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 developed by Blackbird in 2009. The home, and previously realized guest house and music studio, inhabit chaparral slopes with stunning ocean and channel island views. Site responsive design affords views from every space. Merging building and landscape, a vegetated roof covers the partially bermed lower level. Rustic heavy timber structure and board-formed concrete walls complement a warm palette of charcoal-colored plaster, wood floors, and elegant interior detail.

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  • Location

    Santa Barbara, CA

  • Services

    Architecture, Landscape, Master Plan

  • In Progress

    Construction Completion Anticipated Spring 2026

Architectural rendering of hillside residence with terraced landscaping, lap pool, wood balconies, and outdoor pavilion


Blackbird Team | Ken Radtkey, Kyle Bruce, Shaheen Ghazvinizadeh, Liqiang Huang, Ray Twyford, Raj Gajjar
Landscape Architect | VAI Van Atta Associates Inc.
Structural Engineer | Hume Engineers
Electrical Engineer | Alan Noelle Engineering
Mechanical Engineer & Title 24 | Mechanical Engineering Consultants
Civil Engineer | Ashley & Vance Engineering, Inc.
Contractor | Clause Construction
Photography | Alex Nye

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