Mission Canyon

Mid-Century Modern

Hear the Mission bells from this award-winning mid-century modern ranch style home nestled serenely among oaks and boulders down a private lane in the Roosevelt school district. Known now as Lizard Rock Ranch, this was the first home designed by well-known Santa Barbara architect Peter Edwards in 1957, and it has since undergone a meticulous restoration by the current owner-architects, strengthening its innovative design elements and important modernist themes of space, abundant natural light, efficiency, and ventilation, while enhancing its indoor-outdoor living attributes with  beautifully landscaped gardens, fountains, and extensive hardscape. Its classic post-and-beam-structure houses three bedrooms and two bathrooms, hardwood floors, built-ins, a Swedish-style fireplace in the living area, Santa Barbara doors, gorgeous surfaces in the kitchen and bathrooms, an Italian range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and plenty of integrated storage.

The original open post & beam structure with single-wall redwood siding or single glazing above a 6’-8” high continuous 2x6 plate is intact.

Remodeling has respected the original design’s essential qualities-dynamic indoor-outdoor space,  an abundance of natural light, natural ventilation via jalousies and Santa Barbara doors, and an efficient plan that allow both intimate and large scale entertaining.

What makes this project green?
• Modest square footage and conservation of the existing structure are inherently material and  energy saving.
• New design elements are minimizers-saddlebag type Master Bath and Storage pop-outs hang from existing eaves without foundations.
• High windows bring in low winter sun-passive heating minimizes utility usage. 
• 50’s kitchen cabinets were all reused; renewed with brilliant color, new hardware and energy star appliances.
* New horizontal surfaces are natural (slate hearth)  or recycled (terrazzo splash & Caesarstone).
• Flagstone hardscaping extends the interior; drought tolerant landscaping consumes minimal water.
• Garden and kitchen waste is composted and recycled on site.

Respect, conserve, extend and renew were the design bywords for this classic midcentury home organically wedded to the natural setting.