W i l l i a m G r o w d o n - C u r r i c u l u m V i t a eL i c e n s e d a r c h i t e c t w i t h 2 0 y e a r s e x p e r i e n c e i n a r c h i t e c t u r e , d e s i g n a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n . D e s i g n e d a n d m a n a g e d n u m e r o u s s m a l l , m e d i u m a n d l a r g e p r o j e c t s f r o m c o n c e p t i o n t o f r u i t i o n . P r o j e c t s h a v e r a n g e d f r o m r e s i d e n t i a l , m i x e d u s e a n d c o m m e r c i a l b u i l d i n g s t o c i t y p l a n n i n g a n d a r c h i t e c t o n i c d e s i g n a n d f a b r i c a t i o n . E d u c a t e d i n a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d h a s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n e v e r y c o n s t r u c t i o n t r a d e . W i t h a b e l i e f t h a t l i f e i s d e s i g n e d , f r o m t h e u r b a n f a b r i c t o t h e t o u c h o f t h e d o o r h a n d l e . B o r n i n S a n D i e g o C A , a n d g r e w u p o n t h e b e a c h e s o f L o s A n g e l e s a n d I c u r r e n t l y s h a r e t i m e b e t w e e n M a n h a t t a n B e a c h a n d V e n t u r a , C A .

bachelor of architecture degree from the newschool of architecture in 1989. located in the located in vibrant downtown San Diego, California.

200 pier ave commercial building hermosa beach, CA53 unit work loft located in the downtown commercial district

partial project List

manhattan beach, CA

ventura, CA

terrace Residence ventura, CAa single family hillside residence over looking the pacific ocean

virginia drive residence1600 sq ft single family residence including landscape and hard-scape

400 8th street2000 sq. ft. single family residence in the sand section

cornwall Lane Residence major remodel and addition of a single family beach residence

ventura, CA

pismo beach, CApismo mixed usehorizontal and vertical mixed use commercial/residential project

blade signsstreet front signs located along pier ave and manhattan ave

wheel barrel planterssingle family residence in the densely populated sand section

KAA designJob captain and project manager of commercial and residential projects including AMG offices, LACMA single family beach residences.

urban Planningvarious scaled planning projects from master plans to specific plans

various

hermosa beach, CA

steel doorssteel rolling barn doors located on a single family design build project

ventura, CA

Steinberg GroupJob captain for congregate care units. Project manager on seismic retrofit, school rehab and and adaptive re-use buildings

architecture & planning

Design/Build

santa monica, CA

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Los Angeles, CA

hermosa beach, CA

san diego, CA

victoria inf i l l ventura, CALeed certified office building along busy commercial corridor

registered california architect license #c-28328; AIA, city of ventura planning commission ‘03-’05

principal architect at studioDIG architects.studioDIG architects i s a broad based design f i rm including architecture, planning, construct ion and fabr icat ion.

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2012/2013

ventura, ca

victoria infill

A small office building located on one of the busiest vehicular traffic corridors in the city. The project is designed as to be Platinum LEED certified as well as sensitive to the user and the urban fabric. The ground level meets the street and is transparent to create chance a relationship with pedestrians while the overall building has a simple broad stroke to be understood at a fast pace of the passing vehicle. The parking tucked under the building and not visible to the passerby and is 80% open to eliminate the need for mechanical ventilation. The building has many green features including being passive solar and PV panels, water collection cistern to reuse all rain water, open-able windows and skylights to allow natural light and air.

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2009

53 unit work lofts located in the heart of a

thriving downtown. 200 pier was intended

to bring professional offices to a densely

populated residential fabric and relief to local

professionals of the south bay the commute

to downtown Los Angeles. Designed as a

campus smaller scale of buildings rather

than one monolith. The building is wrapped

around a hidden internal parking structure

to create the experience of the side walk to

be one with buildings rather than parking.

all lofts and roof deck to take advantage of

the panoramic views created by the building.

hermosa Beach, ca

200 pier work lofts

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pismo mixed use

A master plan of a city block located

in the downtown specific plan core

Located in the central coast city

of Pismo Beach. The project is an

arrangement of buildings and uses

according to urban fabric adjacencies

ranging from commercial to residential.

The project is both horizontal and

vertically mixed use. The scale

and design of the buildings reflect

that of the adjacent scale and use.

Residential bungalows are book ended

by a commercial building and town-

houses. The commercial building with

residential apartments and is located

on the commercial corridor of the city.

2007

pismo beach, ca

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cornwall Lane residence

This single family residence is a major remodel of an existing Ventura beach house just steps from the beach. The residence takes advantage of multiple views including the ocean to the west, mountains to the east and framing a local ventura icon “two trees”. the window location and treatment are to maximise view while trying to create privacy in the highly dense Pierpont beach. Formally the residence is an additive set of architectonic shapes melded into a coherent form and rationalization. the forms are functional from the exterior and experienced from the interior. the materials used are to address the severe oxidation of the harsh salt air and weather over time . the interior has many pieces similar to boat construction and created by the owner , a sailor.

2006

ventura, ca

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terrace residence2004

Raising the roof on an existing dilapidated

and compartmentalized 50’s concrete block

residence. The space of the residence was

more than doubled by raising the roof of

the second level and lowering the floor of

the first level. The existing building was

an un-reinforced masonry structure. The

new roof straps the existing structure

together. many of the interior walls were

removed to create an open flow and allow

light the entire building. The residence is

LEED certified and is passive solar along

with pv panels located on the roof recycled

materials and radiant floor heating.

ventura, ca

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planning

master and specific plans

The urban fabric, the space between

buildings and space created by buildings

has always been an interest master

plans to specific plans. While sitting on

the on the planning commission for the

city of san Buenaventura from 2003-

2006 I was given the opportunity to be

involved with creating and contributing

to the writing of the city general plan, the

Downtown Specific plan form based code

that the city of Ventura has permanently

adopted. StudioDig architects has been

involved in numerous master plans

and specific plans. We have facilitated

multiple planning and design charrettes

for specific plan and community meetings.

montecito specific plan, sierra madre, ca

cedar ave master plan, ventura casan buenaventura foundation for the arts master plan, ventura ca

community master plan, los lunas, new mexico

2003-2012

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virginia dr design/build

StudioDIG acted as the Architect, general contractor and all labor for this single family residence located in Ventura, CA. The use of resources, and materials which included stucco shower walls, sheet metal partitions, recycled no formaldehyde MDF had to be selected creatively and wisely to meet the demands of a very restricted budget. The project included custom concrete counter tops created in the shop of studioDIG, a common creation in the shop of studioDIG. this residence is also passive solar with ribbon windows on the south side with overhangs that block the sun on summer days and allow full light on low sun winter days.

2005

ventura, ca

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4oo 8th street

A design/build, acting as the general

contractor and included each phase

as well as and laborer for specific

trades including concrete walls

and framing both finish and rough,

for a small 30’ x 90’ beach lot in a

densely populated beach town where

neighbors are no more than 6 feet

away. the solid sides create privacy

while the glass ends allow for light

and a visual relationship with the walk

street and community. the edges and

corners are erode to allow light and

visibility. they are also turned in to

create a cradling affect. this building

uses feng shui as a guiding principle.

1994

manhattan beach, ca

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ventura, ca

sliding steel doors2013

steel sliding barn doors. part of a remodel

of an existing garage and second unit. the

doors are fully openable to an an inside

outside feeling to the new room. the

doors are made of cotin steel with wood

handles to stay cool in the direct sunlight.

the contrast not only allow the owner to

touch the doors in the heat of the day

but also give contrast of materials. the

steel connection and supprt is expressed

thru the wood handles. the doors were

designed and fabricated entirely on site.

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2012

blade signs

Designed, fabricated and installed by

studioDIG architects. The signs are

part of the overall way-finding design.

The sign is designed to be uniform

while allowing self expression for each

storefront. The frame is fabricated

with Corten steel and allowed to rust

while the sign is printed on stainless

steel and contains the store-font

identity. studioDIG created many

functional and visual pieces of art with

the confines of the studioDIG shop

hermosa beach, ca.

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wheel barrel planters

A s i te seci f ic design and fabr icat ion

project. The c l ient desired planters

in an exit court but code restr ict

them anything that could not be

moved. the result were 7 thin,

movable “wheel barrel” p lanters.

the planters were created with

mi ld steel and f in ished in an

automotive pr imer and s i lver

paint. the project was deigned to

have enough soi l to a l low plants to

f lour ish but not too much weight

to be easi ly moved. The sketches

and photos below digram the

design, process and f in ish product.

2010

specific site, ca.

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KAA design group

AMG corporate offices, beverly hills CA5th street penthouse, santa monica CA

los angeles county museum of art, los angeles CA

Acted as Job captain project management

on specific projects. Lead teams in

creating design, design development

drawings, and construction documents

for varied projects, including

residential, commercial offices and

museum. Performed construction

administration on many projects

because of extensive prior experience in

the construction field and construction

administration on all projects both

large and small. Featured on this

page are projects with involvement

from design, production and CA.

1998-2000

santa monica, ca.

single family residence, manhattan beach CA

Job Captainproject Manager

constructuion administration

back to CV homesteinberg architects

Steinberg architects is a highly

structured and organized corporate

firm that specializes in health care

congregate care facilities, educational,

institutional and seismic retrofit.

Featured here are Job captain

and drafting on congregate care

facilities including Claremont Manor,

a retirement community including

Independent Living units, Assisted

Living specialized restorative

nursing programs. Project manager,

design and working drawings for an

amphitheater at Orange coast college

Steinberg Group Architects

1996-1998

Los Angeles, ca.

Job Captainproject Manager

construction administration