Photo by Jason Rick
A Mixed-Use project weaving together ideas from Southern Spain with modern building codes. The design centered around Feng-Shui elements and views of Santa Barbara’s Riviera.
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Ablitt Tower
Built on a 20x20 foot lot, the only direction the Ablitt Tower could go was up. The client’s only requests were that there be a place for wine and books, and that the stove would be blue.
13 West Haley, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Oak Tree House
An adventurous residence created for adventurous clients.
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Photo by Alex Nye
El Andaluz
A Mixed Use building with a Central Courtyard, adding life to Chapala Street.
531 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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El Zapato Exterior. Photo by Alex Nye.
El Zapato
A Mixed Use building shaped like a high-top tennis shoe, nestled on a small lot, designed primarily around the desire to save a Pink Flame tree.
522 Garden Street, Santa Barbara
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A few of the above photos by Michael Drew
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A few of the above photos by Michael Drew
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Stone House
Shell House
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Kovalik Residence
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Weinpahl Residence
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Casa Blanca Restaurant
330 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Photo by Coleman Griffith
Vera Cruz
A small house inspired by all of the great artists in the world who have built their homes out of bottles, used materials and found objects, while disregarding norms. This project relied on having faith in hundreds of people showing up to paint a scene from their life, and was specifically inspired by Sanford Darling’s House of 1000 Paintings (look it up.)
521 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Arbolado House
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Cota Street Studios
This Mixed Use project is designed as a series of courtyards surrounded by dwellings, each with a giant blue rolling door. The layout is based on the idea of semi-public open rooms to be used for home studios or offices.
225 Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Small Cow House
A home with a baby cow on the roof. It’s a long story.
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Pistachio House
A home added to an existing historic office building, wedged into the narrow leftover space on the lot. We also wedged a 40 foot date palm from Indio into the interior courtyard.
407 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Bridge House
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Valencia Tree & Landscape
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Gones Residence
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Tower House
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Lackner Residence
Erickson House
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Rancho San Roque
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Rancho San Miguel
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Sola Street Bungalow
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Sweet Shade Farm
Nestled in an avocado orchard, Jeff designed the house at Sweet Shade Farm based on hay barns and farm buildings. The house is full of natural light provided by large doors and windows that are meant to be kept open during the day to take advantage of Santa Barbara's temperate climate and provide fresh breezes. The siding, beams, rafter and joists are all reclaimed wood, and the first floor is wood-framed and adobe brick, with the adobe made on site.
