BIG SUR HOUSE Big Sur, California California’s Big Sur coastline is defined by the dramatic convergence of the Pacific Ocean with the Santa Lucia Mountains. The region is shaped by the dynamic forces of tectonic action, heavy winter storms, sunlight, atmospheric...
WHITE SANDS Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Sitting above the sand dunes overlooking the Pacific, White Sands takes its name from the beach sand at this site: its unique mineral composition lends it a pale grey color, rendering it a near-white when lit by the sun. This...
MADRONE RIDGE Sonoma, California We started the design process with a simple question: what is the primary condition that shapes the land on this site? We quickly discovered that the presence and absence of water—the essence of this microclimate—was the key to unlock...
KOL EMETH SYNAGOGUE Palo Alto, California Kol Emeth is a study in architecture’s ability to foster spiritual connection explored through the innovative use of materials and light. When it outgrew its original space, the synagogue commissioned FIELD to transform its...
12 MOONS Sonoma, California A rolling landscape of wild oak and madrone forests are interrupted only by interspersed pockets of vineyard overlooking the valley below. The residence sits along the highest of these quiet vineyard blocks, opening towards the expansive...