Posts with tag 'architectural design'
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Beating the Winter Blues: Transforming Your Home's Interior
With shorter days and cooler temperatures, it's totally possible to feel the winter blues even when living in a beautiful place like Bradenton. One easy way to uplift your spirits this time of year is to transform your home's interior. Many of us spend more time indoors this time of year, so brightening things up inside can make a big difference. Our real estate agents are here with several tips on decorating your home to improve your mood this winter.
- Embrace Warm (Or Hot) Colors
Warm or hot colors make a huge difference in your home, so use them where possible. Warm colors make the home feel welcoming and comfortable, while hot color...
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Interior Design Trends for 2023
After looking at numerous homes, you finally found the one — but it needs a little sprucing up. Updating your home can be really rewarding and exciting. It's an opportunity to make the home better suited to your needs and also a chance to catch up with some of the latest design trends. But what are the interior design trends you should follow in 2023? Here are some of the coolest ideas our real estate agents have noticed lately.
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Wagner Realty Agent Sherry Flathman Brings Buyer in Sale of Historic Paul Rudolph Home
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Sherry Flathman of Wagner Realty recently represented the buyer in the sale of the famous 1950 Bennett Residence, located at 3901 Riverview Boulevard in Northwest Bradenton. This mid-century modern home was designed by Paul Rudolph. Rudolph, a pioneer of the Sarasota Modern style, is known for cubist architectural designs that blend the beauty of the natural environment with open, airy interior floor plans.
Rudolph was a Harvard graduate who studied with Walter Gropius - known as a pioneering modernist architect and the founder of the Bauhaus School of Architecture. In the late 1940's Rudolph gained a reputation for designing modern, innovative vacation homes using unique materials. He moved to Sarasota and partnered with Ralph Twitchell for four years before starting his own firm in 1951. The Bennett Residence reflects the principles of this mid-century modern style, allowing for both privacy and a feeling of the natural surroundings being brought inside. One of Rudolph's most notable design elements was to create well ventilated living spaces in harmony with Florida's climate. In the Bennett Residence, he uses glass walls to open the interior space to a private garden courtyard. The home was previously restored by architect and author Joseph King who wrote extensively about Rudolph and his Florida Houses. King painstakingly restored the property in the 1990's after it had deteriorated with the passage of time. King released a book on Rudolph's work in late 2009 called Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. Paul Rudolph died in 1997.
"Paul Rudolph was certainly ahead of the times when he designed this home" notes Flathman adding, "the floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors are still in vogue today." The home was sold completely furnished with original 1950's era décor, bringing yet another element of historical nuance. The new owner, Gary Goldberg, an architectural aficionado, will continue the tradition of preserving the authenticity of this beautiful home. If you are interested in buying or selling a home, whether traditional, historic, or modern, Wagner Realty agents have a history of providing exceptional service for more than 80 years. For more information, go to www.wagnerrealty.com.