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Located along Tampa Bay and Frenchman Creek in St. Petersburg, Florida, Eckerd College is expected to experience lasting impacts of climate change in the coming decades.

Sweet Sparkman Architecture and Interiors has had a long relationship with the City of Cape Coral, designing a series of firehouses to accommodate the area’s booming growth.

Taking a look at recent hurricane devastations from an architectural perspective centered on Florida, our firm addresses future challenges the area faces and defines what can be done for public service buildings.

Our firm embarked on a multi-year, multi-phase renovation, unique in both its architecture and the challenges it presented, to create an innovative contemporary coastal home while preserving the original framework.

When the Town of Longboat Key was ready to update one if its aging fire stations, they needed a design that took into account resiliency, style, and the safety of its first responders.

The Round House is an iconic structure in which a renovation required deep respect for its original design.

Accommodating adult, young adult and children’s programming, this new facility includes PC workstations and charging stations, a multi-purpose meeting room, a conference room, a makerspace, and group study and tutoring rooms.

Firefighters have higher rates of certain cancers than the general population. The architectural design of fire stations can play a huge role in its prevention.

In two separate spaces split by a walkway, the Basch Visual Arts Center houses a ceramic and glass art studio, an art gallery, six classrooms, and other fine arts studios. Its design expresses the importance of art in the community.

This station was an exercise in using color and materials to update an existing design for a new site.

A symbol at William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park that honors victims of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.

Crafting a functional, comfortable and safe home away from home for first responders is essential for fire station design initiatives.

The new structure educates visitors about the area’s diverse coastal ecosystems.

Architecture should not be about the architect. With an empathetic approach, architects can enrich the lives and experiences of occupants, not just through aesthetics but also functionality.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impact, extending to the profession of architecture as well. In this paper, Sweet Sparkman looks at this phenomenon, providing perspective in the context of their primary areas of expertise.

Siesta Beach, located on a key off the coast of Sarasota, Florida, is acknowledged as one of the world’s most beautiful beaches. As the beach’s fame grew over the decades, so did the number of guests. In 2010, Sweet Sparkman Architecture was chosen as Architect of Record, making improvements to the 60-acre public beach park.

When Diane DiCarlo and Jeanne Leszczynski decided to build a winter home in Florida, they had two main requirements: that the structure be a “piece of art” and that “every inch of space be useable space.” That’s all it took for architect Jerry Sparkman to create a concept that married stunning design with ultimate practicality.

For more than a century, the Carlton family owned and worked Triangle Ranch. The last of the family owners, Tony and Lela Carlton, wanted the land to remain undeveloped and placed it in the hands of the Conservation Foundation to secure funding to purchase and restore the property.

At first glance, it may seem as though designing a fire station is an easy enough task. You take a couple of boxes, put them together, then park vehicles in one and house people in the other. In truth, that supposition is far from correct.

In 2017, the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, chose Sweet Sparkman Architecture and Interiors to make much needed improvements to Brentwood Elementary School, a 60-year-old complex nestled in the midst of single-family homes.