , t o p r o v i d e a n e l e g a n t a n d u s e f u l s e a t e d v a n i t y s p o t . T h e e x c e p t i o n a l l y , s p a c i o u s g l a s s e n c l o s e ds h o w e r h a s e v e r y c u r r e n t p l u m b i n g a c c e s s o r y ; h o w e v e r , b y c a r e f u l l y p l a c i n g e a c h f i x t u r e a n d c o o r d i n a t i n g i t w i t h t h ew a l l t i l e p a t t e r n a n d p l a c e m e n t o f t h e u n i q u e g l a s s a c c e n t t i l e s , i t a l l w o r k s h a r m o n i o u s l y . M i s s i o n a c c o m p l i s h e d : e v e r ym o m e n t o f t h e b a t h r o o m ' s d e s i g n , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e s h a p e a n d o r i e n t a t i o n o f t h e u n i q u e s h o w e r a n d t u b , a l l o w s t h er e s i d e n t t o c o n s t a n t l y b e s h o w e r e d w i t h d a y l i g h t a n d l i t e r a l l y ª s o a k i n º t h e i r e x t r a o r d i n a r y v i e w s o f t h e b a y . Architect:Barron Schimberg, The Schimberg Group. Builder: Stellar Construction. Interior Designer: Patty Schimberg. Photographer: Greg Wilson.

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JUDGE COMMENT“Beautiful . . .This bath isfunctional.”

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