A continuous rhythm flows from the motor court to the lake beyond. The approach is deliberately graphic: Striped stone pavers inlaid with turf serve as a runway leading to the house, where broad horizontal lines and deep overhangs sharpen the geometry. A raised, knife-edge water feature sits alongside the entry, its surface spilling cleanly over all sides. Through the black-steel- rimmed glass front door and windows, the infinity-edge pool out back is visible, stretching the view to the water beyond. \u201cWe collaborated from early in the design process to integrate the exterior features with the architecture,\u201d says landscape architect Scott Windham of Windham Studio, Inc. in Bonita Springs. \u201cWater, stone, fire and landscape\u2014the elements are interwoven.\u201d<\/p>\n
Completed in spring of 2022, the residence was designed for owners transitioning from a Tuscan-style home. They tapped their former builder, Matt Shull, of Gulfshore Homes, to create a contemporary design, centered around the lake setting and the couple\u2019s lifestyle. Miromar Lakes\u2014a community straddling southern Fort Myers and northern Estero, built around boating and beaches\u2014provided the right setting. The precise design by Stofft Cooney Architects provided the framework.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The architects relied on materials with geometric sharpness and durability against the elements: porcelain, glass and wood-look powder-coated aluminum. Shades of brown and black in the windows, doors and cladding pull against the white exterior walls, tracing the edges of the house and picking up the linear pattern of the pavers and pool below.<\/p>\n
Scott selected the Cutting Edge Architectural Moldings LLC\u2019s Sinai Pearl, a light, fairly solid natural stone, for the pool deck and hardscape. \u201cIt emulates the clean architecture,\u201d he says. The team used color-matched, large-format porcelain tile along the pool\u2019s edge and overflow detail, creating a continuous finish that blends with the surrounding deck. Gray Mexican beach pebbles from Naples\u2019 Superior Stone Distributors reinforce the waterfront tones at the perimeter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rather than wrapping the house in greenery, the landscape pulls back from the facade, using low ground cover so the architecture remains unobstructed and crisp. The plantings\u2014a minimalist palette of blue latania palms, vertical Brodie junipers and snake plants\u2014favor sculptural form over color. Canary Island date palms frame the arrival, their fronds catching the afternoon light before it filters to the entry court.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After dark, lighting integrated into the architecture, concealed within plantings and along the pool\u2019s edge, registers across planes of stone and water rather than from any visible fixture. \u201cWe want to see the effects of the lighting without seeing the source or hot spots,\u201d Scott says. The exception: a set of Grand Effects Candelere lanterns that seem to float above the entry\u2019s water feature, their gas-fed flames introducing movement and warmth to an otherwise controlled setting.<\/p>\n
Out back, the space is optimized for entertaining. \u201cWe designed the pool area to include a variety of social functions,\u201d he says. Guests move among the spa, a cocktail nook and a pergola lounge with a textured wet-wall water feature\u2014three distinct areas within a continuous space, each offering a different reason to stay. A club room opens directly onto the patio, making crossing between interior and exterior easy in either direction.<\/p>\n
Kim Collins of Collins DuPont Interior Design Group outfitted the outdoor great room with a Dedon sectional, positioned for sunset views and outdoor movie nights on the television mounted in the ceiling. Geometric furniture from Spanish manufacturer Vondom rounds out the seating areas\u2014forms that hold their own against the clean-lined facade. \u201cWe used color sparingly to focus more on the linear aspect of the architectural design,\u201d Kim says. The alfresco kitchen and dining area, with a black-and-white patterned vent hood and a table for six, sits adjacent to the pool. Below it, steps descend to a wide emerald lawn at the lake\u2019s edge\u2014the final beat in a sequence that begins upon arrival. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A continuous rhythm flows from the motor court to the lake beyond. The approach is deliberately graphic: Striped…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,57432,123943,57431,123944,123942,57436,57435],"class_list":["post-293790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-design-inspiration","tag-home-tours","tag-interior-designers","tag-jesse-bratter","tag-june-2026","tag-local-architects","tag-outdoor-spaces"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}