Mid-Century Modern Custom Home near Bayshore, Tampa
Built in 2011, this 2,138 sq. ft. 3-bed, 3-bath residence blends mid-century design with modern sustainability just steps from Bayshore Boulevard. Featuring soaring 14’ vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, a chic chef’s kitchen with marble counters, and abundant natural light, the home offers seamless indoor-outdoor living with a private courtyard, tiered decks, outdoor kitchen, and gas fireplace. Energy Star certified with solar features and smart wiring throughout.
Mid-century modern is one of the most counterfeited residential typologies in American architecture — and one of the most rewarding to do correctly. This 2,138-square-foot residence at 2810 W Averill Avenue, built in 2011, demonstrates what mid-century inspiration looks like when it's grounded in the period's actual architectural principles rather than its surface vocabulary.
The plan opens with 14-foot vaulted ceilings — the proportional generosity that defined the era's best work, scaled to a contemporary home and sustained throughout the public rooms. Hardwood floors run continuously across the main level, the floor plan flows openly, and walls of glass dissolve the line between interior and the courtyard beyond. The chic chef's kitchen is anchored by marble counters, with the kitchen detailed as a working space rather than a showpiece.
Indoor-outdoor living is engineered as a continuous spatial sequence rather than a marketing line. A private courtyard, tiered decks, an outdoor kitchen, and a gas fireplace organize the rear yard into a year-round usable extension of the home, with the architecture orchestrating the flow rather than the landscape compensating for it.
The home is Energy Star certified, with solar features and smart wiring integrated as part of the original construction. These weren't 2020s retrofits — they were 2011 design decisions that have aged into a home with measurably lower operating costs than its peers.
Location is the closing argument: steps from Bayshore Boulevard, in one of South Tampa's most walkable corridors. This project represents MTBH Studios' early work in mid-century-inspired contemporary residential design, delivered through integrated design-build from concept to completion.
