SBH is a design-build firm whose first love will always be architecture. Everything that we do for our clients is inspired by our founder’s lifelong fascination with the interplay between form and function. At its simplest, a home is a utilitarian arrangement of sturdy materials joined together for your protection. But at its best, a home is a melding of shape, color, texture, and light that borders on the sublime.

A well-designed home evokes feelings of contentment in the hearts of those who live in it and those who gawk at it as they pass by. It makes you glad for its existence. Its beauty elevates a neighborhood and attracts admirers who feel enriched by its proximity. To live in such a home is to fulfill a dream, but even to be near it is to set dreams into motion.

At SBH, we design magazine-worthy homes that consistently set new aesthetic standards for the industry, but it’s not enough for us to build sumptuous homes that turn heads. Our founder insists that every SBH home enhance life for its occupants. That means that the home must reduce energy costs by using ever more efficient systems that minimize waste and maximize sustainability. It also means that rooms must be laid out in a way that feels intuitive and thoughtful. A well-designed home brings families together, but it also gives them quiet corners that they can retreat to when they need time alone. Creating a thoughtful design is about meeting clients’ stated needs and then giving them what they didn’t even know they wanted.

Besides designing homes that improve the lives of individual families and that beautify neighborhoods, we also design with the big picture in mind. There is no denying that humans are profoundly impacting our environment, and we believe that it is the duty of every designer to create homes that reduce the carbon footprint of their owners. The good news is that the price of solar energy systems has dropped so much over the past ten years that in most places in California, it doesn’t make financial sense not to include solar in new homes. At SBH, we live by the mantra that what’s best for humanity is also what’s best for the individual.

If you think SBH is the right designer for your forever home, please call or email us. We would love to help you make your dream a reality.