RESIDENCE, MONTECITO, CA.
This beachfront residence was designed to take full advantage the nearby Pacific Ocean, while still maintaining privacy for the Owners. Elements of the design include a new stone and tile spa, stone patio, brick barbecue with decorative concrete counter top, horseshoe pit, bocceball court, artificial turf putting green, arching pergola, storage shed, fruit orchards, wood fences and gates, and seaside appropriate succulents and California native plants.
This beachfront residence was designed to take full advantage the nearby Pacific Ocean, while still maintaining privacy for the Owners. Elements of the design include a new stone and tile spa, stone patio, brick barbecue with decorative concrete counter top, horseshoe pit, bocceball court, artificial turf putting green, arching pergola, storage shed, fruit orchards, wood fences and gates, and seaside appropriate succulents and California native plants.
COTTAGE HOSPITAL BUSINESS SERVICES BUILDING. GOLETA, CA.
Designed when employed by Arcadia Studio Inc.
This award winning office building was implemented in two phases. Phase one was a contemporary entry plaza that featured a new entry portal wall, curvilinear colored concrete, and specimen Mexican Blue Palms (Brahea armata) planted in stainless steel tree grates. A layer of decorative gravel mulch was used instead of typical bark mulch to further accentuate the contemporary feel of the project. Grass-like and strapy plants such as Orange Libertia (Libertia peregrinans), Juncus 'Elk Blue' (Elk Blue Rush), and Phormium 'Jack Spratt' were utilized in mass groupings against the glass windows of the building. Phase two consisted of a corner monument sign, employee patios, streetscape landscaping and parking lot landscape improvements. Trees utilized in the parking lot were Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree) and Jacaranda mimosifolia, both of which are low water use subtropical trees. Succulents and grasses such as Aloe striata, Carex glauca, and Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' were used along Los carneros Road and Hollister Ave.
This project received a Goleta Valley Beautiful award for most outstanding commercial property in 2011.
Designed when employed by Arcadia Studio Inc.
This award winning office building was implemented in two phases. Phase one was a contemporary entry plaza that featured a new entry portal wall, curvilinear colored concrete, and specimen Mexican Blue Palms (Brahea armata) planted in stainless steel tree grates. A layer of decorative gravel mulch was used instead of typical bark mulch to further accentuate the contemporary feel of the project. Grass-like and strapy plants such as Orange Libertia (Libertia peregrinans), Juncus 'Elk Blue' (Elk Blue Rush), and Phormium 'Jack Spratt' were utilized in mass groupings against the glass windows of the building. Phase two consisted of a corner monument sign, employee patios, streetscape landscaping and parking lot landscape improvements. Trees utilized in the parking lot were Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree) and Jacaranda mimosifolia, both of which are low water use subtropical trees. Succulents and grasses such as Aloe striata, Carex glauca, and Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' were used along Los carneros Road and Hollister Ave.
This project received a Goleta Valley Beautiful award for most outstanding commercial property in 2011.
RESIDENCE, SANTA BARBARA, CA.
This San Roque home previously had no sense of entry from the street and an unusable sloping front yard. Arching terraced boulder bank walls were designed to create a flatter active play area for the client's children, and stone entry steps with sandstone boulders were designed to announce the entrance to the front door of the home. Ornamental plantings were heavy on succulents and strappy leafed plants such as: Aloe 'Carpinteria Gem', Agave 'Mateo', Chondropetalum tectorum, Dyckia 'Black Gold', Sedum rupestre, and Phormium 'Jack Spratt'.
This San Roque home previously had no sense of entry from the street and an unusable sloping front yard. Arching terraced boulder bank walls were designed to create a flatter active play area for the client's children, and stone entry steps with sandstone boulders were designed to announce the entrance to the front door of the home. Ornamental plantings were heavy on succulents and strappy leafed plants such as: Aloe 'Carpinteria Gem', Agave 'Mateo', Chondropetalum tectorum, Dyckia 'Black Gold', Sedum rupestre, and Phormium 'Jack Spratt'.
CARPINTERIA CREEK PARK. CARPINTERIA , CA.
Designed when employed by Arcadia Studio Inc.
This pocket park located along Carpinteria Creek was designed for the City of Carpinteria Parks department via a grant from the state. Carpinteria Creek is one of a handful of creeks chosen for the re-introduction of the Southern California steelhead trout. With the exception of a turf play area, the landscape is almost entirely composed of California Native plants such as California Sycamore, Coffeeberry, Blue Eyed Grass and Flannel Bush. A rock climb play feature was chosen to blend in with the natural aesthetic of the park and its surroundings. A bioswale was incorporated into the design to clean rainwater runoff before it reaches Carpinteria Creek. Carpinteria Creek Park (designed when an employee of Arcadia Studio)
This greenbelt pocket park, located along Carpinteria Creek and the 101 freeway, was designed for the City of Carpinteria via a grant from the state of California. Carpinteria Creek is one of a handful of creeks chosen for the re-introduction of the Southern California steelhead trout. To conserve water and respect the natural habitat of the creek, the landscape is almost entirely composed of California Native plants, such as California Sycamore, Coffeeberry, Blue Eyed Grass, and Flannel Bush. A steelhead trout sculpture, boulder monument sign, and interpretive signage help educate park users and provide sense of place. A rock climb play feature was chosen to blend in with the natural aesthetic of the park and its surroundings. A bioswale planted with hyperaccumulator plants such as California Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) was incorporated into the design to filter and clean rainwater runoff before it reaches Carpinteria Creek.
Designed when employed by Arcadia Studio Inc.
This pocket park located along Carpinteria Creek was designed for the City of Carpinteria Parks department via a grant from the state. Carpinteria Creek is one of a handful of creeks chosen for the re-introduction of the Southern California steelhead trout. With the exception of a turf play area, the landscape is almost entirely composed of California Native plants such as California Sycamore, Coffeeberry, Blue Eyed Grass and Flannel Bush. A rock climb play feature was chosen to blend in with the natural aesthetic of the park and its surroundings. A bioswale was incorporated into the design to clean rainwater runoff before it reaches Carpinteria Creek. Carpinteria Creek Park (designed when an employee of Arcadia Studio)
This greenbelt pocket park, located along Carpinteria Creek and the 101 freeway, was designed for the City of Carpinteria via a grant from the state of California. Carpinteria Creek is one of a handful of creeks chosen for the re-introduction of the Southern California steelhead trout. To conserve water and respect the natural habitat of the creek, the landscape is almost entirely composed of California Native plants, such as California Sycamore, Coffeeberry, Blue Eyed Grass, and Flannel Bush. A steelhead trout sculpture, boulder monument sign, and interpretive signage help educate park users and provide sense of place. A rock climb play feature was chosen to blend in with the natural aesthetic of the park and its surroundings. A bioswale planted with hyperaccumulator plants such as California Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) was incorporated into the design to filter and clean rainwater runoff before it reaches Carpinteria Creek.
RESIDENCE, SANTA BARBARA, CA.
This small front yard renovation project on the Santa Barbara Mesa features a dry stream bed bioswale with California native grasses mixed with colorful coastal Mediterranean drought tolerant plantings. The normally stream has a variation of different types of boulders, cobble and gravel for an authentic natural look. A rain chain was added at one of the downspouts to further emphasize the concept of water in the landscape.
