CITRUS AVENUE

Location: Downtown Sarasota

Date: 2018

Architect: Leader Design Studio

Recognition: FL ASLA Award of Honor; SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

Located just south of downtown in a developing neighborhood, this new home was inspired by the mid-century modern architecture for which Sarasota is known. The homeowners — avid architecture enthusiasts — selected the design team for its ability to deliver a project that emphasizes how they live and that seamlessly melds architecture with its environment.

The team collaborated on a singular design, modern in its aesthetic as well as its integration of the inside with the exterior environment. The overarching goal was to employ the tenets of modernism—clean horizontal lines, a minimal material palette and precise details—to create a harmonious and tactile experience from the ground up.

The layering of architecture and landscape in this suburban site facilitates the owners’ lifestyle as active residents of their neighborhood and community, while maintaining a sense of privacy and quiet in their vibrant landscape.

Two Palms

Location: Bird Key

Date: 2015

Recognition: FL ASLA Award of Merit; SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

Some of the most successful projects result when the design of the site and the design of the architecture, along with the owners’ goals, are considered as one collaborative effort. At the Two Palms Residence – a playful nickname given to the project when, after the existing structure was razed, there were only two palms left on site – the landscape architect provided input on the siting of the new house and was able to shape the exterior spaces with respect to the geometry of the architecture, emphasizing the link between the interior and exterior living spaces.

Coastal Modern

Location: Boca Grande

Date: 2011

Architect: Thomas & Denziger Architects

Recognition: FL ASLA Award of Excellence

SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

Located on a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Mexico and an intercoastal lagoon, the Coastal Modern residence serves as a family gathering place and seasonal escape for its mid-western owners. Through careful study of the site and close collaboration with the design team, the unified vocabulary of the landscape architecture reflects the modern vernacular of the beach house. The structures, elevated pool and spa, pergola, landscape walls, and large-scale plantings create privacy within the intimate coastal neighborhood and link a series of exterior spaces to the interior. The use of regional materials and sustainable strategies to develop a thoughtful aesthetic, the landscape architecture creates a rich sense of place and a tropical retreat for the owners.

Warbler Lane

Location: Bird Key

Date: Phase I: 2012 - Phase II: 2017

Architect: Guy Peterson OFA

Recognition: FL ASLA Award of Merit (Phase I); FL ASLA Award of Honor (Phase II); SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

This recent scope of work builds on an earlier award-winning design by DWY Landscape Architects. The goal in the first phase was to conceal the existing residence using plantings and vertical elements such as the pavilion and pergola. DWY’s goal in the second phase, after the architectural renovations, was to enhance the relationship of the landscape to the architecture. Inherent in the overall design is the cultivation of a simple yet sophisticated indoor-outdoor living experience for the owners and their guests.

The landscape is an artistic expression that extends the owners’ love of art and architecture into the site while accommodating an active outdoor lifestyle.

Mourning Dove Drive

Location: Bird Key

Date: 2004, in-progress

Architect: Guy Peterson OFA

DWY was commissioned to create serene garden spaces reflecting the modern architecture of this coastal residence while creating privacy from the street and open views to the pass. Silver Bismark palms were arranged in a grove to provide shade and shadow on the motor court while tall coconut palms were used to provide solar relief along the entry walk. A gated entrance reveals a courtyard and walkway that leads guests over a reflecting pool via floating steps to the pool deck beyond where a curved coconut palm articulates the pool space and tropical locale. Each space and every component within the space works toward creating the experience of the place.

New owners recently purchased this property and commissioned DWY to update the landscape and hardscape design. Completion of this second phase of work is anticipated in late 2019.

Modern Garden

Location: Casey Key

Date: 2001

Architect: Guy Peterson OFA

Recognition: FL ASLA Award of Merit

The Casey Key Residence is a place that is both architectural and natural. The geometry of the modernist house forms the overall gesture of the front courtyard garden, while on the beachside a deck simply extends the floor plane out towards the dune. Each design element relates back to the house - the entry courtyard is formed by its acute geometry and is defined on the street-side by a series of partialheight walls. A water feature sits at the converging of its main axes and draws the sight line through the house towards the Gulf of Mexico. Less geometrically defined, the beachside garden is composed of a deck and boardwalk out over the dunes, native sabal palms and seagrapes, native groundcovers, and a line of coconut palms that continues the geometry from the courtyard through to the back.

Modern Garden Ii

Location: Casey Key

Date: Un-built

Architect: Guy Peterson OFA

DWY had the opportunity to revisit the Modern Garden project 15 years after its initial completion when the property was purchased by a couple with a large extended family. They also acquired the lot across the street, linking the Modern Garden with its inevitable next phase –Modern Garden II. This is a carefully studied complement to the original, incorporating a field of Zoysia tenuifolia as a counterpart to the spare crushed limestone yard at the first site and a sculpture of illuminated glass bamboo – a reference to the low-budget art piece across the way. The front entry garden design depicted here is the result of a design charrette that stemmed from the owner’s childhood dreams of grand water garden. The concept is sited in a courtyard that visitors and residents alike move through towards the front door. The composition and reflection of the sky and landscape in the water garden is viewed from the habitable living spaces on the floor above.

Shibusa

Location: Siesta Key

Date: In Progress

Architect: Hive Architects

Located on a long narrow property facing Big Pass on Siesta Key in Sarasota, the images for this in-progress project highlight a collaborative design effort that is both simple and complex, open and opaque, static and dynamic. Key features include a long lap pool with lounge, seating and sculpture within the vessel that accentuates the length and focus of the property. The regional qualities of the project were expressed by the explicit use of native plantings, terrazzo hardscape that uses a native limestone aggregate, and other locally sourced materials. Project completion is expected to be 2021.

“David Young executed two major landscape renovations at our bay front residence in Sarasota, Florida. The challenge was to transform a very ordinary residence into a contemporary oasis. He created a beautiful, diverse landscape which is both serene and appropriate to the Florida ecology. His support following project completion has been outstanding. David is imaginative, knowledgeable, and highly collaborative. He ranks at the top of the professionals we have worked with.”

Warbler Lane Residence

Bird Key, FL

“At the beginning of the architectural design process, we engaged David Young to design landscape providing privacy and a feeling of being one with nature. David exceeded our design expectations and working with him was a pleasure. He thinks with the precision of an architect, has the imagination and eye of an artist, and is professional at all times. His landscape and hardscape designs work in harmony with and enhance the architecture of the house.”

James Boyle & Marta Riordan Citrus Avenue Residence Downtown Sarasota, FL

2018

FL ASLA

Award of Honor

Citrus Avenue Residence

Award of Honor

South Warbler Residence

Award of Honor

Blue Ridge Mountain Cottage

Award of Merit

Fish Camp / Jewfish Key Residence

Award of Merit

Two Palms Residence

SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

Citrus Avenue Residence with Leader Design Studio

2017

Top 50 Coastal Landscape Architects

Ocean Home Magazine oceanhomemag.com/OH50/

2016

HGTV.com Ultimate Outdoor Awards

Overall Winner & People’s Pick

Ocean Home Magazine

Top 50 Coastal Landscape Architects

SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

Thirty Oaks Residence, with Solstice Architects

Best Overall Home Between

$1M-$2M – Platinum

Best Landscaping | Pool - Platinum

Verandah House, with Halflants + Pichette

Best Overall Home Between $1M-$2M – Gold

Best Sustainability – Platinum

2015

FL ASLA

Award of Excellence

Thirty Oaks/ Hidden Harbour Residence

Award of Honor

Aquadisia, Sanderling Estate

SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

Platinum Landscape – Sanderling Residence

Silver Landscape – Hidden Harbour Residence

2014

FL ASLA

Award in Institutional Design

The Ringling Waterfront Enhancement Project

Award in Residential Design Motto Residence

Award in Conceptual Design

Palm City Estate / Alexander Residence

SRQ Magazine Home of The Year

Overall Winner (House over $2 million)

Gold Landscape Design

Harbor Acres Renovation

2013

SRQ Magazine Home of the Year

Platinum Landscape Design

Urban Modern Residence

2012

FL ASLA

Award of Excellence

Boca Grande Residence

Environmental Sustainability Honor

Cancer Support Community

Award of Honor

Cancer Support Community

Award of Merit

Bird Key Residence

SRQ Magazine Home of The Year

Polk Drive Residence, Sarasota, FL

2011

SRQ Magazine Home of The Year

Bird Key Residence

2007

FL ASLA

Award of Honor

Girl Scout Headquarters

2005

FL ASLA

Award of Merit

Modern Garden