Retail, Renovation
MGMT | Owner's Representative
Flowers & Associates | Civil Engineering
KAP Studios | Architect
Martha Mulholland | Interior Design
Cameron Hunt
We’re excited to announce that Woodrat Theater has been selected as one of the new Backcounty Casitas as part of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s 2024 design competition! This open call for proposals occurs every two years, and celebrates the beauty of the outdoors through temporary and unique outdoor playhouses within the garden’s immersive Backcountry area.
A true collaborative effort, our office assisted MISC Workshop in refinements to the design and produced the renderings which ultimately led to a winning proposal. Developed by Jianhua Chen, the renderings tell the story of the design and how children (and adults) might interact with the theater.
final rendering by Jianhua Chen
Private Residential
Cornerstone Landscapes | Landscape Contractor
Cameron Hunt
Private Residential
Allscape Design + Installation | Landscape Contractor
Courtney Miller
As part of our continued partnership with the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Landscape Architecture Department, early this year we hosted three student shadows at our office in downtown Santa Barbara. The shadowship program was developed by the Landscape Architecture Department Advisory Council (LADAC), which Courtney has been an active member of for the past ten years. This is a unique opportunity for students to visit professional offices in order to gain a better understanding of the profession as a whole and the multitude of practice types available to support their early career development.
Hosted by Designer Jianhua Chen, the afternoon started with an informal discussion and meet & greet with the team, followed by a property tour at our neighboring multi-family property Arlington Village. We then gave the students an overview of our projects, after which each team member shared what they are currently working on.
As a team, we truly value our ability to provide mentorship and professional development opportunities to students of landscape architecture. If you are interested in a shadowship, please contact us at info@cjm-la.com.
Commercial Campus
Suzanne Elledge Planning & Permitting
Stantec | Civil Engineering
DMHA Architecture | Architect
True Nature | Irrigation Design
Nicole Horn
Multi-Family, Townhouses
Pacific Coast Civil | Civil Engineering
William Hezmalhalch Architects | Architect
True Nature | Irrigation Design
Nicole Horn
We are thrilled to announce that our Inn at Mattei’s Tavern project has been recognized by the Southern California Chapter of the ASLA with an Honor Award in the Historic Preservation and Restoration Design category at the 2023 Quality of Life Awards! This category recognizes constructed, site-specific works of landscape architecture that demonstrate the integration of historic value into the design process.
The new vision for Mattei’s Tavern has been years in the making, and we were honored to be selected as part of an incredible team to help develop a site design that respects this significant historic landmark while also bringing modern amenities to what is now part of the Auberge Resorts Collection. Led by Nicole Horn, our team collaborated with DMHA Architecture, AvroKO, RRM, True Nature, and Ann Kale Associates to bring this incredible property to life.
The existing Mattei’s Tavern building, five cottages, and thirteen specimen trees were designated a historic landmark in 2010. More than one hundred years prior, Felix Mattei built the original “Central Hotel” in 1886 for travelers transferring from the end of the Pacific Coast Railway to stage coach.
Careful study of historic documents allowed the design team to reimagine how this significant landmark would continue to serve as the heart of the Los Olivos community for the next one hundred years. Working with the surviving historic specimen trees, the landscape design pays homage to the rural western vernacular of the late 19thcentury with traditional Victorian-style plantings, expansive lawns, and formal walkways at the historic eastern side of the property. A new outdoor dining patio with overhead trellis was added to the Mattei’s Tavern building, in a similar style to the existing wood boardwalk and trellis at the main entrance. Visible from the dining patio are a new event barn, chef’s garden with painted brick planters, the refurbished historic water tower, and new event lawn.
Congratulations to the whole project team!
Hospitality, Major Historic Renovation
Southern California Chapter of ASLA Quality of Life Awards/Honor Award 2023
Hospitality Design Magazine HD Awards/Best Resort 2024
Strange Family Vineyards
Auberge Resorts
RRM Design Group | Civil Engineering
DMHA Architecture | Architect
Avroko | Interior Design
Ann Kale Associates | Lighting Design
True Nature | Irrigation Design
Courtney Jane Miller
Nicole Horn
Hospitality, Restaurant
RRM Design Group | Civil Engineering
DMHA Architecture | Architect
Henry Lenny | Design Architect
Nicole Horn
This weekend our team was honored with an award for our Camino Viejo Residence from Santa Barbara Beautiful at their annual awards reception. Congratulations to our wonderful clients, Chip and Betsy, for their vision and continued stewardship of the property; and to the Cearnal Collective for the outstanding architectural design!
Multi-Family, Apartments, Affordable Housing
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
Ashley & Vance | Civil Engineering
Cearnal Collective | Architect
Nicole Horn
Jianhua Chen
