Last year we received one of the most unusual commissions of Beausoleil Architects’ 30 year history, a new Jain Temple and Meditation complex in the rural hills above Milpitas. In our research, we learned that Jainism is an ancient religion, related to but not the same as Hinduism, centered on … Read More
While many community-based Earth Day volunteer efforts and celebrations are delayed or cancelled because of the quarantine, we wanted to share some good news about the results of energy efficient construction and the use of solar to achieve Net Zero. While the current coronavirus crisis is horrific in the number … Read More
Bee-autiful and ready for spring! February 15th marks our 28th wedding anniversary as well as the first anniversary of getting our temporary occupancy permit and moving into our new house! It was a temporary permit as we still had to finalize the front yard landscaping to satisfy the planning department. … Read More
We are honored with an award from Home Builder Digest as one of the best residential architects in Los Altos. With 14 completed projects in Los Altos proper and hundreds more in the surrounding Bay Area cities from San Francisco to San Jose, we look forward to seeing many more … Read More
We recently re-visited a home we had designed in Menlo Park a few years ago. The owners had lived in the house for many years and had grown tired of its’ traditional 50’s floor plan and styling, with its galley style kitchen and closed-off rooms. They wanted a major transformation … Read More
The following article, recently published in Redfin, highlights Beausoleil Architects. Choosing to build your house from scratch means having the opportunity to create the home of your dreams and the chance to create something totally unique to you and your lifestyle. With that tremendous benefit, however, comes the added burden … Read More
During the 10 months our house was under construction on Monterey Road in Pacifica, there were many rubberneckers (I saw them when I was assisting our tile installer with the mosaic tile on the roof ) and many neighbors came by our site to comment on our unique design and … Read More
Wright then and now I realized the other day that September 2019 marks my fortieth anniversary as a professional architect. Well, technically, I wasn’t an architect until I got my license in 1986, but my first job after college started in September of 1979. I had graduated in the spring … Read More
We recently gave our first Net Zero Energy talk to the Rotary Club of Menlo Park (thank you Maya Sewald of Ovation Homes Real Estate for the introduction). Besides putting together a nice slide show with photos explaining the energy efficient solutions we built into our new home, it was … Read More
