Santa Barbara | Venice philosophy introduction vision process projects places to live places to work places to learn more places people current staff collaborators contact us Cal Poly Sustainable Tech Park Charrette San Luis Obispo, CA 2005 Blackbird was invited by the Department of Architecture to participate in a three- day charrette on the Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo campus to provide sustainable design inspiration to assist the initial phase of development for an on-campus technology park. Our design proposal focused on flexible building shells, multi- use indoor/ outdoor zones, improvements to neighboring facilities, a 200KW fuel cell powered by campus-harvested methane, grey & blackwater treatment systems, and a vibrant & rehabilitated surrounding landscape. Casa Nueva - Santa Barbara County Office Building Goleta, CA Van Atta Design Studios Santa Barbara, CA Viva Design Studio Santa Barbara, CA Dutch National Forestry Institute (Behnish and Partners) Wagenigen, Netherlands Cal Poly Sustainable Tech Park Charrette San Luis Obispo, CA   light     texture     place     water     identity     refinement     green     life     ecology     growth     habitat     material     energy