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I’m on the phone with Peg Davant, listing agent for a fabulous Florida mansion in Siesta Key. The Key is known for its pristine white sand beaches, laid-back feel, and a smattering of bicycling tourists meandering down its main two-lane road.
This Gulf Coast island just outside Sarasota is alluring for a number of reasons, but I was laser-focused on the estate known as Aquadisia.
I called Davant to delve into the details of the $9.9 million Guy Peterson-designed mansion in the Sanderling Club neighborhood. She falters a bit, struggling to translate the grandeur of the home into words.
“Well,” she says, “why don’t you just come down and take a tour?”
Entryway into Aquadisia
Nicole Slaughter Graham
A few days later, I follow Davant’s dark Volvo SUV down Sanderling Club’s narrow, winding main road. An eclectic mix of homes dots both sides of the road. In between houses, walls of trees and foliage promote seclusion and privacy. We round a corner, and to my right, a small clearing in the trees allows for a quick glimpse of a large, two-story property. Beside it, meticulously planted Royal Palms sway in the wind.
Davant pulls into a coquina slab driveway. Each side of the driveway is flanked by solid stone walls that give way to thick bamboo facades. The bamboo circles the entirety of the front and side yards of the estate, creating a barricade between the home and the rest of the world. On the stone wall to the right, the word “Aquadisia” is etched in a minimalist font.
Aquadisia
Nicole Slaughter Graham
At first glance, Aquadisia is … a huge house on the beach. Its two stories are surrounded by palm trees, large, rectangular windows, and siding that characterizes many waterfront homes in Florida.
But as I walk toward the house, I notice shallow pools of water. Aquadisia, a name bestowed upon the home by its former owner, Stacey Siegel, has no proper definition, but is taken to mean “water radiance.”
The home is surrounded by square and rectangular pools of water. To the right, water flows the length of the house, and a tall, white-walled, waterfall flows into turquoise pools. A long, rectangular waterway leads visitors to the front door.
Waterways and glass room
Nicole Slaughter Graham
Once inside, I follow Davant into an open, airy first floor. This floor isn’t the main living space, yet it commands attention. To the right, an area with uninterrupted floor-to-ceiling windows make the most of the beach view at the rear and the pools on the side. To the left, I see a laundry room, massage and sauna room, and access to the garage.
I linger a bit and soak in the scene. Two huge geodes of amber and amethyst sit in corners—one by the back window and another by a doorway.
Downstairs living space
Nicole Slaughter Graham
“If you don’t mind slipping your shoes off, I’ll show you the main floor,” says Davant. I follow her directions, leaving my black strappy sandals by the golden Brazilian Garapa stairs.
Under the stairs, hundreds of natural quartz crystals are illuminated by purple light shining through a glass floor.
Quartz crystal flooring under staircase
Nicole Slaughter Graham
I follow the agent up the stairs into a grand, pavilion-style living room. The eye travels up from the wood floors to the wood-framed windows and into the raised, peaked wood ceiling. I can see the choppy gulf waters right outside the wall of windows at the back of the home.
Inside, a sliding opaque glass wall opens up to a wet bar. There’s a media room, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms past the living room to the right. Each room—even the bathrooms—has a view of the gulf.
Main living room
Nicole Slaughter Graham
Davant then leads me to the left of the living room, which flows right into a large dining room and minimalist-style kitchen. Swarovski crystal lights twinkle in the dining room and hang above the bar in the kitchen.
Another sheet of thick opaque glass wall slides open to reveal a slew of shelving and an abundance of drawers for storage space. Just past the dining room is a closet the size of my own living room. In it, a Swarovski crystal chandelier hangs above an island of custom-made drawers topped with Italian Carrara marble.
Dining room
Nicole Slaughter Graham
Kitchen with Swarovski crystal lighting
Nicole Slaughter Graham
Swarovski chandelier in master closet
Nicole Slaughter Graham
The master suite, which was added to the original home by Siegel, is as large as the living room and has the same pavilion-style ceiling. There’s a meditation room attached, and through that room is the ensuite bath area, with double sinks, a rain shower, and a stunning 72-inch round tub.
Master bathroom
Nicole Slaughter Graham
As I stroll from one end of the home to another, I find that it flows easily like water. The few interior walls are unobtrusive, and each space is simply wide-open and airy.
We leave the master suite, and I follow Davant out onto the deck. She opens the door, and when I step outside, a wash of calm comes over me.
Earlier on the phone, when she struggled to convey the subtlety of Aquadisia’s appeal, Davant called the space “spiritual.” I begin to see why.
Media/living space
Nicole Slaughter Graham
Meditation space inside master suite
Nicole Slaughter Graham
The sound of the gulf waters and the feel of the gentle breeze on the deck soothe me in a way I’ve never experienced before—and I’ve had my fair share of beach views as a born-and-raised Floridian.
I walk up the tower on the deck and take in a 180-degree, unobstructed view of the gulf. I can only imagine what the sunsets look like from this perch.
Lookout tower on deck
Nicole Slaughter Graham
Once we’re back down on the deck, Davant leads me back through the house, down the stairs, and out front.
The walls of bamboo had masked part of the front yard, and I squint between the stalks to see a labyrinth. The “A” carved on the stone wall out front also adorns the center of the labyrinth.
Labyrinth
Nicole Slaughter Graham
Around the side of the house, towering Royal Palms in perfect rows decorate the property. As we look out toward the waters of the gulf, Davant asks me what I think of Aquadisia. As cliché as it is, my mouth just forms the word “amazing.” The space, with its designer touches and endless windows, is a slice of paradise.
Deck
Nicole Slaughter Graham
As I prepare to leave, I have a hard time understanding why anyone would want to say goodbye to Aquadisia. But one thing is for certain—a new owner is definitely in for a treat.
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