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Lead Designer - Roy McMakin
Architect - Tom Mulica
Lead Designer - Roy McMakin
Architect - Tom Mulica
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Pattern with a Purpose
Pacific Beach Residence This shower is a small but vivid expression of the home’s “yes and” design approach—where openness, color, and material richness coexist with care and intention. The patterned concrete tile was designed and sourced to bring a sense of joy and subtle historic reference, wrapping the space in rhythm and warmth without feeling ornamental for its own sake. Matching shower fixtures reinforce that cohesion, allowing color and pattern to take center stage whi

Tom
2 days ago1 min read


Keeping It Flush
North Park ADU This flush inset paneling brings warmth and precision without calling too much attention to itself. Set carefully within the wall plane, the wood reads as an integrated surface rather than an applied finish. A simple wall-mounted light fixture and a graphic art piece are treated as deliberate accents—objects that sit comfortably against the paneling and adjacent wall. Tight alignment, minimal reveals, and careful coordination ensure each element feels intention

Tom
Feb 91 min read


The Everyday Work of an Exterior Awning
North Park ADU Some architectural elements are quiet by nature, shaping daily experience without calling attention to themselves. This exterior awning is one such element—a restrained intervention that reinforces the building’s simple massing while providing meaningful performance. Positioned above a primary glazed opening, its thin, folded geometry offers protection from sun and rain without overpowering the façade. The awning reads as integral to the architecture, supportin

Tom
Jan 261 min read


Brick...Stone...Brick...Stone...Wood
This entry to our Storybook Cottage project has been a joy to work on. We were able to do what we do...design, assess, repeat! The pride of true craftsmenship radiates from every detail. The contractor told us that the guys who built this project have brought their families by on the weekend to show them what dad can do. Our heart is warm with gratitude for the love that everyone involved in this project brought to the job site each day. It shows.

Tom
Jan 121 min read


RRanch - Let the living begin!
We are so excited for our clients to start living here...so are they!

Tom
Nov 21, 20241 min read


RRanch progress post
Despite all the rain the ranch is moving along. The rough cut doug fir ceiling is up! We are so thankful for our contractor and client...

Tom
Feb 9, 20241 min read


Sorting reclaimed brick at the ranch project
Client and Contractor are busy sorting 9 pallets of reclained brick from a demolished Los Angeles warehouse. Old painted signs on the...

Tom
Oct 21, 20231 min read


Mission accomplished
We just submitted for a permit on this Mission Hillls home! What you don't see is a full basement that didn't count toward allowable...

Tom
Jun 21, 20231 min read


Mid-century colors
studying color options for a “new” midcentury home in San Diego

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