Neal Schwartz includes dovecotes in "chapel-like" California studio
A series of shelters for doves were embedded in the laminated-cedar facade of Neal Schwartz's self-designed studio, which is an extension of his Sonoma home. More
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Low-lying house by Klopf Architecture overlooks California's Sonoma Valley
US studio Klopf Architecture has completed the Sonoma Hilltop New Residence, a horizontal house in wine country that takes cues from mid-century modern architecture and has dangling chains that collect rainwater. More
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Feldman Architecture expands home in northern California’s wine region
Cedar cladding and large stretches of glass feature in a weekend house called Sonoma Wine Country, which has been enlarged by US studio Feldman Architecture. More
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Walker Warner creates House of Flowers tasting room for California winery
California firm Walker Warner Architects has transformed a warehouse into a visitor centre for a winery with redwood, cypress and rammed earth. More
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Faulkner Architects perches Big Barn house on Sonoma Valley hillside
American studio Faulkner Architects has completed a holiday home in California's wine country with an asymmetrical roof and facades wrapped in weathering steel and salvaged wood. More
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Faulkner Architects converts barn in California's wine country into minimal bunkhouse
American studio Faulkner Architects has transformed a rustic building in northern California into a simple dwelling sheathed in salvaged redwood and weathering steel. More
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Sonic Mountain by Doug Aitken is formed from 365 wind chimes
This installation at California's Donum Estate by American artist Doug Aitken arranges a series of hanging wind chimes. More
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Mork-Ulnes uses Corten steel to protect Triple Barn residence in California from wildfires
Weathering steel, concrete and glass were used to form this asymmetrical dwelling by Mork-Ulnes Architects that is nudged into a hillside overlooking a verdant, rolling valley in a wildfire-prone area in northern California's Sonoma County. More
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Harmon Guest House by David Baker offers contemporary lodging in California wine country
American firm David Baker Architects has completed an eco-hotel in Sonoma County that features board-marked concrete walls, a garden courtyard and a brise-soleil made of redwood slats. More
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Mork-Ulnes designs Ridge House to endure wildfires in northern California's wine country
Mork-Ulnes Architects has joined three concrete volumes to form this Sonoma County guesthouse overlooking forested hills recently devastated by wildfire. More
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Timber Cove Resort occupies mid-century A-frame building on Sonoma's coast
This modernist resort in Northern California, which formed an enclave for artists in the 1960s, has been overhauled by Los Angeles design studio The Novogratz. More
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Piechota Architecture uses salvaged materials for Silver Oak Winery in northern California
Gabled structures featuring repurposed wood and large stretches of glass make up this winery in Sonoma Valley, designed by Californian studio Piechota Architecture. More
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Pool house by Ro Rockett Design offers views of California wine country
American studio Ro Rockett Design has added a weathered timber pool house to a hilltop retreat in California's Sonoma County, for residents to enjoy vineyard and coastal vistas while relaxing. More
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The Sea Ranch in California "still has a magical lure" says SFMOMA curator
The Sea Ranch, a haven for modernist architecture on the Californian coast, will be the focus of a major exhibition at SFMOMA. Curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher gives an overview of its history and explains why it remains an important example of "environmental stewardship". More
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Steel porch connects Coastal Retreat at Sea Ranch by Malcolm Davis
San Francisco firm Malcolm Davis Architecture has divided this holiday home at the Sea Ranch community in California into two cedar-clad volumes, which face out in different directions to overlook the rugged coastline. More
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Off-Grid Guest House cantilevers over hillside with Pacific Ocean vistas
US studios Anacapa Architecture and Willson Design have created a concrete-and-glass dwelling for a coastal property in California, with a bevy of sustainable features that minimise the building's impact on the environment. More
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Anacapa Architecture creates AutoCamp glamping resort in northern California
California studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a luxury campground in Sonoma County that features customised tents and Airstream trailers, along with an open-air clubhouse for guest check-in and socialising. More
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Framestudio refurbishes mid-century Sea Ranch Cabin in northern California
Design collective Framestudio has restored a 1960s cabin originally built by American architect Joseph Esherick as a model for low-cost holiday housing. More
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Butler Armsden's Valley of the Moon house in California has no front door
American firm Butler Armsden has designed this residence in northern California as a series of cedar-clad volumes, which are each accessed from a large outdoor area at the centre. More
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Feldman Architecture places art and yoga studios on lush California hillside
American studio Feldman Architecture has created a pair of wooden structures that are perched on a steep, forested site in the San Francisco Bay Area. More
