The motel is known for its mushroom champagne glass style roof and glass walls, allowing guests to see the stars. It was selected by the American Institute of Architects for the 1958 Special Awards.
Lundy wrote in a 1958 issue of The Florida Association of Architects: "I was searching for a form that would somehow symbolize the thought of the Fountain of Youth by a plastic flowing shape, that would also echo the organic growing shape of a tree. The answer came in the adoption of a structural system based on using precast concrete hyperbolic paraboloids, 14ft-5in square (from basic motel unit width-requirement, plus necessary overlap) in two heights arranged in a U-shaped plan (the remaining wing will be added shortly). Three of the so called shells were lifted up on higher columns of varying height to form the sign of the motel, as a free-standing piece of sculpture."[3]
The reception desk is original (from 1958). The pool area was added in 1990.
^The Florida Association of Architects for the American Institute of Architects "Official Journal" August, 1958
January 01, 1970
warm, mineral, springs, motel, historic, 1958, motel, building, near, warm, mineral, springs, florida, sarasota, county, designed, victor, lundy, member, sarasota, school, architecture, listed, national, register, historic, places, motel, located, 12597, south. Warm Mineral Springs Motel is a historic 1958 motel building near Warm Mineral Springs Florida in Sarasota County It was designed by Victor Lundy a member of the Sarasota School of Architecture 2 It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places The motel is located at 12597 South Tamiami Trail Warm Mineral Springs MotelU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of FloridaShow map of the United StatesLocationWarm Mineral Springs FloridaCoordinates27 02 51 N 82 15 43 W 27 04750 N 82 26194 W 27 04750 82 26194NRHP reference No 12001255 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 5 2013 The motel is known for its mushroom champagne glass style roof and glass walls allowing guests to see the stars It was selected by the American Institute of Architects for the 1958 Special Awards Lundy wrote in a 1958 issue of The Florida Association of Architects I was searching for a form that would somehow symbolize the thought of the Fountain of Youth by a plastic flowing shape that would also echo the organic growing shape of a tree The answer came in the adoption of a structural system based on using precast concrete hyperbolic paraboloids 14ft 5in square from basic motel unit width requirement plus necessary overlap in two heights arranged in a U shaped plan the remaining wing will be added shortly Three of the so called shells were lifted up on higher columns of varying height to form the sign of the motel as a free standing piece of sculpture 3 The reception desk is original from 1958 The pool area was added in 1990 Gallery edit nbsp The Motel Office nbsp The Parking Lot Side of Motel nbsp Walkway and some of the rooms nbsp The Current Motel Sign not original See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Sarasota County Florida List of motels nbsp Hotels portalReferences edit National Register of Historic Places Listings National Park Service Retrieved 2014 09 09 Our History Warm Mineral Springs Hotel The Florida Association of Architects for the American Institute of Architects Official Journal August 1958 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warm Mineral Springs Motel amp oldid 1096401895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
