9306 Gulf Shore, Anna Maria, Florida

A block from the Gulf, on a compact Anna Maria lot, the discipline is subtraction rather than addition.

There is no room here for a resort space, and the property is better for it. Elements set a pool and spa into the rear of the site and let mature palms and tropical planting do the enclosing. The space feels private without a fence doing the work. A covered porch holds the transition between house and water. Every element had to earn its footprint.

This is the version of the work that does not announce itself, and it is the harder one to get right.

Features

• Pool and spa
• covered rear porch
• mature tropical palms and planting
• fenced yard
• hardscape

Location: Gulf Shore area, Anna Maria, Anna Maria Island (FL 34216)