This house is situated on a peninsular within walking distance to the beach and intercostal.The owners requested a modest size home with minimal maintenance and simple living.The home is designed around a small central courtyard which contains covered outdoor living and entertainment spaces with a small plunge pool and spa.The great room, which contains the kitchen, living and dining spaces, completely opens into these outside rooms which doubles the size of the home in good weather.The two flanking volumes of the home contain the bedrooms and wrap around this outdoor oasis to create intimacy and privacy.The natural materials used in the house give it that quintessential Florida modern natural charm.