Top Coastal ARCHITECTS OF 2020
ALABAMA
Christopher Architecture & Interiors
(THE CONTEXTUALISTS)
Known for: One-of a-kind, “snowflake”-like projects, influenced by topography and contextual vernacular. Highlight: A custom-designed container home for a client in Jupiter, Florida. Highlight: President and principal Chris Reebals named one of three finalists for the 2019 Southeast Designers and Architect of the Year Awards. In the works: Projects in Los Angeles, Dallas, Cleveland, Nashville, and Palo Alto. Birmingham christopherai.com
CALIFORNIA
KAA Design
(THE MODERNISTS)
Known for: Advancing the California lifestyle through contemporary architecture for more than 30 years. Highlight: New residential commissions across the nation and overseas, with recognition in major shelter magazines. Highlight: 2019 Luxe Red Award Regional Winner. In the works: New residential projects in Barbuda and Hawaii, with California coastal residences in Santa Barbara, Montecito, and Malibu. Los Angeles kaadesigngroup.com
Landry Design Group
(THE STYLISTS)
Known for: French Provincial, Spanish Colonial, Tuscan Rustic, and drama-driven modernism. Highlight: A new monograph, 21st Century Palace: Asia, published in February 2020, to document a Louis XIV-style château in Asia, in collaboration with Bradfield Tobin and Robert E. Truskowski. Highlight: 2020 Luxe Red Award for the Samson Beach House. In the works: Five homes in Malibu and a remodel in Florida. Los Angeles, California landrydesigngroup.com
McClean Design
(OUTDOORS ARCHITECTS)
Known for: Connecting modern house design with the beauty of the surrounding natural environment. They use glazing systems to maximize views and provide a warm, light-filled contemporary spaces. Simplicity and an openness to the surrounding landscape blurs the division between indoor and outdoor spaces. Orange, California mccleandesign.com
Stephen Blatt Architects
(THE CHAMELEONS)
Known for: Discovering personality in each destination and its context, and localizing a project’s look and feel to reflect a story that’s true to place. Highlight: Now in its 60th year, the firm has 30 projects in 17 countries underway, with six slated to open in 2020. Highlight: Winner of the Grand Award for Best Custom Home in the PCBC Gold Nugget Awards, for its Portola Valley House. In the works: Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sarasota. San Francisco sbarchitects.com
Marmol Radziner + Associates
(THE WARM MODERNISTS)
Known for: A warm, modern style of design that emphasizes the relationship between architecture and nature. Highlight: 2020 residences completed in Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Laguna Beach, Montecito, Kauai, and Cabo San Lucas. Highlight: Winner of an AIA Residential Architecture Award for a residence in Mandeville Canyon. In the works: Homes in Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe and Westport, Conn. Los Angeles marmol-radziner.com
Burdge Architects
(THE DIVERSE DESIGNERS)
A diverse series of architectural styles, working in Spanish Mediterranean, Modern Farmhouse, “Rustern,” Traditional The Sunset Bud Living Home, in collaboration with Several Home of the Year PCBC Golden Nugget Awards.
