Portfolio
Each project is different. The land is different, the client is different, and the brief is different. Here's a selection of completed work.
📍 Point Reyes Station, CA
A 2,400 sq ft working barn for a small beef cattle operation on the west Marin coast. The structure uses traditional post-and-beam framing with modern seismic upgrades required by Marin County. Natural ventilation through ridge vents and operable sidewall panels keeps the interior comfortable year-round without mechanical systems.
Materials
Douglas fir post-and-beam, corrugated steel roofing, local stone foundation
📍 Inverness, CA
A 320 sq ft garden studio and home office for a writer who needed a quiet space separate from the main house. The small building sits at the back of a half-acre lot under a canopy of Bishop pines, with a large north-facing window for consistent diffused light. Permitted as an ADU under California's streamlined ADU ordinance.
Materials
Reclaimed redwood siding, standing seam metal roof, concrete slab floor
📍 Occidental, Sonoma County, CA
A 680 sq ft off-grid retreat cabin on a 12-acre forested property in the Sonoma hills. The cabin runs entirely on solar power with a propane backup for cooking. A 2,500-gallon rainwater collection cistern provides all domestic water. The design prioritizes thermal mass and passive solar gain to minimize heating loads through the cool coastal winters.
Materials
Structural insulated panels (SIPs), cedar cladding, exposed glulam beams
📍 Nicasio, CA
A 1,850 sq ft primary residence on a 6-acre Nicasio Valley property. The design responds to the site's dramatic afternoon sun by placing the main living spaces on the east face of the house, with deep overhangs for summer shade. The kitchen garden is integrated into the floor plan — a covered breezeway connects the kitchen directly to a walled kitchen garden.
Materials
Local Douglas fir framing, lime plaster walls, recycled steel windows, salvaged brick
📍 Marshall, CA
A 1,100 sq ft open-sided equipment storage and workshop building for an oyster farm operation on Tomales Bay. The structure is designed to withstand the intense coastal wind exposure of the site while remaining open enough to allow natural light and ventilation. Agricultural exemption permit through Marin County.
Materials
Galvanized steel frame, wood panel infill, gravel floor, operable louvered walls
📍 Petaluma, CA
A whole-house renovation of a 1940s farmhouse on a working Petaluma poultry farm. The original structure had good bones — solid old-growth redwood framing — but needed new insulation, a reconfigured floor plan, updated kitchen and bathrooms, and seismic retrofitting. The renovation retained as much original material as possible while bringing the home up to current energy and safety standards.
Materials
Retained original redwood framing, new cellulose insulation, recycled glass tile, salvaged oak flooring
