Larry R Clark Architect

Private residences shown in the photographs are located around Santa Barbara County. Most residences are in rural locations requiring special attention to location of the residences and out- buildings. Work also includes design of infrastructure and roads . Residential Images

LEED projects (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) are projects that have been built under the guidelines of the US Green Building Council. They are certified that they conform to the guidelines and requirements of the council. The residential projects shown are located at Cate School in Carpinteria. The 5 faculty residences used regional architecture combined with the latest technology to receive the highest rating awarded by USGBC. The houses, along with the solar panels, use less electricity than they make. The Day Care Center is constructed under the LEED commercial guidelines and it received a gold rating. LEED images

Santa Barbara has many historic structures and working on them affords me an opportunity to look into the past using the building as a historic record. There are many different styles of historic buildings which forces the architect to carefully study the building type to insure the renovation is right for that building.

The El Paseo is the only Nationally Registered Historic Building in Santa Barbara. All plans and proposed construction had to be submitted to the National Parks Service to insure they met with their approval. Additionally all plans must be approved by the Santa Barbara City Landmarks Committee.  

The Cate School stables were designed by Reginald Johnson as well as well as the original campus. The relocation of this historical structure was required.  The stables held a warm place in the hearts of the alumni.

Work to renovate the ranch buildings on Santa Cruz Island came under less government scrutiny though the buildings were equally as old. The portion of the renovation I participated in was the Dining Hall (Comedor Building) and two of the bunk houses.

Working on these historical buildings has been immensely satisfying and has helped me understand the history of Santa Barabara, and why we need to continue to protect it. Historic Building Images

I have worked with Owners as a consulting architect. The work included layout of the site, building floor plan, roof plans, and interior spaces. The preliminary plans were forwarded to a local engineer or architect for completion. Architectual consulting

This office has done numerous small commercial projects and keeps itself abreast of current building codes and governing agencies. 

Commercial projects are heavily regulated and fall under a great amount of government scutiny.

A small office is ideally suited for remodel work. It requires hands-on knowledge of the existing structure and what limits are feasible to bring the project to completion.

New building and fire codes are constantly being evolved to require existing buildings to be upgraded structurally. Care must be taken from the outset to know where the trigger points are that can push a project too far.