Residences
We want your residence to capture your vision and the true essence of “home.” We invite you to explore our portfolio of custom designed residences in Southern Oregon, which highlight…
- Inspirational and versatile design,
- A straightforward, authentic and sustainable approach to construction,
- Solutions that work intrinsically with the site and within your budget,
- Homes that ultimately express the unique and practical vision of our clients.
We’re proud to highlight numerous residences we designed utilizing sustainable principles and criteria as outlined by the leading certification standards in the nation such as Energy Star Northwest, Earth Advantage, Oregon Department of Energy High Performance Home, and LEED for Homes. We routinely design to specifications in all of these programs with a notable achievement of designing the first LEED for Homes Platinum certification in Southern Oregon.
Rural/Coastal Residences
Our rural and coastal projects focus on relationships between the structures, elements of nature, land and water. Functional relationships are the cornerstone of our work – how we coexist in our cultivated and natural environment.
We have personal experience with these relationships and embrace the design challenge to accommodate all of nature’s variables. Our staff’s owning and tending to our rural properties for years have contributed to our knowledge and interest. From our firsthand experience, we understand the importance of long range site planning and the effect of not taking a comprehensive view into consideration.
When it comes to the practical issues on a project site, we look at the relationship of how we live with the elements – well and spring water, storm water management, winter snow and snow melt; sheltering and shade strategies from summer heat; and interaction with domestic and wild creatures. We study and propose solutions for the relationship of the structures, transitions from outdoors to indoors, site circulation with vehicular and equipment traffic, owners and guests on foot, access to natural and cultivated resources, fencing for animals, and defining the balance of private and public spaces.
“During the first meeting, I felt Carlos and Tom really listened to what I was hoping to accomplish with the project. One of the main reasons I chose them is that they think about sustainability, which is important to me. I interviewed three other architects and looked at their work and it was clear that Carlos was head and shoulders above.
Because I had to delay the project by two years, the cost of construction had gone up substantially. I just couldn’t afford the original vision any more but they were still able to meet that vision without compromising on the integrity of the design and the materials we wanted to use. They listened and were very responsive, coming back quickly with three or four options to address what I was looking for.
The project is beautiful and, from the time I decided to work with Carlos and his team, it’s been super smooth.”