Stunning home in Pedregosa. Upper East. Santa Barbara.
Real Estate, Design, Architecture and Lifestyle
Stunning home in Pedregosa. Upper East. Santa Barbara.
Renowned Los Angeles based architect Rex Lotery FAIA, designed this incredible modern home against a wonderfully wooded hillside acre in Montecito. Walls of glass open to the elevated mountain views and tree tops. Once inside you feel like you’re in a state of the art tree house. The home is Warm and comfortable by day, glowing like a jewel box by night, this sophisticated art-filled home was designed and completed by Lotery in 1996.
A long central gallery with skylights that flood the interior with natural light divides the living areas from the working areas. Built with high quality construction, the house has refined details and exciting materials throughout. An ergonomically designed kitchen created by Bulthaup with counter tops of beveled edge bluestone from Pennsylvania opens to a spacious living/dining room with soaring ceilings and walls of glass overlooking the hillside and mountain tops. The residence has 3 generous sized bedrooms with en-suite baths, plus a private office and a large studio with separate entrance. All floors are either white maple or china green slate in this environmentally sensitive contemporary residence.
Rex Lotery died in 2007 and the home remains in the family. USCB’s ADC, known for its archival holdings of Southern California-based architects, recently celebrated a new acquisition: the archive of architect Rex Lotery (1930-2007). The archive contains objects from Lotery as well as from the firm Kahn, Kappe, Lotery & Boccato. Architectural historian and guest curator Nicholas Olsberg announced that selections from the archive will be displayed in future exhibitions at the University Art Museum.
Situated on a 20 acre site in Woodstock Ranch, in Santa Ynez California, the Los Angeles based architects Frederick Fisher and Partners created a perfectly blending modern home, in the midst of rolling hills, oak trees, large ranches, mountains and valley views as far as the eye can see.
The original homes interior designer was Brad Dunning, if you’ve never heard of him, you’ve seen his work in some of the greatest modern homes around.
The 7000 square foot single –family residence is based on a grid of 25 squares. The firm’s interest in the “square” and “box” along with the owner’s square paintings generated the initial concepts for the home. The 100 foot by 100 foot single-family residence is organized around a central courtyard that divides the building into three distinct “zones” with an area for living, sleeping and working.
Photography by Benny Chan, Jim Bartsch
If you seek a part-time retreat, or a discreet, progressive, one-of-a-kind home for a single person or couple, this property is designed with you in mind.
Located in the heart of historic Santa Barbara’s downtown this is a unique property created by internationally renowned architect Barry Berkus. This architectural award-winning contemporary home is an unparalleled sanctuary. This unique design was constructed on a quiet one-way street in the center of town in 2008 with the young and hip in mind, or the out-of-town owner who visits Santa Barbara for business or pleasure. This is a single-family home, not a condominium, and there is no homeowner’s association. The environment within this architectural gem supports an artful form of life, unique, all within a short walking distance to Santa Barbara’s performing arts district, museums, film and theaters, world-class dining and Santa Barbara’s beautiful Court House.
Functionally, the floor plan has ultimate flexibility. One bedroom, with a den that can easily convert into an office or a second bedroom, two full baths, an open kitchen with stainless steel appliances is the center of activity. This 1000 square foot home is designed in the spirit of a luxury yacht. Floor-to-ceiling cabinetry throughout the house provides ample storage, reached by a custom designed furniture ladder.
Rich in character, this stand-alone single story residence is light and airy, with an open floor plan perfect for entertaining or simply relaxing. A 30′ art wall 14′ high beckons your art collection. The intimate courtyards off the main living space are surrounded by tall bamboo gardens, which provide natural privacy while adding to the overall Zen character that pervades the space. A glass pavilion car arbor has ceiling heat and track lighting and can accommodate two cars, or converts to an entertainment area with a capacity of 30 guests at dining tables.
Available at $1,750,000
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B+U is an architecture and urban design firm in Los Angeles, established in 1999 by architects Herwig Baumgartner and Scott Uriu, which blows our mind. Involved in some of this decades most impressive projects such as the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, the Oslo Opera House in Norway, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Redcat Theater in Los Angeles and Chicago’s Millennium Park, the firm has worked with such greats as Frank Gehry. The projects are not only amazing in aesthetic look and feel but they are all designed with the concepts of innovation, technology and sustainability in mind, presenting this era’s mot impressive, progressive, environmental spaces that are equally beautiful and stunning to the eye.
According to B+U, their work is often informed by experimenting with concepts and techniques outside the architectural profession, including music, science, and computation. They utilize the techniques and resources of new technologies, which are unique to Los Angeles and are a confluence from the movie industry, aerospace engineering, medical technology and manufacturing, automotive industries, as well as a subculture of craftsman, inventors and entrepreneurs.
We can’t wait to see what they come up with next.
The Art of Living blog is written by The Hamilton Co. Contact us at 805-284-8835 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected].
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