Information about some of our projects can be found below. Click on the images to enlarge them.

Orinda Retreat

Location: Oridna, California Architect: CB Architecture + Design, Orinda - https://www.c-bdesign.com Notes: The entry volume is designed to provide a transition space from the street to the interior of the home with its lower flat roof profile. The expansive space beyond is a second volume type with two sloped shed roofs that meet in the center. This space houses the two most communal activities of the home, the living and kitchen areas. Directly off of this great room is a 25’ wide glass paneled door inviting one to the outdoor courtyard space beyond. Contractor: Cory Marchese of Marchese Construction

Commercial Office

Location: Hollywood, California Architect: Lincoln Lighthill Architect, San Francisco - http://www.lincolnlighthill.com/ Notes: Open and airy space with a unique wall of glazing in excess of 60 feet long. Additionally, the BSBS frame allows for the unobstructed continuous band of clerestory windows just below the roof line due to not needing any X bracing nor floor to roof shear panels. Contractor: cdg@socal.rr.com

Waterfall House

Location: Carmel Valley, California
Architect: Envisioned by the owner, https://www.seven02design.com/ & refined by Andrew Goodwin Designs, San Luis Obispo - https://www.andrewgoodwin.us/ Media: https://www.dwell.com/article/waterfall-residence-andrew-goodwin-designs-7acdd15e Contractor: http://www.kgmconstruction.com/

Angus Residence

Location:  Palm Springs, California
Architect:  Jim Jennings Architecture, San Francisco - http://www.jimjenningsarchitecture.com/ Contractor: http://www.dwjohnston.com/

Rock Reach House

Location: Rock Reach / Yucca Valley, California
Architect: o2 Architecture, Palm Springs - https://www.o2arch.com/
Notes:  This is our first house.  Just 1,000 square feet with two bedrooms, one bath.  Floats over seasonal stream.  Completed in eight weeks. Published in Dwell magazine – and elsewhere.  Available as a vacation rental. Visit www.RockReachHouse.com for more information.

GHESKIO Center

Location: Port au Prince, Haiti Architect: Tonetti Associate Architects (now Starboard Architects) http://www.starboardarch.com/ Notes: Nutrition and Family Health Center. 22,000 square feet built rapidly after the devastating 2010 earthquake that combines nutrition, OB-GYN, pediatrics, adolescent and family planning departments within a single robust complex.

Hi-Desert Fade

Location: Pipes Canyon, California
Architect: Andrew Goodwin Designs, San Luis Obispo - https://www.andrewgoodwin.us/
Notes:  Available as a vacation rental in awe inspiring Gamma Gulch. Visit https://homesteadmodern.com/hi-desert-fade for more information. Approximately 1,200 square feet with two bedrooms and two baths. Contractor: https://homeandconstructionservices.com/

Boulder 2 Sky

Location: Yucca Valley, California

Yosemite Residence

Location: Yosemite, California
Architect: Taalman Architecture, Los Angeles - http://www.taalmanarchitecture.com/ Contractor: http://apexconstruction.com/

Mendocino Retreat

Location: Mendocino, California
Architect: Schlatter Architecture, San Francisco Contractor: http://www.swithenbankconstruction.com/

Napa Residence

Location: Napa, California
Architect: Andrew Goodwin Designs, San Luis Obispo - https://www.andrewgoodwin.us/
Notes:  Stylish guest house erected by the local general contractor that had no previous experience with the Blue Sky system. Approximately 1,130 square feet with two bedrooms and two baths.

Graham Residence

Location: Rock Reach / Yucca Valley, California
Notes:  Floats over very rugged terrain with almost no damaging site work required.  Two bedrooms, one bath in about 1,125 square feet. 

Carmel Valley Residence

Location: Carmel Valley, California
Architect:  Jim Jennings Architecture, San Francisco - http://www.jimjenningsarchitecture.com/
Notes:  Four bedrooms, five baths in about 5,000 square feet. Includes our moment frame. Honored as a Record House by Architectural Record magazine. Contractor:  http://csbuild.com/

Vista Las Palmas Addition

Location:  Palm Springs, California
Architect:  Jim Jennings Architecture, San Francisco - http://www.jimjenningsarchitecture.com/
Notes:  Addition to a much-loved Alexander mid century modern home created a new carport, large master suite & integrated shade structure at the pool. Contractor: http://www.dwjohnston.com/

Gilbert-Troost Residence

Location: Palm Springs, California
Notes: This project sits on a flat lot and exudes a distinctive Palm Springs vibe. Three bedrooms, two baths in about 1,700 square feet. 

Goddard Residence

Location: Santa Monica, California
Architect: Taalman Architecture, Los Angeles - http://www.taalmanarchitecture.com/
Notes:  Large addition to a small house on a sloping lot.   Addition includes kitchen, dining room, living room, outdoor deck and garage. 

Ohm Residence

Location: Clear Lake, California
Architect: Taalman Architecture, Los Angeles - http://www.taalmanarchitecture.com/
Notes:  The architects created the famed itHouse, built with an aluminum frame system.  In this instance, where there was some topography to the lot, we provide a moment frame platform upon which they built an itHouse.  Call it a hybrid house!

Kimball Residence

Location: Hakuela, Hawaii (Big Island)
Architect: Stephen Green Architecture, Inc., Kamuela, HI - https://www.sgreenarc.com/
Notes:  Our first project in Hawaii is a compact 1500 square foot modern ranch house in the upcountry on the Big Island. Contractor: http://www.lloydsofthepacific.com/

Venice Beach Residence

Location: Venice Beach (Los Angeles), California
Architect: Ferrier Architecture Studio, Venice Beach - http://ferrierstudio.com/
Notes:  Three-story addition to a one-story cottage in the community’s walk street district. 

Joshua Tree Rental

Location:  Joshua Tree, California
Architect:  Jim Jennings Architecture, San Francisco - http://www.jimjenningsarchitecture.com/
Notes:  Designed as four-home development adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park that would provide top modernist architecture to the vacation rental home market (which is badly underserved in Joshua Tree).  Each home has two master suites on either side of generous great room.

Kauai Residence

Location:  Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
Architect:  Adam Brown ARCHITECTURE llc, Lihue, Hawaii
Notes:  Spectacular home overlooking the wide blue Pacific Ocean and harbor near the wettest spot on the planet with nearly 400" of rain per year.

Battle Ground Residence

Location:  Battle Ground, Washington
Architect:  Erez Russo Architect, Portland - https://erezrussoarchitect.com/
Notes:  Stunning home in the Pacific Northwest DIY'd by the owners with a little help from their friends in a modern day barn raising.

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