House on the Green

Replacing an existing outdated home, this new 5660 SF residence is nestled into the gently sloping hillside site with views of the neighborhood’s…

Ocean Bluff Home

Located on a 1.5-acre coastal site, a new single-story residence and accessory dwelling unit are oriented to stunning ocean views. Butterfly copper roofs…

Shoreline Home

This sociable oceanfront site overlooks the lively neighborhood treasure, Shoreline Park and Santa Barbara Channel. A high-ceiling, open plan connects kitchen and dining…

Coyote House

The Coyote House represents deep design collaboration between architecture and landscape to create an elegant living environment in harmony with nature. Interacting and…

Hope Ranch Home

Designed to take advantage of expansive ocean, island, and mountain views, this contemporary remodel and addition recycled the original 1948 ranch house to…

Mountain Drive Home

This home features elegant living within a deceptively simple building plan. An exposed timber frame of columns and tapered beams support a gently…

Oak Knoll Home

Nestled on a hillside overlooking a pristine oak woodland, the Oak Knoll Home seamlessly integrates open-plan living with sweeping views of the surrounding…

Harbor View Home

Originally built in 1963, this mid-century ranch-style residence has been thoughtfully reimagined to enhance its breathtaking harbor, ocean, island, and mountain views. Through…

Mountainside Home

Mountainside Home is the third phase of a Montecito Tea Fire rebuild project. The 3800SF main residence completes a 3-acre site master plan…

Mountainside Studio

Located on a mountainside property with breathtaking views of the Channel Islands, this 800 sq. ft. studio was never meant to be. While…

Midcentury Montecito

Historic home and garden – originally designed by renowned architect Lutah Maria Riggs and landscape architect Thomas Church in 1949 – are revitalized…

Cielito Home

A design for serene living in the beautiful Santa Barbara foothills. This project includes a main house, ADU, pool, and site/landscape improvements to…

Micheltorena Home

Located on a tight urban corner lot in the heart of the Bungalow Haven Historic District in Santa Barbara, this renovation and addition…

Nicolas Lane Home

Working with the steep terrain of the Riviera neighborhood in Santa Barbara, the home nestles itself into the hillside, opening up to ocean…

Mount Calvary Home

Located on a challenging, constrained hillside property, this residence is sensitively placed to maximize captivating views to the Santa Barbara coast and the…

Ortega Home

This house draws architectural cues from its California Craftsman Bungalow neighbors and adds a fresh modern spin with an open living plan, modern…

Ocean Vista

Oriented to ocean and bluff-top park vistas, the lively and articulated home opens up to the neighborhood. The design sets the L-shaped house…

Smith Home

Boise, Idaho’s mountain climate and basalt cliff geology influenced the siting and material palette of this house and studio for a retired couple….

Riviera Garden

   

Firefly Garden

Located on a ridge-top with spectacular views of the Santa Barbara coastline, the ‘Firefly’ garden healed a site previously graded insensitively by the…

Ona’s Garden

Our enthusiastic client had a long wish list of landscape features, all to occur on a sloping, two-acre property. We translated this into…

La Paz Garden

Our client requested a serene space as a retreat, with spaces for entertaining and relaxing, as part of the renovation and expansion of…

Sandyland Garden

The experience of water in its many forms is at play throughout this garden. On one side of this contemporary beach house is…

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