Greentree Residence
December 17th, 2010| Posted in Showcase | No Comments
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LIVE + WORK
Modern Homes and Offices
The Southern California
Architecture of Shubin + Donaldson
Live and Work: Modern Homes and Offices is a visually immersive monograph of the work of Shubin and Donaldson Architects, whose creative commercial spaces and high-end residential projects draw on the complex vernaculars of Southern California’s cultures and traditions. Organized around the organic process of practice, the complex genealogy of projects, and the flow of influence, this monograph examines the contemporary conditions by which we live and work, and how those terms are increasingly blended. Visual essays of the select projects are supplemented with drawings, sketches, diagrams, interviews, and essays by Thom Mayne and Joseph Giovannini.
Book Info
Released: March 2, 2010
Excerpts
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AIA, LEED AP
Russell Shubin was born in Los Angeles in December 1960 and studied architecture at California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo where he received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1985. He also studied at L’Ecole d’Art et d’Architecture at Fountainbleau, France during 1984. In 1988, he completed a master of Business Administration.
Russell began practicing with the Blurock Partnership of Newport Beach, a nationally recognized firm that has received numerous AIA awards for cost and energy efficient institutional design. Shortly after becoming an associate with the Blurock Partnership in 1989, Russell opened his own practice.
1985
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
1984
L’Ecole d’Art et d’Architecture at Fountainblue, France
Russell Shubin
December 16th, 2010| Posted in People | No Comments
Tags: California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo, France, LEED AP, L’Ecole d’Art et d’Architecture at Fountainblue, Russell Shubin AIA, Shubin and Don
Shubin + Donaldson envisioned this sustainable project to unite Santa Monica’s western edge with its famous oceanfront. The firm’s mixed-use proposal was to encompass the cliff side just off Ocean Avenue, continuing to the beach nestled west of Pacific Coast Highway. The site, bordered north and south by California and Arizona avenues, would feature terraced public plazas, retail and restaurant zones, and residential quarters. Characterized by openness and accessibility, the project would highlight a grand public stair passage linking the terminus of Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica State Beach.
Santa Monica Ocean Steps
December 10th, 2010| Posted in Buildings, Mixed-Use, Multi-Family, Planning | No Comments
Tags: Brad Kelley, California architecture, Robin Donaldson AIA, Russell Shubin AIA, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Ocean Steps, Southern California modern architecture
Robin Donaldson designed the 2001 exhibition titled “Paul Tuttle Designs,” which marked the first retrospective for this renowned craftsman of Modernist furniture. The exhibition took place from October 2001 to January 2002 at the University Art Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
“Paul Tuttle Designs” spanned 50 years of the designer’s trailblazing career in design and architecture. An individualist never swayed by trends, Tuttle is a legend whom Donaldson knew as a friend, and admired for his innovative know-how and endless curiosity. Donaldson’s subtle exhibition design—albeit memorable and exact—set a simple, abstract tone that paired nicely with Tuttle’s landmark furniture catalogue on display. Translucent scrims separated the exhibition’s five sections that radiated in a color scheme—gray, cherry red, silver—inspired by Tuttle’s art.
Paul Tuttle Designs
December 2nd, 2010| Posted in Educational, Interiors | No Comments
Tags: California, Modernist furniture exhibition, Paul Tuttle Designs, Robin Donaldson AIA, Santa Barbara, University of California, Wayne McCall photography
This sleek wine bar and tasting room in downtown Santa Barbara is a refined and cozy, sip-and-stay haven for wine lovers. Shubin + Donaldson designed the new concept winery for California vintners Meridian, which is owned by Beringer Wine Estates.
The mixed bar, cafe, and gourmet shop fuses modern chic with wine-country charm through elements such as Douglas fir wood, white marble, and colored rattan. Frosted glass and minimalist high-tech shelving lighten the space and display products with style. Meridian’s façade complements its tiny shopping center location with classic architectural lines, a warm entrance, and illuminated display niches.
Meridian Vineyards
December 2nd, 2010| Posted in Interiors | No Comments
Tags: Beringer Wine Estates, California architecture, Location Santa Barbara, Meridian Vineyards, Paso Robles architecture, Robin Donaldson AIA, Russell Shubin AIA, Southern California modern architecture, Tom Bonner Photography
Shubin + Donaldson are the executive architect for the master plan of the Cate School, a boarding institution with a 50-acre hillside campus. A plan is being created that addresses the school’s waste water management system, campus entry and signage, circulation, road improvements, and parking. The campus is also being evaluated for the reorganization of building facilities and sports fields.
Cate School
December 1st, 2010| Posted in Buildings, Educational | No Comments
Tags: Alan McLeod, California architecture, Carpinteria, Cate School building, Cate School renovation, Robin Donaldson AIA, Russell Shubin AIA, Santa Barbara architecture, Southern California modern architecture
