On a quiet cul-de-sac in Oyster Bay Landings, behind gates that mark the only enclosed enclave within Oyster Bay Estates, a white rectilinear house sits lightly on a 14,818-square-foot parcel at 1401 Kenilworth St. The roofline extends in a horizontal plane. Slender white columns hold it aloft. Glass wraps the structure across two levels, reflecting palms and sky by day and turning lantern-like at dusk.

The house, completed in 2024 and designed by local architectural firm Sweet Sparkman, is currently on the market for $7.95 million. It spans 4,042 square feet inside, with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. There’s an empty bonus lot to the west, too. Asim and Isa Chauhan purchased the vacant lot in 2021 for $900,000 from Robert Morris Jr., then began what would become an 18-month build. It’s their sixth home project. 

“I’ve always been passionate about architecture,” Asim Chauhan says. “Light, space and order—those are the three most important things when approaching a layout." He traces the origin of that fixation to childhood visits to Le Corbusier’s work in India. Later came Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Paul Rudolph. International Style modernism, edited down to structure and air, became the through line. 

From the street, the house appears almost reserved. The drama is inside. Nearly 80 percent of the exterior walls are glass, Chauhan says, and the effect is immediate. Floor-to-ceiling windows wrap the main living level, where a continuous tongue-and-groove wood ceiling runs uninterrupted from interior to covered terrace. The wood—light in tone—softens the geometry without being distracting. Pale, large-format tile floors keep the palette calm.

The living room is anchored by a low-profile sectional, a glass coffee table and built-in shelving. Through one side of the glass, a spiral metal staircase rises outdoors. Along the windows, a floating ledge functions as a desk and perch, reinforcing the horizontal emphasis. “We like clean lines,” Chauhan says. 

The kitchen continues the theme. Spanish cabinetry sits flush and handle-less. The countertops are thin-profile porcelain slabs chosen for durability as much as appearance. The island reads as a single plane, waterfalling to the floor. Lighting is recessed and motorized shades disappear into ceiling pockets. 

Isa’s influence is evident. She is from Hamburg, in northern Germany, and Chauhan describes the interiors as “very Scandinavian.” That approach favors light-toned woods such as oak, ash and pine that appear in floors, ceilings and furniture. Textiles—linen, wool and cotton—add softness and warmth without overwhelming the space.

The furniture is primarily Italian, chosen jointly. Cane-back dining chairs sit around a simple wood table. A red lacquer credenza introduces a pop color in an otherwise neutral room. The house isn’t sparse, but it’s disciplined.

Outside, that discipline loosens up a bit. A plunge pool stretches along a limestone terrace bordered by river rock joints. At its end, a low concrete privacy wall incorporates a water feature. Wooden loungers lay beneath red, blue and green umbrellas—a fun counterpoint to the white-and-wood architecture. The covered terrace ceiling mirrors the interior’s wood slats, blurring inside and out.

Beyond the landscaping, a dock sits along a protected cove on Roberts Bay, with dual inlets leading to open water. The house is positioned at the end of a dead-end street, an arrangement that affords exposure and seclusion.

The main living spaces occupy the central level. Above, the top floor holds Chauhan’s office and the primary suite—his favorite part of the house. “The view [of Sarasota Bay] from there is beautiful,” he says. In the primary bath, a freestanding soaking tub sits against more floor-to-ceiling glass, oriented toward water and trees.

Chauhan is the CEO of RiskWatch, a Sarasota-based risk and compliance software company founded in 1993 and headquartered in the Marina Tower downtown. He also runs InfoSun, a technology firm he founded. His professional life revolves around systems, measurement and risk scoring. The house, with its emphasis on clarity and structure, might mirror that.

Even with the house on the market, for Chauhan it's less an endpoint than part of an ongoing submersion into architecture. He’s already planning another home nearby.

“We love building,” he says. “Each one teaches you something.”

Interested? Call Andrew Tanner of Premier Sotheby’s Realty at (941) 539-0998.