material isometric sketch
EL CERRITO RECORDING STUDIO + ADU
Program: Residential, ADU
Location: Hillsborough, California
Size: 500 SF
Phase: Permitting
EL CERRITO RECORDING STUDIO + ADU blends a small guest house and recording studio into a Smithsonian-recognized landscape of old trees, excursive paths, and flowering shrubs. Rather than take up a larger portion of the verdant site, we opted for the smallest possible footprint that will still accommodate all of the clients’ needs, utilizing other architectural strategies that expand the building’s experiential footprint and create spaces that feel open and dynamic. Recording Studio on day 1, ADU + guest house in the future, the design offers seclusion and privacy from the main house while opening itself up to the garden and protected creek.
2025, RESIDENTIAL, ADU, Recording Studio, Smithsonian Garden, Ground-Up
WORKSHOP
Founded in March 2024, WORKSHOP GIRARDI KABALA is a design studio based in LA on the search for practical, beautiful and historically resonant form and space.
GIRARDI
Melina Girardi, Assoc. AIA, is a designer from Vienna with 10 years of experience in architecture, design and construction, ranging from residential design, cultural institutions and commercial/hospitality spaces to stage design, including 5 years with Frank Gehry.KABALA
Matthew Kabala is a designer with an MArch. degree from the Yale School of Architecture. His experience ranges from architecture and stage design to textiles and painting, including 6 years with Frank Gehry.
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