Clifford M. Scholz Architects (CMSA) and SHS Design, an interior design firm owned by Susan Hritz Scholz, have moved to a renovated heaquarters building at 300 S. Orange Ave. in Sarasota. The building was constructed in 1955. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 2-21-2013.
Cliff Scholz, noted as the designer of many mansions with Mediterranean revival or other traditionally inspired architecture, has moved his firm, CMSA to a freshly renovated headquarters building at 300 S. Orange Ave. in Sarasota.
CMSA shares the building with SHS Design, an interiors firm run by Susan Hritz Scholz, Cliff's wife.
Unlike much of his work, the building features crisp modernist design language. The architect said his firm's younger architects prefer contemporary design and he would like to nudge the firm in that direction.
CMSA has been awarded the “Best Of Houzz” for 2013 by Houzz, an online platform featuring residential remodeling and design. In its 20th year, CMSA was chosen by the more than 11 million monthly users of Houzz. The award has two criteria — customer satisfaction and design.
Some photos from a reception held there Thursday:
Photos of buildings and houses designed by Clifford M. Scholz Architects (CMSA) are displayed in a conference room inside the firm's new headquarters building at 300 S. Orange Ave. in Sarasota. CMSA shares the building with SHS Design, an interior design firm owned by Susan Hritz Scholz. The renovated building was constructed in 1955. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 2-21-2013.
Clifford M. Scholz Architects (CMSA) and SHS Design, an interior design firm owned by Susan Hritz Scholz, have moved to a renovated heaquarters building at 300 S. Orange Ave. in Sarasota. The building was constructed in 1955. This is CMSA's conference room. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 2-21-2013.
Clifford M. Scholz Architects (CMSA) and SHS Design, an interior design firm owned by Susan Hritz Scholz, have moved to a renovated heaquarters building at 300 S. Orange Ave. in Sarasota. The building was constructed in 1955. CMSA held a reception at the building on Thursday, 2-21-2013. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 2-21-2013.
Clifford M. Scholz Architects (CMSA) and SHS Design, an interior design firm owned by Susan Hritz Scholz, have moved to a renovated heaquarters building at 300 S. Orange Ave. in Sarasota. This partition behind marketing director Kathy Hirsch's desk is made from old cardboard cylinders at the center of rolls of paper used for printing blueprints. Once empty, the 3-foot-long cylinders were cut into 12-inch sections and connected with wood glue. The larger cylinders serve as mailboxes for the CMSA staff. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 2-21-2013.
