A Santa Cruz home told through its architecture, reclaimed timber, and surrounding surf culture. This illustrated hardcover from gestalten follows Feldman Architecture’s coastal project and the craftspeople and community behind it.

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Above a Santa Cruz surf break, a house clad in reclaimed Monterey cypress offers a starting point for a wider story about California’s coast. Surf House follows the home designed by Feldman Architecture, exploring how its materials, spaces, and details grew out of a particular landscape and the people who know it well.

Published by gestalten, this coastal architecture book traces the project from early sketches and models through construction to the completed interiors. The timber is central to that story: sourced by sawyer Evan Shively of Arborica, it connects the building’s craftsmanship to the region’s trees and working traditions. Photographs sit alongside drawings and accounts of the decisions that shaped the home.

The book also looks beyond the property to Santa Cruz’s surfing community. Profiles introduce surfboard maker Danny Hess, Shively, and figures including Jack O’Neill and Peter Mel, while essays by Jamie Brisick, Tony John Andrews, Mayer Rus, and Sarah Hotchkiss bring perspectives on surfing, architecture, and art.

Across 208 full-color pages, Surf House gives readers both a close study of one home and a broader understanding of the place it belongs to. A useful addition to the shelves of architects, surfers, and anyone interested in how buildings acquire their character.

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