Built around the trees.
When we first walked the lot in Playa Grande, the trees were already there — generations of them, mature and rooted. The easy thing would have been to clear them and start fresh.
Instead, we mapped every trunk, surveyed every canopy, and let the trees decide where each house would go. The floor plans bent around them. Roofs opened to let them through. Walls stepped back to give them room to breathe.
The result is a small community of eight homes that feel less like a development and more like houses that grew up alongside the forest. Each one is unique to its lot, shaped by what was already there.
Around the homes, the landscaping is thoughtfully designed with native and low-water species — reducing irrigation needs and allowing the project to live in balance with its environment.
Each home was also delivered solar-ready: pre-wired and structurally prepared, so owners can add panels without retrofitting. The orientation and roof angles were already set with the sun's path in mind.
