Pueblo Via
Santa Barbara , CA
2025 AIASB AWARDS -
PROJECT AWARDED HONORABLE MENTION (PROPOSED/UNBUILT)
Pueblo Via is a total work of architecture.
The project orchestrates a site-wide experience defined by spatial carving, tectonic precision, and a creative exchange of interior and landscape.
The home replaces a previous structure with a series of interlocking concrete volumes and lifted roof planes. The architecture unfolds as a procession of spaces, a sequence shaped by mass subtraction, light modulation, and a prismatic perspectival expansion of space. The “Canyon of Light,” a linear courtyard that bisects the primary volume, organizes circulation, daylight, and views.
The new Main House shades and looks out through the new ADU, a transparent pavillion in the back yard , working alongside it to frame rooms of space both interior and exterior with the open and playful sense of multiple paths of flow through out to the tree view beyond, the sky above, and the earth below.
The fire-resistant concrete shell is inhabited with interior volumes of Douglas Fir plywood. Stepped rooflines and angled walls create a dynamic cross section that amplifies the movement of sky and shadow across the day.
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/ TOTAL DESIGN
Earth ADU
Santa Barbara , CA
In order to maintain a clear view out to the bamboo forest from the original main house, the new ADU was buried into the grade one level below. The planted roof and reflecting glass skylight create a seamless visual field from the main house looking out. The sun is collected by the sculptural central courtyard void which divides the living space from the gallery. The subterranean space is designed as a combination of art gallery, guest apartment, music rehearsal space, and fire bunker.
This project continues the California lineage of light and space exploration, via subtraction of mass, carving space to shape light, shadow, and experience.
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/TECOLOTE CANYON
ARCHITECTURE:ADU + ART SPACE
/TOTAL DESIGN
EARTH ADU , MODELS 1/16” = 1’-0”
ARCHITECTURE: TOTAL DESIGN. MAIN HOUSE, ADU, SITE:
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THE EARTH ADU IS A CONTINUATION OF THE PLANTED GARDEN OF THE MAIN HOUSE, AND RECESSED BELOW GRADE TO ALLOW THE CLEAR VIEW FROM THE HOME, OUT TO THE BAMBOO FOREST.
LIGHT PERMEATES THE SUBTERRANEAN GALLERY AND LIVING SPACE. THE CONTINUOUS BACK SKYLIGHT OFFERS CONSTANT VISUAL CONNECTION TO THE EXPRESSIVE COASTAL LIVE OAK TREE.
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SUNLIGHT ILLUMINATES THE BACK WALL, HIGHLIGHTING THE OWNER’S COLLECTION OF LARGE ARTWORK.
(MODELED ARTWORK BY GREGORY BOTTS).
THE GEOMETRY OF THE HOME AND SITE ARE ABSTRACTED VIA A CONCRETE RELIEF IN THE COURTYARD.
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THE EARTH ADU IS AN EXTENSION OF THE PLANTED LANDSCAPE .
IT CAN OPEN UP TO ENCOURAGE MULTIPLE PATHS OF FLOW THROUGH LIVING, ART, AND NATURE.
OR, IT CAN BE COMPLETELY CLOSED DOWN VIA STEEL ROLLING DOORS, FOR MAXIMUM WILDFIRE PROTECTION.
THE EARTH ADU IS A CONTINUATION OF THE PLANTED GARDEN OF THE MAIN HOUSE, AND RECESSED BELOW GRADE TO ALLOW THE CLEAR VIEW FROM THE HOME, OUT TO THE BAMBOO FOREST.
LIGHT PERMEATES THE SUBTERRANEAN GALLERY AND LIVING SPACE. THE CONTINUOUS BACK SKYLIGHT OFFERS CONSTANT VISUAL CONNECTION TO THE EXPRESSIVE COASTAL LIVE OAK TREE.
SUNLIGHT ILLUMINATES THE BACK WALL, HIGHLIGHTING THE OWNER’S COLLECTION OF LARGE ARTWORK.
(MODELED ARTWORK BY GREGORY BOTTS).
THE GEOMETRY OF THE HOME AND SITE ARE ABSTRACTED VIA A CONCRETE RELIEF IN THE COURTYARD.
THE EARTH ADU IS AN EXTENSION OF THE PLANTED LANDSCAPE .
IT CAN OPEN UP TO ENCOURAGE MULTIPLE PATHS OF FLOW THROUGH LIVING, ART, AND NATURE.
OR, IT CAN BE COMPLETELY CLOSED DOWN VIA STEEL ROLLING DOORS, FOR MAXIMUM WILDFIRE PROTECTION.
Carpinteria Beach House
Carpinteria, CA
Remodel of 1970s home in a modern coastal vernacular, with new design decisions being made in alignment with the original design intent, updated for the future. Architectural improvments to the interior and site create a greater connection from the home to the legendary surf break. The angled and volumetric interior interventions are anchored on both ends of the site by new redwood decks, steps, and benches, which act to reinforce the project organziation and provide an enhanced continuity between the indoor and outdoor environments.
/UNDER CONSTRUCTION
/ ARCHITECTURE, DRAWINGS, DESIGN
ARCHITECTURE: REMODEL
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AMD ADU
As a conversion of a typical residential 20’x20’ garage, the new ADU is organized in four quadrants, each with a central skylight. The constructed cabinetry elements at the center of the space encourage a natural circular circulation in either direction, maintaing a notion of the larger great room of space while providing the discrete functions of sleeping, kitchen, bath, and living room, all facing out to the North courtyard and mountain views beyond. Pocketing doors and recessed drapery allow for a flexible and open space.
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/SANTA BARBARA - LA CUMBRE
ARCHITECTURE: ADU -
DLG House
Riviera , Santa Barbara CA
An modernist post-and-beam home is updated and expanded, to optimize the experience of living on the hillside with a connection to the ocean, horizon and sky.
/MAIN HOUSE REMODEL - COMPLETED
/ ADU - CONCEPT DESIGN PHASE
ARCHITECTURE: REMODEL + SITE IMPROVEMENTS
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