Lunara: Sarasota’s Home of the Year

A Once-in-a-Generation Sarasota Bay Waterfront Residence

Some properties are simply places to live. And then there is Lunara, the extraordinary waterfront residence at 388 South Shore Drive in Sarasota’s historic Sapphire Shores neighborhood, now available at $18,950,000. Named one of the SRQ Magazine 2026 Homes of the Year — earning the Gold Award for Best Overall Home alongside two Platinum Awards for Best Kitchen and Best Bathroom — Lunara represents the absolute pinnacle of what luxury residential architecture can achieve in Southwest Florida.

Commanding expansive, unobstructed views of Sarasota Bay and the downtown skyline, this is a home that does not merely occupy its site, it becomes part of it. Designed by DSDG Architects and constructed by Voigt Brothers Construction, Lunara transforms a challenging elevated waterfront lot into one of the most compelling architectural experiences in the state of Florida.

“Light, water and horizon are treated as architectural elements, shaping every façade, interior space and moment of arrival.”

Innovation Meets the Art of Living

From the moment you arrive, Lunara announces itself on its own terms. An 11-foot pivot door with sculptural entrance handle opens into a soaring double-height great room, where the entirety of Sarasota Bay unfolds before you. A fully automated glass wall disappear into the structure, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior and extending the living space to a trellised sun deck beyond. This is not an amenity, it is architecture as hospitality.

The planning strategy is equally brilliant: a no-hallway floor plan ensures every room opens directly into the great room, creating fluid, energized movement throughout the home. Despite the residence’s considerable scale, the experience remains intimate. Every sightline, every transition, every material choice reinforces a single organizing principle — that the home should feel as expansive and alive as the bay it faces.

The composition of intersecting volumes and floating planes creates what the design team describes as a new habitable horizon, a residence that reveals itself differently from every angle, always in view of water, sky and the shimmering Sarasota skyline.

The Kitchen: Platinum Award Winner

The kitchen at Lunara is not simply a room, it is a statement of culinary and design philosophy. Positioned at the nexus of the home’s social space, the kitchen area includes a well-equipped bar and dining room. Through pocketing glass doors and same-level flooring, the kitchen expands to the outdoor kitchen, outdoor balconies and pool deck.

Design influences drawn from Spain, Tulum and California converge in a palette that is as sophisticated as it is cohesive. Custom cabinetry in a bespoke zinc bronze finish pairs with a soft taupe inspired by the sands of Mexico’s Yucatán coast. Dekton countertops and backsplash introduce a factory-crafted stone surface anchored by earthen striations and exceptional durability, while a hidden prep kitchen behind a sliding backsplash panel ensures the primary space remains pristine throughout any gathering.

The coordinating zinc bronze bar integrates refrigeration, a chilled wine display and a countertop TopBrewer pop-up system capable of dispensing seltzer and juices for any preprogrammed cocktail — a detail that perfectly captures Lunara’s ethos: innovation rendered so elegantly it feels inevitable.

The Primary Bath: Platinum Award Winner

The primary bathroom at 388 South Shore Drive is among the most extraordinary private spaces currently available in Southwest Florida real estate. It’s a resort-level sanctuary that SRQ Magazine honored with its highest recognition. The traditional boundary between bedroom and bath has been deliberately erased, replaced by a resort-style experience that opens fluidly to the outdoors and the shimmering expanse of Sarasota Bay.

The custom soaking tub, Kardashian-inspired integrated concrete sinks and massive shower are completely open to the bedroom and the view beyond. When privacy is desired, floor-to-ceiling movable frosted glass walls transform the atmosphere instantly into a private spa experience with towel warmers and pristine materials.

A quiet outdoor shower balcony accessed directly from the shower through sliding glass doors provides a final, unexpected moment of escape. Layered lighting — mirror backlighting, under-cabinet illumination, a vertical niche light within the shower — enhances texture and reinforces a pervasive sense of calm.

Resort-Caliber Amenities Intergrated via Architecture

Every amenity at Lunara is conceived as an architectural experience rather than an afterthought. The two-level pool cascades from an infinity edge into a dedicated lap lane, merging sculptural presence with purposeful use.

The rooftop deck serves as a stage for Sarasota’s celebrated sunsets, offering a flexible outdoor retreat designed for social gatherings and featuring a putting green, firepit and adaptable open space. Below, the kitchen peninsula extends entertaining seamlessly to an al fresco kitchen, dining area and pool deck, with hidden drainage captured below the paver surface to maintain a perfectly seamless, level transition between interior and exterior.

Sapphire Shores: Sarasota’s Most Historically Significant Waterfront Neighborhood

Sapphire Shores is among Sarasota’s most distinguished and historically significant addresses. Located along the city’s northwestern bay shore, the neighborhood has long attracted artists, architects and cultural leaders drawn to its natural beauty, its proximity to Sarasota’s vibrant arts district, and its direct access to the bay. The area is bordered by the Ringling Museum of Art, lending it a cultural gravitas found nowhere else in Sarasota’s residential landscape.

For buyers seeking a luxury waterfront home in Sarasota that offers both iconic views and proximity to world-class dining, arts, marinas and the international airport, 388 South Shore Drive occupies a position without peer. This is not simply a Sarasota Bay waterfront home, it is the definitive Sarasota Bay waterfront home.

The Most Decorated New Residence in Sarasota

Lunara enters the market as the most recognized new residential construction in Sarasota’s recent history, having earned three distinct honors, including the Gold Award for Best Overall Home, from SRQ Magazine’s 2026 Home of the Year program, the region’s most prestigious annual residential design competition. The home’s recognition is not merely aesthetic, it reflects an architectural achievement that has earned professional validation from the broader design community.

For discerning buyers, admirers of exceptional architecture, or those seeking the finest luxury waterfront real estate the Gulf Coast has to offer, 388 South Shore Drive represents a singular opportunity. Homes of this caliber — purpose-built with globally sourced materials, refined through local artisanship and awarded at the highest level — are unmistakably one of a kind.