“This Building IS Santa Barbara”, Dr. David Gebhard, Historian

  • The pedestrian entry and court at State Street

  • The Entry area fronting State Street

  • A Paseo leads to the Main Courtyard from the street

  • The Main Courtyard with fountain

  • Fountain and Offices at the Main Courtyard

  • Original Presentation Sketch to the City

Plaza Linda Vista

The first mixed use building in Santa Barbara, this 40,000 sf. Spanish Colonial building at 1525 State Street was designed with several unique courtyards and a large underground parking garage. Santa Barbara Beautiful awarded the “President's Award” to this project, considered best in review. A certain personality was created by improvising formal archways and balconies with informal wall forms and openings, with towers, winding stairs also adding a subtle rhythm of forms on the walk from front to the large plaza and fountain in the rear.