"Perched for mountain views"

  • The stairway, with custom railing, ballusters, and clearstory windows

  • The Living Room, fireplace and Entry, with stairway to the right side

  • Looking west at the Master Bath, with clearstory windows above, bedroom beyond

  • Solar Water Collectors Accent the West Elevation

Charles Stauffenberg, Jr.

A contemporary home perched on a steep hillside on Sycamore Vista Road, Montecito, this home has an unusually massed exterior, with an Entry Atrium between the front Guest Room and Garage, framed by a covered breezeway. The warm interiors benefit from stained softwoods throughout, with exposed heavy timber ceilings and interior daylighting on the second floor from a long clearstory window. Allen and Associates, Contractor.