Siesta Key Zen


Siesta Key Zen Waterfront

MyGreenBuildings recently completed the highest-rated green home in the State of Florida. We performed a substantial rebuild of an original Rutenberg Ranch design, based on plans created by Osborn Sharp Architects (designers of the famed Florida House). This Asian-influenced green design incorporates a large overhanging roof, providing shade to the home, and a second-story living-quarters addition, featuring the creative use of natural-light wells. The new floor plan includes a great room that opens out to large terraces through 20-foot-wide folding-door openings. The front entrance features an over-the-water path and waterfall.

A Sarasota green-building company did not set out to build the greenest house in the state when it was hired by a Siesta Key woman for an extensive remodeling project. It just worked out that way. Read Full Article >>

  • Before - Front Elevation
    Before - Front Elevation
  • Removal of concrete tiles for recycling
    Removal of concrete tiles for recycling
  • Deconstruction of all equipment for charitable donation
    Deconstruction of all equipment for charitable donation
  • All aluminum stripped and recycled
    All aluminum stripped and recycled
  • Demo trailer used for efficient loading
    Demo trailer used for efficient loading
  • All wood truss, and framing materials taken to C&D recycling facility
    All wood truss, and framing materials taken to C&D recycling facility
  • New footers to support new structure
    New footers to support new structure
  • Tiebeams to support 2nd story structure
    Tiebeams to support 2nd story structure
  • Under roof exterior lanai that surrounds new structure
    Under roof exterior lanai that surrounds new structure
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