Montecito Residence | Barton Myers Associates
Montecito / United States / 2009
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Architects
Barton Myers Associates, Inc.: Barton Myers; Thomas Schneider, AIA (associate-in-chage); Yianna Bouyioukou (project architect); Wayne Thomas (architect), Cheng Zhou & David Karp (rendering).
Consultants
Norman J. Epstein, structural engineer; Rios Clementi Hale Studios, landscape; AGME Engineers, mechanical & plumbing engineer; Smith Engineering Associates, electrical engineer; Rios Clementi Hale Studios, interiors; Penfield & Smith, civil engineer.
The Montecito Residence is situated in a secluded hills of Santa Barbara. The site is in an environmentally sensitive habitat with dense vegetation and large boulders. The residence consists of a 3,000 sf main residence, 500 sf garage, sun deck structure adjacent to a 50’ long pool and an existing guest house. The main residence is broken up in two wings: one includes the living and kitchen areas and the second includes the bedroom, bathrooms and library. The layout is largely influenced by the topography of the site and sited around the protected oaks and large boulders. The buildings frame an intimate courtyard and allow the rugged site to embrace the house and maximize ocean vistas. The residence is designed in the tradition of other Barton Myers steel houses with its exposed structural frame, overhead roll-up doors that integrate outdoor spaces, concrete floors, exposed decks, and the addition of infill insulated metal panels for the enclosure. This residence is the fourth iteration in an ongoing the exploration of industrial materials integrated with the natural landscape. The intention behind the design strategy is tectonic design research that creatively envisions a flexible prototype for mass-produced housing using steel construction and standardized off-the-shelf industrial components. This residence is the fourth iteration in an ongoing research project initiated in 1970 that has taken place in Canada and the United States and has been tested for the past 7 years in a design research studio in a renowned Los Angeles-based school of architecture. The intention behind the design strategy is tectonic design research that creatively envisions a flexible prototype for mass-produced housing using steel construction and standardized off-the-shelf industrial components. Since a majority of all steel is manufactured from scrap metals from recycled automobiles it is a “green” material. The design advances concepts of adaptive space while creating a “kit of parts” that can be assembled into 12-foot modules as an alternative to the manufactured buildings mitigating the unpredictable link of manufactured units to serviced land.
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Architects Barton Myers Associates, Inc.: Barton Myers; Thomas Schneider, AIA (associate-in-chage); Yianna Bouyioukou (project architect); Wayne Thomas (architect), Cheng Zhou & David Karp (rendering). Consultants Norman J. Epstein, structural engineer; Rios Clementi Hale Studios, landscape; AGME Engineers, mechanical & plumbing engineer; Smith Engineering Associates, electrical engineer; Rios Clementi Hale Studios, interiors; Penfield & Smith, civil engineer. The Montecito Residence is...
- Year 2009
- Contractor Caputo Construction Corp.
- Status Completed works
- Type Single-family residence
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