The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell includes the renovation and addition to an existing outdated facility. Located within close proximity to downtown Lowell, the new club will include 65,000 sq ft of space. The new design makes a strong connection with the adjacent Clemente Park and the National Historic Park Canal Parkway.
RIVIERA RESIDENCE
A CASE STUDY IN FIRE-RESISTANT DESIGN
SANTA BARBARA, CA


A new home was built to replace an existing burned-out residence on a severe hillside lot in the Riviera neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the mid-century Case Study homes of Southern California, the home is an expression of steel, concrete, and glass. The building makes use of fire-resistant materials and built to resist.
The home maintains the footprint of the eclipsed former residence as per Santa Barbara zoning requirements. Walls of glass are framed within the steel frame structure and offer optimal transparency. The house maintains both an inward focus (that offers access to the pool and private gardens to the North) as well as majestic panoramic vistas extending over the Pacific.
The modest home has an open plan where the living, dining, and kitchen areas are orderly aligned. The main living spaces are anchored with bedroom suites on either side. An ADU was designed for the lower, semi-subterranean level. The space is carved out of the hillside site and nestled within the natural vegetation of the hillside slope.
The highly sustainable home is LEED platinum worthy employing both active and passive strategies as well as using materials and building systems elevated to the highest degree.


LOCATION
Santa Barbara, CA
PROGRAM
Single Family Residence
SIZE
2,500 sq ft
STATUS
Completed 2023
DISTINCTIONS
Architecture MasterPrize Award
American Architecture Award 2023
Published, Residential Design Magazine
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Award
The PLAN Award








