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The Journal · Vol. 12
A seasonal letter, four times a year.
Essays, field notes, and a running record of the studio's thinking. We publish when we have something to say, which is not often.
Featured · Essay
The Montecito light, and how to paint for it.
Why cool whites go sour here by 4 p.m., and the four off-warm whites we return to project after project.
Mar 2018 · 12 min read
Studio note
A note on Studio Studies — the drawings we publish before the houses exist.
Apr 2016 · 5 min read
Materials
Why we always come back to lime plaster
Feb 2020 · 8 min read
Landscape
Five trees we plant before we furnish
Jan 2024 · 6 min read
Field notes
A day of sourcing in Summerland
Dec 2016 · 5 min read
Craft
Circadian lighting for a west-facing house
Nov 2022 · 10 min read
Essay
What "luxury" actually means on the Central Coast
Oct 2015 · 9 min read
Place
Five iconic Montecito places, and what they taught us
Sep 2012 · 7 min read