The Wakecrest Residence is a residential renovation exercising the deliberate peeling back and distilling of an original 1962 enclosure organized around a dramatic 180-degree view over the Pacific Ocean in Malibu California. Exposing and refinishing particular features of the existing structure such as the irregular-width wood ceiling boards lining...
Project name
Wakecrest Residence
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Malibu, California, United States
Principal architect
Russell Shubin
Construction
Mark Matheisen Construction Corporation
Typology
Residential › House
What if a home could be built to be environmentally resilient, wildfire resistant, and yet comfortable and open to the extraordinary ocean view site? This residence on a 10-acre site is approached via a narrow, tree covered drive, ending at a small clearing with views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands
Project name
Toro Canyon Residence
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Montecito, California, United States
Principal architect
Russell Shubin, Robin Donaldson
Built area
9500 ft² (883 m²)
Civil engineer
MAC Design Associates
Structural engineer
Taylor and Syfan Consulting
Environmental & MEP
MEC & JMPE
Landscape
Lane Goodkind Landscape Architect
Construction
Paul Franz Construction Inc.
Material
Concrete, Laminated Glass Beams, Metal Roofs, Mahogany, Eucalyptus Ceilings
Typology
Residential › House
Located at Mariner’s Mile in Newport Beach, 3101 West Coast Highway is a renovation and adaptive reuse of a 4-story Cape Cod-style building from the 1980s into a modern articulation of the marine coastal aesthetic.
Project name
3101 West Coast Highway
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Newport Beach, California, United States
Photography
Fotoworks / Benny Chan
Principal architect
Mark Hershman
Design team
Emily Balas, Christiane Dussa
Interior design
ShubinDonaldson
Civil engineer
Joseph C. Truxaw and Associates, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
AMA Group
Lighting
Oculus Light Studio
Construction
Slater Builders
Material
Steel, Wood, Glass
Client
Jakosky Properties Inc.
Typology
Commercial › Office, Adaptive Re-use, Renovation
Set into a steep hillside of Sullivan Canyon in Pacific Palisades, the San Remo Residence organizes stacked volumes toward the North with panoramic views of the natural landscape and the Getty beyond. The parti of the house is composed of two vertical and horizontal volumes on a stone limestone plinth, rooted into the rugged hillside
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Photography
Manolo Langis
Principal architect
Russell Shubin, Robin Donaldson, and Mark Hershman
Design team
Christine Reins, Juan Carlos Ornelas
Interior design
Magni Kalman Design
Landscape
Bosky Landscape Architecture
Construction
Tyler Development Corporation
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The Santa Barbara based architecture studio ShubinDonaldson has designed "Skyline Residence" in Santa Barba, California. The Contextural Contortionist: What if a home could realize great potential views and enhance its oceanside suburban context? Fully utilizing the site, the main living areas sits on the top 3rd floor with panoramic Pacific Ocean...
Project name
Skyline Residence
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Santa Barba, California, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bitterman
Principal architect
Robin Donaldson
Construction
Channel Island Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
