Paul Burgin Architecture is a full-service, LEED-accredited architecture firm specializing in modern, sustainable design. We are based in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz, California, but work throughout the western United States.
Our primary areas of interest are sustainable residential, commercial, and multi-unit design; accessory dwellings and prefabrication; and progressive, art-inspired projects.
We draw inspiration from structures that use readily available materials in novel ways; small spaces that amplify function; and modern architecture that is purposefully, boldly efficient in style and sustainability.
Paul Burgin:
Prior to founding Paul Burgin Architecture in 2016, Paul Burgin worked as a senior associate in the San Francisco architectural firm Jim Jennings Architecture for over 12 years. During this time he acted as Project Architect for a number of notable projects, including the Pebble Beach Residence, one of Architectural Record's 2020 Record Houses; Yountville Hill Winery; the Carmel Residence, one of 2015’s Record Houses; Art Pool and Pavilion (a collaboration with the artist James Turrell), and Lanikai Residence.
Previously, Paul worked in San Francisco architecture firms Schwartz and Architecture and Zack/deVito Architecture. He has taught design studios at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and UC Berkeley. He has served as a design critic at UC Berkeley, California College of the Arts, Academy of Art University, and USC.
As an undergraduate and graduate student at UC Berkeley, he studied with noted architects Stanley Saitowitz, Mark Mack, Adele Naudé Santos, and Michael Bell. Upon graduation, Paul worked for David Raphael Singer Architects in La Jolla on residential and museum projects, including the renovation of the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, and several projects with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. He received his BA Architecture in 1992, Masters in Architecture in 1996, California license in 2000, and his LEED certification in 2009.
Paul grew up in San Diego, the son of Swiss academics in the fields of computer science and marine biology. When he is not designing buildings, Paul is usually out surfing and exploring the cold waters of Northern California. He lives in Santa Cruz with his wife Claudia, son Dax, and cats George and Greta.
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