The Montecito Residence is a single‑family home set in fire‑prone Toro Canyon near Santa Barbara. The owners wanted a house that minimized the use of scarce natural resources and that was equal to the challenging environmental conditions of the site. The design solution was to harvest and control the very climatic conditions that put the canyon so at risk for fire: sun and wind.
Photo: Jean-Luc Laloux
Montecito Residence
Montecito, California
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Baja, Mexico
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Team
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Debbie Kennedy
Awards
2010
Residential Architect Design Awards, Merit Award: Custom Home Over 3,000 SF
2009
AIA National Housing Committee Awards, Housing Committee Award
Architectural Record, House of the Month
Sunset and AIA Western Home Awards, Honorable Mention: Custom Home
2008
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Awards, Honor Award
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards, American Architecture Award
Northwest Design Awards, First Place: Whole House Over $400,000
2007
AIA Seattle Honor Awards, Award of Commendation
Publications
2018
Gonchar, Joann. “Out of the Ashes.” Architectural Record, 1 April. 2018, 125-128. Print.
2012
Shevory, Kristina. “The New Icons: Montecito Residence.” California Home + Design, May 2012. Web.
2010
Tapper, Joan. “Sky Scraper.” Santa Barbara Magazine, April 2010, 96-107. Print. Web.
Weber, Cheryl. “Residential Architect Design Awards 10: Montecito Residence.” Residential Architect, May 2010, 45. Print.
2008
“Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects: Montecito Residence.” A+U 458 08:11 Dwelling and the Land, Nov. 2008, 56-59. Print.
Viladas, Pilar. “Angle of Repose.” The New York Times, 15 June 2008, 58-63. Print.
Viladas, Pilar. “Les Ailes du Repos.” AD France, Dec. 2008, 156-163. Print.