The same practice designed and built the project. The Anna Maria house was the architect-led design-build firm’s seventh fully realized project. Except for the portion overhanging the deck, the walls of the house are of concrete blocks. To lighten the load, the main bedroom suite, which cantilevers over the pool deck, is built of wood with steel supports. The second floor living level is a continuous open space free of interior partitions. The space is uninterrupted from the back wall of the house to Sarasota Bay. Fully open without a single partition between the rear wall of the house and the glazing at the front of the house, all public living space enjoy a view to the horizon. Services are contained in a simple mass next to the stairs. The dark slate-clad pool grounds the house to the site. Elevated decks wrap around the pool to reach the living room’s sliding doors. The design balances the residents’ need for privacy and the opportunities for open views. The public living spaces on the second floor were conceived as a void between the enclosed storage level of the floor below and the partitioned private spaces of the level above. The more private spaces are located on the third floor in a series of seven enclosed rooms. Two double height volumes placed at opposite corners of the floor plan tie the levels together and add spatial interest to the circulation. A third floor office looks through the double height living down to the pool below and the beach beyond. An exterior stair gives access to the roof terrace, which functions as the private yard. A large cut in the roof offers a view down to the pool and the yard below.