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Shade Sails

As architects in one of the most comfortable and beautiful settings in the world, we are big proponents of tensile shade sails in…

Switchable Smart Glass

Switchable smart glass in action at our recently completed Hope Ranch Residence. See more photos and information about our design for this new…

TMP Classroom

Engaging with UCSB’s Technology Management Program and assisting in the realization of a new flagship space for their inaugural master’s degree curriculum was…

Island Oak Relocation

There was quite a lot going on at Palm Avenue last week for our island oak relocation- cranes, flatbed trucks, and other large equipment….

Live Oak Campground

We recently completed construction documents for a comfort station at the Live Oak Campground for the Santa Barbara County Parks & Recreation Department.

Oxnard Union Pools

The Hueneme High School and Adolfo Camarillo High School Aquatic Centers have just finished construction in Oxnard and Camarillo, CA.

Birds and the Bees

Earlier this week we noticed that a feral bee hive had formed near our office on Palm Ave.

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