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Fall 2026
ELEMENTAL MODERN A WATERFRONT RETREAT, SHAPED TOGETHER
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It begins with earth, air, fire, water, and stone. “Combining all the elements in the home is important to me,” shares homeowner Frank Stier, who selected this east-west-facing corner lot, offering nearly 200 feet of water frontage and a partially completed residence. Originally conceived as a spec residence, the home was acquired by Stier mid-construction, when he introduced a series of thoughtful modifications that reshaped the project through a distinctly personal lens. For Stier, that vision translates a life of travel into Naples living — part New York loft, part Miami waterfront house, with the warmth of Bali and Tulum. Interior Designer Tina Twigger of Twigger Design enters the project as both interpreter and editor. “Frank is passionate, and he brings bold ideas to the table; it’s my job to temper those ideas into something timeless and classic,” shares Twigger. u
Rear Elevation: Luxury Home Builder Brian Mayotte of BUILD uses raised parapets to conceal a full solar photovoltaic system that captures the Florida sun and supports Stier’s wish for efficiency. Reinforced during construction, the roof becomes an extension of outdoor living, with turf areas adding usable space above. “There was no compromise to the aesthetics of this home at all to achieve the minimal maintenance,” says Partner John Cooney of Stofft Cooney Architectural Group. Along the seawall, Landscape Architect Phil McHenry of Architectural Land Design evokes far-off resort landscapes, where leaning coconut palms create the perfect place for a hammock at the water’s edge.
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Front Elevation: Stier envisions a modern, efficient home built in concert with nature, yet one that also withstands its harsher conditions. A commercialgrade roof supports that performance-driven approach, while its flat roofline reinforces the home’s distinctly modern architectural profile. Cooney warms the exterior with synthetic wood, carrying it across the façade to reinforce the horizontal roofline, and creates a subtle contrast at the central tower, choosing a warm, deep brown that ties into the hue of the window frames. The driveway’s exposed aggregate finish began as a happy accident, Moyette details, when rain touched the freshly poured concrete. Rather than remove it, Stier embraced the organic texture and its authentic connection to the home’s elemental concept. Inlaid turf softens the modern geometry of the concrete surfaces, while McHenry sources Old Man Palms (Coccothrinax crinita) — known for its beard-like fibers — at the entry, where a tranquil water feature begins the indoor-outdoor story.
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The appeal went beyond the rare corner site for Stier. A modern Cooney-designed residence was already rising from it, giving form to the indoor-outdoor life he imagined. “The primary reason for selecting a modern style of architecture was to capitalize on the usage of expansive areas of glass on both sides facing the water,” says Partner John Cooney of Stofft Cooney Architectural Group. Twigger carries that elemental language inward through river rock, wood, and over 7,000 square feet of natural stone: a decision that ties the home to the natural world through touch. The connection is not only tactile, but spatial. At the entry, wood-clad ceilings stretch uninterrupted toward the generous open sliders at the rear of the home, drawing air and light through the interiors. Selected for the firm’s commercial construction expertise, Luxury Home Builder Brian Mayotte of BUILD joined the project midstream, stepping into the partially completed structure with a directive to elevate key elements to align with Stier’s commercial-grade vision. “We increased the volume without adding to the square footage of the home,” says Mayotte, whose team removes framed-down ceilings, reinforces roof structures, and preserves raw concrete as a visible marker of solid construction. u
Entry: A textured stone wall continues from exterior to interior, threading the arrival experience with the project’s elemental design language. “Tina had a lot of great ideas,” Moyette says, noting that Twigger conceived the wall and introduced the water feature, whose gentle sound brings a calming dimension to the entry. Uniting stone, water, glass, and structure into one seamless composition required close coordination among the builder, designer, landscape architect, pool contractor, and homeowner.
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Living Room: A warm neutral palette brings the home’s elemental design language into focus. Sandblasted Carrara marble stretches across the floor, balanced by a slatted wood ceiling and a sculptural black fixture that adds warmth, rhythm, and overhead illumination. Walls painted in Sherwin-Williams’ City Loft provide a soft backdrop for a monumental fireplace wall, while natural walnut wraps the staircase, projected forward to give the material a stronger architectural presence. Twigger’s approach honors a simple principle: a plane continues in one material until it meets a logical interruption. Low, curvaceous furnishings preserve clear sightlines to the water, allowing the room’s layered materials and coastal setting to share equal prominence.
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In the living room, Mayotte describes the double-sided “infinity fireplace” — impact glass on the outside, flame on the inside — as a sightline that carries the eye from interior fire to the outdoor fire pit and the cool waters beyond. The primary bedroom becomes what Stier calls “a focal point of elements,” where corner sliders connect indoors and out, leading the eye directly to the pool framed by fire bowls and the spa. u
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Kitchen & Dining: Sandblasted Carrara marble flooring establishes a luminous, continuous foundation beneath an island clad in complementary Crema Marfil. “In modern design, you’re trying to make the home feel extended,” Twigger says. “Reducing visual contrast allows the room to feel expansive, so when the island blends into the floor, and the counterstools into it, that is purposeful.” Touchlatch, weather-resistant black cabinetry spans the kitchen and continues into the glass-fronted wine room. A honed marble dining table and sculptural chandelier create a refined connection to the adjacent entertaining space.
Kitchen Detail: “Everything is hidden behind slab-front panels, so it reads like a built-in,” Mayotte says. This design direction focuses attention on the range wall, where black noir marble with natural tan veining is honed and leathered for depth and texture. Twigger keeps the wall within a strict 24-inch plane, which requires special code approval for the hood, while BUILD aligns the range, mitered stone, and cabinetry into a single tailored composition.
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Primary Bedroom: “I travel the world,” Stier says, bringing that collected sensibility to the home’s overall design. “The style of the home is a New York contemporary loft meets Miami waterfront house with inspirations from Bali and Tulum.” Twigger reflects that perspective here with a 500-year-old mirror from India and two blown glass pendants with an airy presence from Visual Comfort.
Primary Bathroom (Opposite): Stier’s vision meets Twigger’s disciplined material approach in this home spa experience. An oversized soaking tub in a custom finish sits against stone walls, while the vanity wall, clad in rich brown suede-marble, adds richness and depth with a leathered finish. BUILD supports the experience with specialized plumbing for the steam shower, eucalyptus infusion, and bodymassage jets, bringing design intent and technical execution into a single immersive composition.
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“The primary reason for selecting a modern style of architecture was to capitalize on the usage of expansive areas of glass on both sides facing the water,” says Partner John Cooney of Stofft Cooney Architectural Group.
Landscape Architect Phil McHenry of Architectural Land Design extends the vision into a tiered resort landscape. “We wanted a tropical, lush, bungalow-esque style plant palette,” says McHenry, who layers exotic species, overhead coconuts, and rare Old Man Palms as living conversation pieces. Along the seawall, leaning coconut palms bend toward the water, evoking the relaxed posture of an island retreat, while the lawn, pool deck, sunning areas, fire pit, and waterfront plantings step through the site. “Everything feels connected,” McHenry adds, “the flow of the property is along the waterfront.” On this rare corner, collaboration emerges as the home’s sixth element, uniting architecture, interiors, construction, and landscape in a modern waterfront retreat shaped by the daily interplay of sunrise, sunset, fire, and stone. n
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VIP Suite: Designed like a private hotel suite, this second-floor retreat gives guests a kitchenette with a sink, refrigerator, and microwave, while a door outside the kitchen allows the rooms to feel fully self-contained. “The problem is that guests never want to leave,” Stier jests. Twigger continues the home’s disciplined material language with walnut cabinetry and flush stonework mirroring the kitchen below, giving the suite independence without separating it from the overall vision. VIP Bathroom: Twigger infuses this space with a harmonious material and color palette, carrying the same flooring through the threshold and into the shower to minimize visual breaks. The closet door follows the same visual-continuity principle, kept in the wall’s hue so it recedes rather than becomes a focal point. Rustic wood creates a warm vanity backdrop, while a hammered stainless-steel mesh pendant from a·emotional light adds sculptural texture.
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Guest Bedroom: A subtle Brutalist influence gives the second floor an honest expression of the home’s solid construction, revealing the concrete tie beam BUILD uncovered while raising the ceiling. Rather than concealing it again, the team left the structural element visible. The room retains its raw edge, while Twigger softens the long elevation with Bohoinspired seagrass cabinets from Nathan James, site-finished walnut floors, and a restrained palette of white and sand.
Outdoor Living: “We wanted everything to blend — it’s not a feature, it’s a highlight — the feature is the verdant and water view beyond,” Twigger shares. For this highlight, she carries the wood ceiling from the entry out to shelter the covered lanai, along with the sandblasted marble floor. Marble on the backsplash and hood supports the function of the space, joined by a teak table and chairs beside upholstered benches from Four Hands.
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Pool & Fire Pit: Designed to the specifications of one of Stier’s favorite chairs, the outdoor seating area becomes a permanent architectural element rather than movable furniture. Mayotte builds the seating entirely from exposed structural concrete, echoing the same raw finish carried through the ceilings, hardscape pads, and waterfront edges. “We have a brown mosaic around the pool to bring in that Bali feeling and warmth,” Stier shares. Together, concrete, fire, water, and tile create a sculptural, elemental retreat beside the pool.
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“There was no compromise to the aesthetics of this home at all to achieve the minimal maintenance,” says Partner John Cooney of Stofft Cooney Architectural Group.
Written by Rachel Seekamp Photography by Mila Eugenia Photography Photography by 1 OAK Studios Luxury Home Builder:
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BUILD 950 1st Avenue North, Suite 200 Naples, FL 34102 239.594.9984 www.build-gh.com
Stofft Cooney Architectural Group 111 10th Street South, Suite 308 Naples, FL 34102 239.262.7677 www.stofft.com
Architectural Land Design 2780 South Horseshoe Drive, Suite 5 Naples, FL 34104 239.430.1661 www.aldinc.net
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