Bay View

Bay View is a sentimental home for us. We finally had an opportunity to work with an architect who I considered a local legend. Jot Potvin’s designs were well known and recognized in our beautiful town. Having worked as a carpenter on a handful of them, it was my dream to one day build one of his designs. As my daughter entered the 3rd grade, I became aware of the fact that John’s wife was her teacher. Every Monday for that entire year, I sent my daughter in with the same message, “My daddy is a builder and wants to build one of your husband’s homes.” Fast forward a few years and I finally had a chance to meet with John. As I was walking him through our Little Sarasota Bay Coast Contemporary project, I told him about my plan with my daughter and he erupted with laughter, “You’re the guy!” he exclaimed.  We had a good laugh about it and we set out to find the right project.