New Ground Up Live/Work Loft Style Apartments
The site was
...a corner property at Yanonali and Gray Streets in an evolving industrial neighborhood that had yet to become the Funk Zone we know today. The opportunity was to create a new model for living and working in downtown Santa Barbara while contributing to the emerging character of the neighborhood.
We began by studying
...how residential, commercial, and outdoor spaces could come together within a true loft-style development. The 13,000 s.f. three-story building was designed with six one- and two-bedroom loft residences, each connected to a 500–800 s.f. commercial space below.The residences are organized around a central open-air atrium and include private outdoor spaces with mountain and ocean views. A shared rooftop deck extends the living space above the neighborhood, while street-facing commercial spaces bring activity to the ground floor.
Today, the once emerging
...neighborhood has become one of Santa Barbara’s most active destinations, and the Funk Zone Lofts remain a distinctive example of true live/work living within it. Completed in 2012, the project helped establish the mix of contemporary architecture, residential life, local businesses, and street activity that came to define the Funk Zone.
Originally created by The Conceptual Motion Company, with Gerhard Mayer and Kevin Moore responsible for design and entitlements.
