Tiara

This project is a commission to design a second dwelling for an existing property in Valley Village, California. Though the new zoning laws make the project permissible, several permutations were designed to make it viable. In the end a simple rectangular massing was bent and thickened to accommodate the detached second dwelling setback, the adjacent hillside setback and the solar orientation. The resultant form, curved and canted, is to be clad in a building material first developed to cover skateboard ramps. Made from recycled paper, it is maintenance free and will be the first curved application on a building facade.

Project Info:

• Client: Thomas and Vanessa Jackson
• Date: in progress
• Location: Valley Village, CA
• Size: 1,300 sf existing/ 600 sf addition
• Status: bidding

Chula Vista

A second story addition to an existing 1960's ranch style house effectively re-imagines the entire existing house while expanding the program to provide much needed space for the family of five. The existing lower level is opened up in a series of interconnected public spaces while the new upper level contains bedrooms, bathrooms and outdoor courts to take advantage of the beach climate and views.

Project Info:

• Client: Sean and Sylvia O'Malley
• Date: 2009
• Location: Dana Point, CA
• Size: 1,700 sf
• Status: completed

Gridley

A new single family residence and a series of small accessory structures is planned for a parcel of land located in the Ojai valley, in Ventura County approximately 90 miles Northwest of Los Angeles. It is an east-to-west laying valley 10 miles long and three miles wide that closely resembles the look and climate of Tuscany or the south of France. The site is a 2.35 Acre parcel with a high degree of topographic variation within zones but is generally comprised of a 1:10 south facing uniform slope. The location contains spectacular 180 degree views of the Ojai Valley, an avocado Orchard and a seasonal stream bed.

Project Info:

• Client: Withheld
• Date: 2008
• Location: Ojai, CA
• Size: 6,000 sf
• Status: on hold

Canyon Creek

The Garrison residence located in Escondido CA, 30 miles northeast of San Diego, is sited on a 1.77 acre hillside property with views to the west and south. The normative contemporary Performa of a 2500 square foot residence with three bedrooms, two baths and a three car garage was transformed by the clients' modernist desires for visual serenity, maximum openness, flexibility and a fluid interior / exterior connection.

Project Info:

• Client: Bill & Martha Garrison
• Date: January 2008
• Location: Escondido, CA
• Size: 2,500 sf
• Status: completed

RH1-RH3

My wife and I have purchased a lot to build a house for ourselves and our three boys. This is our reality: The lot is 4,500 square feet. It is a 1:2 down-slope hillside property located in an area with one of the most restrictive zoning overlays in the entire city. The budget is tight and the program is challenging. While the opportunity to design for your own family is unique, the scenario is not. For that reason we endeavored to explore many iterations in what came to be called the RH (Reality House) series. The series is comprised of about six different schemes and RH3 is being moved towards construction.

Project Info:

• Client: J5
• Date: 2008
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Size: 1,800 sf
• Status: on hold

Lambina Hills

This was a schematic design proposal for a residential development inside a 4200 acre resort for a Russian developer. The site for the project was in Krasnodar, which is the southern region of Russia, about 90 miles North of the Black Sea. The site is a beautiful green rolling terrain with forest glens, open meadows, and a small lake.
We were asked to develop 'pre-fab' residential designs and we partnered with empyrean building systems to design prototypes for a towne house, a small villa and a large villa.

Project Info:

• Client: SWA
• Date: August 2008
• Location: Krasnodar, Russia
• Size: 1,100,000 sf
• Status: on hold

IVRV House

Project Info:

• Partners: Habitat LA, SCI-Arc
• Date: June 2016
• Location: Westmont, CA
• Size: 1,185 sf
• Status: completed