Coconut Point, situated midway between Naples and Ft. Myers on Florida's beautiful Sun coast, Mike collaborated with the Simon Property Group in creating this large scale planned community. Leading the team in all aspects of planning and design, Mike conceived this sensitive integration of mixed-use with residential components to allow the residents to enjoy the benefits of a vibrant community while living in subdued courtyard settings. Mike has a unique ability to blend period elements with contemporary. They combine to create a softer and more timeless idiom. Here he?s influenced by Florida's historic Spanish and Italian Mediterranean vernacular as well as Caribbean and Mexican traditions. Combined with lush tropical landscaping, he creates a distinctive contemporary identity.

Coconut Point is the center of focus for a 500-acre, master planned community that is more than a shopping center. The property includes 90,000 square feet of office condominiums, residential units, up to 1.2 million square feet of retail space, and a variety of great restaurants - all surrounding several acres of lakes with a boardwalk. Coconut Point is the place for people to gather, shop, dine, work, play, see a new film - you name it; in an open, Main Street-style shopping destination with Mediterranean Revival-style architecture that is designed to fit gracefully with the architectural flavor of Southwest Florida.

An enormously successful project, Mike and Simon have succeeded in creating a rich and beautiful hub of activity and a unique regional destination.

*Lead Design Principal at Jerde Partnerships