Article source: olson kundig 

The Montecito Residence is a single-family home set in fire-prone Toro Canyon near Santa Barbara. The owners wanted a house that minimized the use of scarce natural resources and that was equal to the challenging environmental conditions of the site. The design solution was to harvest and control the very climatic conditions that put the canyon so at risk for fire: the sun and the wind.

Image Courtesy © Nikolas Koenig

• Architects: olson kundig 
• Project: Montecito Residence
• Location: Montecito, California
• Photography: Elizabeth Conklin, Jean-Luc Laloux, Nikolas Koenig, Tim Bies

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