Coast and Beam Architecture

Description

We are Coast and Beam Architecture. We create Architecture that embodies the West Coast.
Coast and Beam Architecture was established for the purpose of creating contemporary architecture that gives tangible and visible form to the spirit of what it means to be of the West Coast. Think of it as a backlash to the hardy board clad, toxin producing, ozone depleting, disposable and disconnected way of modern life. A return to nature as it were. An Architecture created from natural materials such as wood and light. A connection to nature created by blurring the lines between inside and out. Protective places of refuge with roofs having deep overhangs and wide, folding glass partitions beneath. And a natural habitat upon which we touch lightly, build respectfully and live, fully. I am most passionate about Architecture at the scale and scope of the individual: for a family, an artist, or small business. I love the intimacy and scale of the family home and cabin, gallery and cafe, studio and tree house. Places where people live and have their most fulfilling moments. Dinners with family, conversations with friends, fires with lovers and moments of creative pause. Instances in life which are heightened when connected to the surrounding beauty of the West Coast. Creating this connection starts at the beginning. It starts when you feel the very first impulse of desire to create this kind of experience for yourself, your family, your life. That is where Coast and Beam Architecture comes in.