Text by Bestor Architecture
This house in Santa Barbara, CA, set on a small lot near the cliffs of Santa Barbara maintains a low-slung building envelope inspired by the residential precedents of Marcel Breuer and the Eames Office.
Combining abstract color panels with vernacular materials in a modern frame, strong sections maximize interior daylight and give physical variation to the ceiling planes and room volumes.
The ceiling heights range from 7’-8” to 12’ through the profiles of two shed roofs. Wide-open public spaces extend outdoors and contrast the intimacy and built-in furnishings of the bedrooms and tv room. A rugged materiality and simplicity is suggested with interior walls with exposed fir studs and wide plank boards, and the exterior is painted reinforced fiber cement board.
