1530 Harbor Sound Drive

Welcome to "Cast Away" ... located on Longboat Key

Sarasota is renowned for its modern architecture. The area boasts the works of many of America's most gifted and acclaimed architects. Among those is Guy Peterson, FAIA.

U.S. Modernist - Guy Peterson

Cast Away, located in the exclusive Bay Isles Harbor Section of Longboat Key, is one of Peterson's earliest and most classic designs. Its straight-forward approach and symmetric presentation command attention from the street. The blending of both modern and classical elements give it an unpretentious timelessness.

An architectural privacy wall partially obscures the main body of the house, which is actually a huge floating pavilion. The semi-sheltered pool is located underneath, articulated in the shape of the house. The pool deck continues to a concrete seawall and large dock. The private and protective harbor leads directly to Sarasota Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and beyond.

The home, designed by Peterson in 1993, and built in 1994 by W. C. Woehle Construction, was completely renovated between 2020-2025, using updated designs by Guy Peterson Office For Architecture and interior designer David Lowe. Every effort has been made to retain the architectural spirit of the house, while meeting all new building codes and technological demands.

The home is beautifully balanced and comfortably modern, with large, open living spaces for easy entertaining, while the bedrooms and library enjoy privacy, with their own bathrooms, and nearby access to the elevator.

This is private resort living ... a place to cast away and leave the world behind.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"

Leonardo Da Vinci

Overall Specifications

Lot Size: .38 acres (16,182 square feet)
Water Frontage: 69.6 linear feet of dock and seawall. Deep water gulf access.
Elevation: Lower level 11.1 feet above sea level. Upper level 16.6 feet above sea level.
Year Built: Certificate of Occupancy - 1994.
Frame: Poured concrete load-bearing walls
Exterior: Stucco. Concrete tile roof.
Crawl Space: Beneath lower level master suite. Accessible through service door in garage.
Garage: Two and one half car garage.
Water and sewer: City of Longboat Key
Electrical: Florida Power and Light
Heating/Cooling: Two units. Ducted.
Equipped with elevator, services three levels.

Rooms and Square Footage

Number of Rooms: 15+
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3 full. 2 half.
Total Square Footage Under Air: 3,201 square feet

Main Level Room Dimensions: (1,551 square feet)

Entry (7 x 13)
Entry Closet (2 x 4)
Entry Bath (7 x 8.5)
Great Room (21 x 21)
Dining Area (6 x 21)
Kitchen (13 x 21)
Open Staircase (10 x 13)
Elevator (5 x 6)
Open Stairway (6 x 7)
Linen Closet (2 x 3.5)
Hall Bath (7 x 8.5)
Library/Bedroom (13 x 16)
Guest Bedroom (15 x 16)
Guest Bath (7 x 13)

Lower Level Room Dimensions: (1,250 square feet)

Master Bedroom (18 x 20)
Master Bath (10 x 19)
Master Shower/Vestibule (6 x 7)
Master Closet 1 (7 x 13)
Master Closet 2 (7 x 8)
Master Coat Closet (2 x 7)
Gallery (10 x 13)
Laundry (9 x 13)
Bathroom (4 x 6.5)
File Closet (4 x 6.5)
Utility Closet (6 x 6.5)
Garage (21 x 28)
Garage Closet (6 x 7)
Pool/Garden Storage (8 x 10)

Elevation Certificate:

Property Survey:

Major Renovations and Improvements

Upper Level

Entry / Entry Bathroom Renovation:
Walnut entry mantle. Jesus Bautista Moroles granite hanging sculpture with downlight. Dimmable Halo LED precision lighting. Hafele entry closet hardware. Central vacuum. Kohler pedestal sink with Kohler purist faucet. Kohler San Raphael one-piece toilet.

Great Room Media Configuration:
Installation of three Paradigm wall speakers, plus a Paradigm subwoofer. In-wall power box, with secondary surge protection, for Sony Bravia 4K 70" flat screen television. Raceways for CAT6 and CAT7 ethernet, ultra high speed AudioQuest HDMI cables, and ceiling speaker wires. Four Paradigm ceiling speakers, set up in Dolby Atmos home theater configuration. Xfinity home-base cable box. Centralized router and WiFi power point for whole house distribution. Pentair and Lutron remote controllers. In-wall USB charging station. Rear elevated deck access.

Construction Photos

Kitchen Renovation:

Oversized gathering-space kitchen. Thirteen foot long cantilevered service island, with counter seating for six guests. Kohler Stages professional under-mount sink with custom walnut cover/carving board. Island incorporates Sharp 24" microwave drawer, Sub Zero 24" wine refrigerator, Bosch 36" induction cooktop, and Bosch 24" dishwasher.

Custom flat-paneled white and walnut cabinets, quartz countertops, dovetail soft-close drawers and cabinet doors. InSinkErator. Berlin stainless commercial kitchen island hood and light grid, with adjustable 1200 CFI exhaust fan. Custom air return fan in attic. Kitchen wall cabinets pantries with double-stacking inner drawers, wine glass racks, and cookbook shelves. With built-in coffee quartz counter, with separate electrical circuits for toasters and coffee machines. Under cabinet LED lighting. Display shelving above. Cabinet can be closed entirely to present a flat wall.

Built-in Bosch double convection oven. Built-in Sub Zero 48" professional glass door refrigerator/freezer. Dimmable Halo LED precision lighting over island and dining area.

Construction Photos

Office / Library / Guest Room Renovation:
Built-in bookshelves with incorporated 40" Sony Bravia networked flatscreen television. Sonos architectural sound system, 4K Blu-Ray player with ARC connection to television plus sound connection for computer audio streaming. Matching Bowers & Wilkins ceiling speakers (can be used independently or with whole house sound). In-closet shelving for DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Hidden area behind book shelf for large format storage.

Powered Lutron window shade, dimmable Halo LED precision lighting, and ceiling fan.

Construction Photos

Hall Bath Renovation:

Schluter Ditra system (floors) and Schluter Kerdi system (shower). Custom quarter-sawn walnut vanity cabinet with Kohler fixtures (including HighFlow Rite-Temp Pressure-Balancing shower valve). Half-inch thick frameless shower glass. Kohler San Raphael toilet. Broan ultra-silent bath exhaust fan with timer. Lutron Maestro lighting controls with LED task-lighting. Under-cabinet lighting.

Construction Photos

Guest Bedroom / En-Suite Bath Renovation:

Sony Bravia 40" UltraHD 4K (and 3D) smart television with Xfinity cable, CAT-6 ethernet wiring, and WiFi*. Built-in closet shelving with Hafele closet hardware. Powered Lutron window shades, dimmable Halo LED precision lighting, and ceiling fan. Built-in bookshelves and television niche.

Construction Photos

Lower Level

Private Master Wing

Entire lower level is a huge master suite, located to the rear of the home. Designed as a private oasis with two walk-in closets including built-ins, master en-suite bathroom, and private patio view of the harbor with pool access.

Master Entry Vestibule:

Travertine flooring. Half bathroom with Kohler pedestal sink, fixtures, and toilet. Illuminated mirror with tone and dimmer controls. Utility closet with central vacuum, water heater, whole house audio and WiFi power points. File closet with built-in shelving and DSC security keypad. Dimmable Halo LED precision lighting. Elevator and garage access.

Laundry area to the rear, with built-in shelving and utility sink.

Master Bedroom Renovation:

Sony Bravia 42" UltraHD 4K smart television with Xfinity cable, CAT-6 ethernet wiring, and WiFi*. Whole house sound system with volume control. Two central vacuum inlets. Built-in bookshelves and television niche. Echo thermostat.

Private covered outdoor patio with private view of Sarasota Bay.

Construction Photos

Master Bath Renovation:
Schluter Ditra tile sub-floor system (floors) and Schluter Kerdi system (shower). Custom walnut vanity cabinets with quartz Kohler fixtures. Walk-in shower. Kohler controls include High-Flow Rite-Temp Pressure-Balancing shower valve. Half-inch thick frameless shower glass.

Two recessed Robern uplift tech cabinets with illumination, nite-lites, fog reduction, USB and power outlets. Two Broan ultra-silent bath exhaust fans. Two linen/bath-towel coves with built-in shelving. Kohler San Raphael toilet. Stand-alone contemporary tub with Kohler fixtures. Lutron Maestro lighting controls with Halo LED precision-lighting. Under-cabinet lighting. Hidden wall safe.

Construction Photos

Master Bedroom Closet Renovations:
Two full-size walk-in closets, plus an additional linen/coat closet. Both with Hafele closet systems, dual-height clothes rods, and built-in shelving. Air conditioned. Engineered Mirage white oak hardwood flooring. Lutron Maestro lighting controls with LED tech-lighting. Wall-sized floor-to-ceiling mirror.

Garage Improvements:
Steel patio door with Schlage keypad security deadbolt. Genie 2 HP commercial grade ultra-silent direct-drive garage door opener with remote WiFi and Aladdin Connect Cellular controls. New garage door lift springs (both sides). New garage door moulding and weatherstripping. Two ceiling-mounted retractable 60 foot power cord reels on separate circuits. Overhead workshop lighting. Storage closet with built-in shelving for paints and supplies, and rack storage system. Elevator access. Irrigation controls. Two Square D circuit breaker panels (with FPL-provided whole house surge protection). Security camera (WiFi / Cellular remote). Garage dehumidifier. Fire extinguisher. Crawl-space access.

Interior Infrastructure Improvements:

Andersen Architectural triple-E 400 series impact windows and double-locking storm doors. Miami-Dade impact-compliant. Installed by Universal Windows.

Engineered Mirage white oak hardwood flooring (on new Advantec sub-flooring, Proflex MSC-90 moisture barrier and isolation sound reduction membrane, and sealed with acoustic caulk). Installed by International Wood Flooring.

Guy Peterson-specified custom baseboards in all areas.

New FPL-integrated whole house surge protection, plus secondary surge protection in media areas.
All guest rooms feature powered Lutron shades, ceiling fans, library, hard-wired (ethernet CAT-6) smart flatscreen TV, high-speed WiFi.
Lutron Maestro and Caseta programmable wireless illuminated lighting control dimmer switch and LED lighting upgrades throughout house.
HEOS/Dolby-Atmos home theater with Sonos whole house sound throughout the house and pool area. Three Sonos remote amplifiers.
Two Echo thermostats with programmable/remote access.
Wired and wireless DSC security system, with door, fire, smoke, heat, and glass breakage protection. Automatic dial-out function with separate cellular access. Custom delay-dial feature to prevent false alarms. Security keypads in Entry Closet and Master Vestibule Closet. Outfitted with internal and external sirens. Monitored by ADT Security. Security camera in garage.
CAT-6 ethernet hard-wired throughout house and to all smart televisions. Whole-house Asus/Netgear tri-band WiFi.
High-speed 5G commercial-grade Xfinity internet service by Comcast. Gigabyte fiber-optic service currently being installed underground on Longboat Key.
Schlage stainless steel programmable security deadbolt (garage side door).
Interior walls painted with Sherwin Williams Duration interior latex paint. Interior trim painted with Sherwin Williams Pro Industrial Water-based Alkyd Urethane paint.
Central vacuum upgrades: New upgraded vacuum unit and updated wall covers.
New State Industries 80 gallon, high output electric water heater with expansion tank and recirculation pump.

Crawlspace encapsulated with N-square ultra-thick vapor barrier wrap. Storage area with surplus shingles, wood trim, window screens, floor and bath tile.

Attic renovation with reinforced wrap-over 'hurricane' perimeter strapping, labeled tech-wire access, and new polyurethane foam insulation. Temperature and humidity-monitored.

Exterior Improvements:

Boral concrete tile roof, with updated roof decking and all-new Simpson MSTA-18 wrap-over roof truss hurricane strapping. Double layer of Polyglass MTS and Polyglass TU waterproofing underlayment. New drip edges and side fascias for sealed attic. New color-matched aluminum gutters and downspouts. Annual roof maintenance program. Installed by Avery Roofing.

Flat roof sections rebuilt with GAF EnergyGuard insulation, SA Vapor Retarder XL and GAF TPO thermoplastic polyolefin bonded membrane roof system. All new scuppers and roof drains. Installed by Avery Roofing.

Exterior of house scraped, double-primed and painted with two coats of Sherwin Williams’ Loxon Primer and SuperPaint (Pearly White).
LED exterior landscape lighting system, four-transformer, with lighting and low-voltage power installed at perimeter of the property, and down the driveway to the mailbox entrance.
Salt-water swimming pool rebuilt in 2018. Features hydrazzo (smooth bottom) finish. All new Pentair pump and heater with remote-controlled heat and light controls. Installed by Superior Pools.

Increased size of concrete pool and patio deck, to permit improved access to pool and better protect it from yard waste.
Multi-level Ipe decks and split-level patios (including bar and exterior pool shower). Ipe articulating dock. Low-voltage Kichler LED landscape lighting. Ten zone irrigation system.
Stone and shell perimeter house border, to protect structure from moisture and pests.

Guy Peterson, FAIA, Architect

Guy Peterson is an American architect based in Sarasota, Florida. Peterson is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the recipient of the AIA Florida Gold Medal for his outstanding contributions to architecture. He has designed more than 200 structures in southwest Florida.

Peterson was elected into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 2003. He received the AIA Florida Presidential Millennium Award of Honor for Design in 2000. Guy Peterson Office For Architecture was awarded AIA Florida Firm of the Year in 2013.

In an interview with Harold Bubil for the Sarasota Herald Tribune, Peterson had the following comments regarding the project at 1530 Harbor Sound Drive:

"Each house takes a year or two. I want to avoid making decisions based on what is popular today, or what is fashionable, but based on principles of architecture that will withstand the test of time.

"Architecture is not about putting a label on it. It's about something that works, that is timeless, that has its own beauty and elegance. Its not like you say this is style or that is style. It is architecture, and it is based on principles that I still subscribe to, which are modernist principles that all started with the Bauhaus.

"(I prefer) flat roofs, but the neighborhood covenants called for pitched roofs. The clients wanted a modern house, and with the pitched roofs you had to have, I broke the house into a series of pavilions and volumetric forms.

"We were able to create this open, floating pavilion that became the living room, entry, kitchen, and guest bedrooms.

"One of the ideas that shows up more in my later work is this idea of 'discovery'. You arrive in a small parking court, and you walk up a half flight of stairs and can kind of peek over the pool and out to the bayou. It is this unveiling as you go, not a clear view, but a glimpse. You turn a corner and up the other half of the stairs and enter the foyer, but still not giving the view away. As you come into the main living pavilion, you have transparency on both sides. One of the ideas I was exploring early was this sequence of events as you arrive."

Sarasota Architect Wins Major Award

(AIA Gold Medal)

Guy Peterson - Wikipedia

Guy Peterson, FAIA, Architect

Original Architectural Blueprints

for 1530 Harbor Sound Drive:

Stephenson Engineering Associates

Original Engineering / Structural Drawings

for 1530 Harbor Sound Drive:

Engineer's Report:

Home Protection - Maintenance:

Florida Power and Light SurgeShield Whole Home Surge Protection. SurgeShield is a program that attaches a state-of-the-art surge protector directly at your electric meter to help protect your appliances from power surges through your electric meter. SurgeShield also comes with a $5,000 limited manufacturer’s warranty per major motor-driven appliance, per occurrence for damages caused by a failure of the surge protector to properly perform. Additional protection provided by secondary surge-guard power outlets located inside the house.

Avery Roof Inspection and Maintenance Program. Bi-annual structural roof inspection and Roof-A-Cide anti-mildew and fungus treatment, guaranteed to keep roof clean for two years. EPA and Florida Department of Agriculture approved.

Cool Today HVAC Maintenance Plan. Two cooling service tune-ups per year. Includes new filters, UV lights, and deep cleaning, if required.

Hughes Pest Control. Monthly pest and rodent control, plus twice-annual termite inspection and maintenance of Sentricon STEPS Termite Total Protection System. Guaranteed.

ADT Security Services. Whole-house, hard-wired alarm system, including door/window egress and motion. Smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide sensors. Redundant and independent smoke and fire alarms.

AM Elevator Service Co. Inc.. Annual elevator maintenance and upgrades.

Dutchman Window Cleaning. Quarterly exterior and interior window washing.

Ortiz Lawncare and Landscape Management. Complete maintenance of exterior landscape, including irrigation, planting, trimming, weed control, and lawn cutting.

Cabana Knights. Weekly pool cleaning and equipment maintenance.

Key Pressure Cleaning. Annual pressure-washing service includes full cleaning of exterior structure, all patios and decks.

1530 Harbor Sound Drive in the Media:

Sarasota Herald Tribune - Wearing It Well

Sarasota Magazine - A Chic, Modern Home on Longboat Key

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Sarasota Herald Tribune - A Very Happy Place

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Longboat Observer - Great Beginnings

U.S. Modernist Website - Guy Peterson

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Permits and Miscellaneous Documentation:

Patio Enlargement (2018)

Florida Power and Light

Surge Shield Installation (2018)

Impact Window Installation (2018-2023)

Kitchen and Hall Bath Renovations (2019-2022)

Roof Replacement (2020)

Master Bathroom and Guest Bath Renovations (2020-2022)

Flat Roof Replacement (2024)

Avery Roof Services

Roof Maintenance Program (Ongoing)

Complete Documentation Available

Products and Services
Services:

All renovations and maintenance at 1530 Harbor Sound Drive have been performed by the highest-quality and most respected service providers in the Sarasota area:

Office For Architecture

Original home construction architectural services. Renovation designs and consultation.

David K Lowe Interior Design

Kitchen renovation design, including kitchen island and cabinet pantry walls. Hall guest bath and en-suite design.

Coastal Construction & Remodeling

Complete renovation services, including design, project management, permitting, demolition, structural, plumbing, and electrical.

Avery Roof Services

Installation of Boral concrete tile roof, with MSTA-18 wrap-over roof truss hurricane strapping. Polyglass MTS and Polyglass TU underlayment. Replacement of flat roof deck.

Universal Window Solutions

All permitting, Miami-Dade documentation, engineering, and installation of 400 Series impact windows.

International Wood Flooring

Installed engineered Mirage white oak hardwood flooring with Proflex MSC-90 moisture barrier and isolation sound reduction membrane, and sealed with acoustic caulk.

Superior Pools

Installation of salt-water swimming pool, with hydrazzo (smooth bottom) finish and perimeter tile. Updated Pentair pump and heater with remote-controlled heat and light controls.

Products:

All products installed at 1530 Harbor Sound Drive are of the highest-quality, from some of the world's most well-known brands: