Bird Key Project with Sawa Design Studio and Borden Landscape Design
This project was a collaboration with Sawa Design Studio and Borden Landscape Design to transform an 60′s ranch to a contemporary remodel for a client who had not decided whether to live in Sarasota or turn…
Team Modern
Traction Architecture and Ampersand Construction came together to create a flawless, sunny modern dwelling idyllic for Sarasota living. SRQ MAGAZINE | OCTOBER 2014 | BY ASHLEY FARLOW | IN ARCHITECTURE OPEN LIVING AREA. PHOTO…
2014 SRQ Home of the Year – Silver: Best Overall Home Under $2 Million
LOMA LINDA RESIDENCE Clean linear design permits an ample degree of openness towards the exterior landscape in this one-story modern home. Located west of the Trail, the scale, shape and presentation to…
Neighborhood Business Synergy
by John Hermansen We were excited to have a flattering article written about our business, Ampersand Construction, last year by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. David Jennings approached the newspaper and indicated there might…
Vacant Land Attracts Interest
by: Roger Drouin A few of Sarasota’s up-and-coming restaurants, along with furniture shops and photography studios, dot the Rosemary District. And, a new café is expected to enliven one of the area’s…
Professional Remodeler Gold: Whole House Under $300k
This 2/2 home had been scheduled for demolition before Terry G. Green Architecture got hold of it. Originally built in 1957, the previous owners had bought it out of foreclosure and started…
Two Buddies Join Up in an Ampersand
By Aaron Kessler Posted Feb 7, 2011 at 12:01 AM Allan Livesey and John E. Hermansen’s company reinvents itself to provide a new post-recession model to other builders looking to find new ways to stabilize their businesses.…