The Verdigris Passage, California

This private residential project explores the intersection of brutalist geometry and organic evolution. The entrance is defined by towering, custom-patinated copper gates—their deep turquoise and bronze oxidized surfaces acting as a living canvas that shifts with the light.

As you move through the threshold, the architectural narrative transitions from the cool, subterranean feel of honed limestone and Venetian plaster to the expansive clarity of a meticulously tiered Mediterranean garden. A singular, hand-carved Lapis Lazuli obelisk serves as the focal point, grounding the symmetry of the reflecting pools and drawing the eye toward the distant hills