Cohen House Featured in the Washington Post

Please click the following link to read the fabulous article written by Katherine Salant regarding the Cohen House and Seibert Architects' part in restoring it to it's past grandeur.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/the-challenges-of-preserving-midcentury-modern-homes/2012/10/04/687fad50-0bfd-11e2-a310-2363842b7057_story_1.html

Seibert Architects Featured in New American Luxury Magazine

Seibert Architects is pleased to announce that the 42nd Street House and the Pavilion House are featured in the Jan/Feb/ March edition of New American Luxury.

Please click the link below to read the article :

http://newamericanluxury.com/2012/seibert-architects/

Florida/Caribbean Architect Magazine

Florida/Caribbean Architect Magazine has put out their Fall 11 issue which highlights the AIA Florida/Caribbean Honor & Design Awards.

The 42nd Street House was a receipent of the Excellence in Architecture-Renovations & Additions Merit Award.

The jury was quoted as saying " This is an unusally well-done renovation of a mid-century modern structure. The inside does not look like a traditional Florida interior. The building was carefully detailed and designed and the renovation is particularly worthy of note".

Penzeys Spices Project Completed

Seibert Architects is pleased to announce the completion of the interior build out of the new home of Penzeys Spices located at 1516 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236.

42nd Street House AIA Award Video

AIA Florida has put together a short video of the award winning 42nd Street House.

Comments from the jury included " Unusually well done for a renovation of a mid century modern house".

Please click the attached link to view the video.

http://www.associationinternetvideo.com/Publisher_Main.aspx?PublisherId=419

Designer Digs Tour

Pamela Holladay, ASID and the 42nd Street house will be featured in the Designer Digs tour. The tour is scheduled for Saturday-Sunday October 22-23 frin 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 to tour all eight Sarasota homes. The tour highlights 8 house the interior designers have worked on and they will be available to answer any questions you may have. This is a wonderful opportunity to view the 42nd Street house which has recently won the Merit Award of Excellence from the AIA Florida and also the AIA Gulfcoast Chapter.

We look forward to seeing you.

CB Wilson House Certified LEED Gold

Seibert Architects, P.A. is pleased to announce that the C.B. Wilson House and Urfer Family Park located in Sarasota Florida has recently been certified by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) as LEED Gold. This is the third LEED Gold certified project for Sarasota County.

Feature of this certification include limiting the use of potable water for landscape irrigation by 50% through the introduction of drought tolerant plants and low flow irrigation devices, water efficient plumbing fixtures and using energy efficient light fixtures. 75% of construction waste was recycled and thus diverted from the landfill. Appoximately 20% of the material purchased contains recycled content. 48% of the wood was obtained from sustainable forests. Care was taken to use Low or No-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) and products without urea-formaldehyde.

Seibert Architects Awarded Oustanding Achievement in the Field of Green Buildings

Seibert Architects is pleased to announce that the C.B. Wilson House located at Urfer Park in Sarasota has recently been awarded the Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Green Buildings by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. This award is given to projects that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation through the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Preservation Awards Program.

This project is a historic rehabilitation of a structure that was originally constructed circa 1906. It has sustainable "green" features such as water efficient plumbing fixtures, energy efficient light fixtures,m construction waste that was recycled and contains recycled content products, and using Low or No-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) and products without urea-formaldehyde.

Seibert Architects acknowledges Howell Construction Group, Inc., contractor, and Hees & Associates, structural engineers fror their participation and efforts in this project.

We continue to meet each new project with creative and effective solutions that balance the built environment with the natural environment creating a timeless design.

Historic Rehabilitation

In the Sarasota Herald Tribune Real Estate section this past week, Pat Ball of Ball Construction, Inc. was featured in the "4 Questions For A Pro" column.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110430/ARTICLE/110429360/2112/BUSINESS?Title=4-questions-for-a-pro-Pat-Ball


Seibert Architects and Pat Ball of Ball Construction have worked together on numerous historic rehabilitation projects though out the years. Together we have worked on public and residential historic projects. This partnership has generated beautiful designs and workmanship that has satisfied, if not exceeded the client's expectations.


Seibert Architects and Ball Construction enjoy working on historic projects because of the challenge it presents. Addressing the Owner's use but also preserving the historic integrity is one of those challenges.


Seibert Architects, P.A and Ball Construction, Inc. have shared common clients on over 20 various projects.

Seibert Architects in Hauser Magazine

Seibert Architects is pleased to announce that Hauser magazine has published the house that architect William Rupp designed in 1960 here in Sarasota and was recently renovated by our firm. Hauser magazine is a German periodical featuring architecture, living, design, art and gardens. Hauser magazine featured eight houses from around the world in this edition. The original design qualities of the Rupp design such as the use of natural light, transition of space, initmate scale, rich materials and privacy were honored in the renovation. This house was recently listed for sale by Martie Lieberman of SaraBay. The contractor for the renovation was Ball Construction.

Seibert Architects serves the West Coast of Florida. It's practice includes institutional, commerical, residential & interior design.

For more information about this article on the Willam Rupp house http://www.schoener-wohnen.de/neo/haeuser.

This article was written by Andres Lepik, Curator of Architecture & Design Museum of Modern Art. The photographer for this article was Undine Prohl from Los Angeles.

For more information about Seibert Architects http://www.seibertarchitects.com/

Contemporary Office Suite for Lease

One of Seibert Architect's projects is currently available to lease through Michael Saunders. The beautiful contemporary office located at 711 S. Osprey. Located at U.S. 41 and Osprey Avenue.

Plenty of parking, close to restaurants, banks, everything downtown has to offer.

It offers two suites that can be leased seperately or combined. Suite 1 is 5,957 s.f and Suite 2 is 3,023 s.f.

Please call Emery, Massey or Lanscaster for more details.

Seibert Architects Has Moved!

After 15 years at our Central Avenue location, Seibert Architects has moved! We are just down the street in the historic Hood Building at 1373 Fifth Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. Our phone number and fax number is still the same.

We are still in the midst of unpacking and organizing but feel free to stop by and say Hi.

Seibert Architects in Architonic

Writer David Sokol of Architonic recently wrote an article about the modernist movement in Sarasota and the numerous renovations of the Sarasota School of Architecture Houses Seibert Architects has performed. 42nd Street, Cohen House, Ghezzi Residence and Pavilion House are highlighted in this article.

Please see attached link for the article.
http://www.architonic.com/ntsht/sarasota-revisited-architonic-explores-the-architectural-legacy-of-florida-s-modernist-gem-of-a-city/7000487

Seibert Architects Awarded Merit Award

Seibert Architects is pleased to announce receiving a Merit Award for Architecture Historic Preservation for the 42nd Street Residence, from the AIA Gulfcoast Chapter.

This house was designed in 1960 by William Rupp, and over the years experienced a series of insensitive renovations and additions. It was initially designed to embrace prevailing breezes, have abundant natural light and provide privacy by the use of garden walls and strategically placed windows. This concept has been maintained throughout the renovation. The 1960's "low tech" systems have been supplemented with high efficiency air conditioning units, a gas tankless hot water heater and either impact resistant glass or impact panels for severe storm protection.

Seibert Architects Awarded Honor Award

Seibert Architects is pleased to announce that the AIA Florida Gulfcoast has awarded our firm with the Honor Award for Architecture Historic Preservation for the Rees-Schulaner Residence.

Seibert Architects working closely with Interior Designer Seth Schulaner, provided the restoration which focused on reinvigorating the original finishes and the introduction of modern conveniences which reinforced the original design's enduring value.

Strong indoor-to-outdoor connections are emphasized, along with the expression of structural systems and use of local standardized materials, which include stacked masonry units and regionally milled lumber and timbers.

This home has not only withstood the test of time, but continues to be relevant in today's world of environmental consciousness.


Photo Credit: Seibert Architects, PA

42nd Street Open House

The William Rupp house located on 604 42nd Street will have an open house this Sunday April 11th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. This house was renovated in 2007 by Seibert Architects and will be featured in Europe's Hauser Magazine and on House Smarts TV this summer.

If you are a fan of the modern Sarasota School of Architecture style home, this is an opportunity you cannot miss!

Please contact Martie Lieberman at 941-724-118 or visit www.modernsarasota.com for more details.

We hope to see you there.

To Drive or Not to Drive

Everyone wants a beautiful home with all of the things they desire to most in a house. Some people are willing make a longer drive to seemingly get the house of their dreams. But are you really saving money by buying a house farther away? How many people do you know that say "I live in North Port because we were able to buy twice the house there than in Sarasota". Well Harold Bubil of the Sarasota Herald Tribune examines just how much people are saving by making that drive to and from the house of their dreams.

Mr. Bubil has written an article entitled "Driving and Home Affordability" that was in this past Sunday's paper in the real estate section. Please see link below to read this article.
We find it very interesting.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100328/COLUMNIST/3281004

Bob Plunket Highlights Tour of Homes

Bob Plunket discusses the Modern Tour of Homes on ABC 7.
The tour is this Sunday from 11am to 4 pm.

Please see attached link for Bob's wonderful piece about this Tour of Homes and others in the Sarasota area.

http://www.mysuncoast.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=4590775&at1=News&rnd=21034252

42nd Street on Modern Tour of Homes

This Sunday from 11am to 4pm please join us for one of Modern Sarasota's fabulous tours of the modern homes of Sarasota. $5.00 a per person and students are free! All proceeds benefit the Habitat for Humanity.

Please see the link below for more information. Hope to see you there.

ttp://archive.constantcontact.com/fs033/1102386899522/archive/1103136596918.html

Longboat Key Garden Club Tour of Homes

This Saturday March 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Longboat Key Garden Club is hosting a Tour of Homes. Seibert Architects is pleased to have one of our firm's projects featured 0n this tour. For more information please contact Sarah Tate at 941-383-0117. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for the public.

The Murphy Residence is an extensive renovation project that converted an inward focused courtyard house to a pavilion-like space taking full advantage of the courtyard and adjacent waterway.

The rich palette of materials used answered the owner's desire for a warm sophisticated yet comfortable ambiance. Developing the interior design along with the architecture by incorporating the materials, finishes, detailing and eventually furnishing into the architectural concept gives the home a unified and cohesive feel.