The architectural legacy of sea ranch, a utopian community. The place of houses moore, charles, allen, gerald, lyndon, donlyn on. Make yourself at home at one of the sea ranch s architectural wonders, a secluded, twobedroom escape with a private hot tub, a deck with beautiful blue ocean views, and wonderful access to the communitys beaches, trails, swimming pools, saunas, and tennis courts. The sea ranch swim club, completed by mltwmooreturnbull in 1966, was as much landscape as architecture, protecting the pool from sea breezes and containing small, skylit changing rooms. All i could think of when i stepped into unit 9 was that the little rat had kept the best place for himself. Moore house 2 bd vacation rental in sea ranch, ca vacasa. A tribute to architect charles moore the washington. Moore, among the best known and perhaps most lovable architects and architectural educators in the united states, died last month at his home in austin, tex. This is the entry marker into the lodge area at sea ranch. The rush house, built in 1970 by charles moore and william turnbull, jr. The first unit in californias sea ranch development, a timberframed complex, was architect charles moore s first major work. The sea ranch condominium is sitting on the pacific coast of sonoma county, california. Here on the california coast, 110 miles north of san francisco, a community begun in the spirit of the 1960s struggles to.
The original logo and supergraphics were designed by barbara stauffachersolomon. The image if it isnt immediately recognizable to you is a ram. The sea ranch is a planned unincorporated community and censusdesignated place cdp located in sonoma county, california, united states. As a regionalist, charles moore designed the condominium to exist in harmony with the landscape by borrowing from local vernacular forms and native materials. For the sea ranch condominium project, moore turned to local vernacular architecture, such as the former barns of the sheep ranch that previously occupied the site. The 10 happiest countries to live in the world 2019 seen as the worlds safest countries duration. One of the first steps was to develop a masterplan for the community, which was completed in 1963 by lawrence halprin. See the latest news and architecture related to charles moore, only on archdaily. These were still early days, and modernism was still the thing even for charles moore. This simple shed structure really sums up in large part what you can expect to find at sea ranch. Sea ranch, californias modernist utopia, gets an update. The communitys development played a role in the establishment of the california coastal commission. The design combines a sense of modern with the local vernacular.