Montecito Residence / Barton Myers Associates

Jun 2010

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Architects: Barton Myers Associates
Location: Montecito, CA, USA
Principal in Charge: Thomas Schneider
Associate in Charge: Yianna Bouyioukou
Project Architects: Wayne Thomas, Cheng Zhou, David Karp
Landscape: Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Structural Engineer: Norman J. Epstein
Engineering: AGME Engineers, mechanical & plumbing; Smith Engineering Associates, electrical; Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc, envelope consultant; Rios Clementi Hale Studios, interiors; Penfield & Smith, civil; Grover Hollingsworth & Associates, geotechnical
Contractor: Caputo Construction
Site Area: 1 acre
Project Area: 3,365 sf main residence, 500 sf garage, 50′ lap pool, pool cabana
Project Year: 2009
Photographer: Ciro Coelho

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Located in the hills above Montecito, the Ladera Residence’s was designed to take advantage of the site’s striking features, including majestic oak trees and large boulders. The residence is divided into two wings. A public wing includes living, dining and kitchen areas and opens up to the main outdoor dining and lounging areas. The second, more intimate wing, contains bedrooms, bathrooms and a library all of which open up to small outdoor courtyards and terraces. The property also includes a lap-pool and an existing guest house.

The building is constructed of exposed steel, glass, concrete and insulated metal panels. The Montecito Residence takes full advantage of the indoor-outdoor living made possible by California Coast’s mild climate. Designed specifically without air-conditioning, the house is cooled exclusively by cross-ventilation. Large operable sectional glass doors, sliding doors and windows can be opened and closed to quickly adjust to the climate conditions and the occupants’ comfort. In addition, the house’s radiant heat system is fed by solar collector panels. Other sustainable features include highly efficient boilers, photovoltaic panels and an Energy-Star rated “cool” roof.

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Saieh , Nico . "Montecito Residence / Barton Myers Associates" 04 Jun 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 08 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/62750>

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Felipe Goes says:

GREAT HOUSE !

# June 4, 2010 at 11:52

pacco says:

wow!!! fantastic home…just one question about the living room, leaving so much space covered with glass, does not pruduce too much hor inside the buildong?

and man…i got to say that ockers archs are just pure rock and roll!!!

# June 4, 2010 at 13:27

hot i mean..

# June 4, 2010 at 13:29

FRM says:

Nice – albiet very Pierre Koenig-esque…

# June 4, 2010 at 13:32

Omikey says:

The ultimate in 21st century California cooool. Cookie Cookie lend me your comb?

# June 4, 2010 at 13:49

Priscilla says:

WOW!!!! I love the stairs that lead to the house!!!!! BEAUTIFUL

# June 4, 2010 at 14:11

Nicholas Patten says:

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# June 4, 2010 at 16:31

WPstudios says:

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# June 4, 2010 at 16:32

RM says:

Great house. Reminds me a lot of stuff I’ve seen in Australia.

# June 4, 2010 at 17:03

J says:

I’m curious from people with more experience than I, where a home like this would rank in cost to build per square foot. The home is beautiful and obviously high-end, but the materials are typical commercial materials. Would this result in significant savings in the cost of building this home? I mean people say steel is expensive, but this is a relatively simple (although enormous) home.

# June 4, 2010 at 19:57

Nick Losi says:

Obviously a high-end house with a distinct aesthetic with the fortune of having a beautiful plot of land as the setting, but I question the practicality of so much steel in a house that is trying so hard to be “green” (“sustainable features include highly efficient boilers, photovoltaic panels and an Energy-Star rated “cool” roof”). It is easy to buy green features and add them on to a structure—such as PV panels and an efficient boiler—but I wonder how sustainable a 3,364 sq ft house with 500 sq ft garage and additional pool cabana can be. For a truly sustainable picture one has to understand the impact a building has over its entire lifetime, from the manufacturing of the materials used, to the demolition of the structure.

Not to mention the architects only managed to fit two bedrooms in such a large house. Kind of a pity.

# June 5, 2010 at 02:59

Gee Nick…. like Mick said, “What drag it is to come home”.

# June 5, 2010 at 14:40

rodger says:

@j.
generally speaking the material cost is not as important as the cost of labor. its the labor cost that drives design decisions.
building with industrial materials for reasons of cost savings is a pointless exercise. the small benefit you gain from cheap materials no way equals the benefits you get from superior material choices. in other words, find cheaper ways to build things rather than finding and buying cheaper materials.

# June 5, 2010 at 11:29

delta perdana says: