The existing residence was cut off from exceptional views of Sarasota Bay. The only access from the elevated house to the bay was by means of a narrow stair in the side yard. The renovation and addition opens the house up for the views and connects to the bay with a new set of 12’ wide stairs carved out from the existing 8’ high plinth. The interior of the existing house was centered on a cavernous double height space lit by small glass block windows. The addition adds a mezzanine level, an interior stair, and a dining wing. The renovation also added a generous shaded porch on the bay side. A new double height shaded window was created out of an existing wall to offer views to the bay from both the main and mezzanine levels. A glass bridge extends through the width of the house from the existing entry foyer to transparent metal balcony on the bay side, pulling the inhabitant toward the shaded porch and the bay. A two story storage wall separates a stair leading to the mezzanine from the living space. Built-in white and glass bookcases for the storage and display of the owner’s colored glass collection are accessed from the glass bridge. The glass bridge is supported by an exposed steel structure. The main beam slices through the two story storage wall without touching it. Sixteen feet of sliding doors pocket to open up the living to a new shaded porch on the water. The roof of the porch spans a full thirty feet over the elevated pool framing the long views over the bay. The angle of the porch ceiling directs the view to the water and to the nearby mangrove island. Two cuts in the same roof turn the large porch into a three dimensional sundial. The sun also reflects onto the south portion of the pool and bounces light back onto the ceiling of this exterior volume. Exterior ceiling and walls frame the views to the site, with only a delicate steel column holding its corner.