Studio VARA

I really hope you all can join us for this incredibly timely and important panel discussion on September 26! We have assembled an all-star group of brilliant minds to discuss this enormously complex but critical topic for all architects working in the post-climate change West, so come join in what will be a lively and engaging conversation!

Join us on Thursday, September 26th, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM for the Post-Climate Change / Wildfire Resilient Design roundtable, hosted by Studio VARA and AIA San Francisco. The event will take place at Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco as part of the 21st Annual Architecture + the City Festival. To purchase tickets, visit https://lnkd.in/gPMzyAay.? ? As wildfires increasingly threaten communities in California and beyond, innovative approaches in technology, architecture, landscape, and urban design are essential for enhancing resilience in a “Post-Climate Change” era. This panel will explore this condition across multiple scales, from urban-scale questions of where, why, and how to (re-)build in territories of risk, to de-risking the built environment through symbiotic approaches to landscape and site design, as well as the latest advancements in wildfire-resilient architecture, focusing on the overlap of home hardening and technological solutions with long-term sustainability. ? ? Presenters Hear from industry leaders including -? Harry Statter?founder and CEO of?Frontline Wildfire Defense Tyler Pew?- founder of?LMNOP Design Inc.?and founding member of the?Dixie Fire Collaborative James Lord?of?Surfacedesign, Inc. Robert Olshansky, FAICP - Visiting Professor, City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley Kevin Farnham, Co-Founder of?Kei Ian McRae, Project Strategist at?Sherwood Design Engineers Kate Stillwell, co-founder of?FireBreak Risk Andy Drake AIA, LEED AP, AIA Senior Associate at?Studio VARA Christopher Roach, AIA IIDA founding principal of?Studio VARA and Senior Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts Date & Time:?Thursday, September 26 | 12 - 1:30pm Location:?Center for Architecture + Design 140 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94104 #archandcity #centerarchdesignsf #aiasf #architecture #design? #AIforGood #TechForGood #ClimateTech #RegenerativeDesign #SystemsThinking #WildfireResilience #ClimateInnovation #FutureOfArchitecture #EnvironmentalAI #ClimateAdaptation

We are looking forward to the 21st Annual Architecture + the City Festival, Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco and AIA San Francisco! ??

Our very own Principal, Maura Fernandez Abernethy is participating on the jury panel for this month's FRAME Awards ?? https://lnkd.in/gCGit8nw

Great collaboration with Paulett Taggart Architects ??

Our very own Principal, Christopher Roach is quoted in the following article in The Frisc ?? https://lnkd.in/ggxwvG5z

We are delighted to announce that our project, Fire Country Lookout is featured on the The Radical Project. https://lnkd.in/gsNWbdAf #studiovara?#architecture?#architecturelovers?#architect?#design?#modern?#moderndesign?#interiordesign?#californiaarchitecture?#californiahomes??#aiadesign?#aiadesignaward?#architectureaward?? Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape: Studio VARA Contractor:?Fairweather & Associates Structural Engineer:? Strandberg Engineering? Civil Engineer: Adobe Associates, Inc. Lighting Designer:??Tucci Lighting? MEP Engineer:?Monterey Energy Group? Prefab Structure:?Spearhead Pool Consultant:? Blue Revolution? Landscape Contractor:?Oxbow Pool and Landscape Contractors? Wildfire Protection:?Frontline Wildfire Defense Audio Visual: Audio Visual Engineering LTD ?Cost Estimation: Christine Kiesling? ? ???:?Matthew Millman

In the latest podcast episode of?ARCAT #Detailedpodcast, Maura Fernandez Abernethy and Andy Drake AIA, LEED AP engage in conversation with host,?Cherise Lakeside, FCSI?on Fire Country Lookout and wildfire resilience. ? ? To listen to this podcast episode, visit https://lnkd.in/eYtyYWHK ? #architecture?#architecturedesign?#californiaarchitecture?#californiahomes?#sonomahomes??#outdoorliving?#wildfireresilience?#architecturepodcast??#podcast? ? Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape: Studio VARA ? Contractor:?Fairweather & Associates? Structural Engineer:? Strandberg Engineering? Civil Engineer: Adobe Associates, Inc. Lighting Designer:??Tucci Lighting? MEP Engineer:?Monterey Energy Group? Prefab Structure:?Spearhead.ca? Pool Consultant:? Blue Revolution? Landscape Contractor:?Oxbow Pool and Landscape Contractors Wildfire Protection:?Frontline Wildfire Defense? Audio Visual:?Audio Visual Engineering LTD? ?Cost Estimation: Christine Kiesling? ? ???:?Matthew Millman

Studio VARA, in collaboration with EHDD and Bogard Construction, Inc., is proud to be part of the team selected to design affordable housing for educators in Santa Cruz amid California’s escalating cost-of-living crisis. https://lnkd.in/gSypEpUw The design-build project “will create a vibrant, resilient community with 100 multi-family units, ensuring that educators have a place to call home. This project not only offers immediate housing solutions but also serves as a blueprint for sustainable educator support and community building in California's challenging economic landscape,” writes EHDD. “Educator and workforce housing are the new frontier, filling the ‘missing middle’ between subsidized affordable housing and market-rate developments, and Studio VARA is honored to have this opportunity to bring our deep experience in multifamily housing to the team,” says Principal Christopher Roach. Rendering courtesy of EHDD. #AffordableHousing #HousingCrisis #EducatorHousing #SustainableDesign #CommunityImpact

Sharing this really nice article about our Fire Country Lookout in the Coolecter. Thanks Leo Davie for picking us up and a nice piece of original writing!