America’s Top Architects: A Big Sur Cottage by California’s Studio Schicketanz |
Firm Name: Studio Schicketanz
Principal: Mary Ann Schicketanz
Headquarters: Carmel, California
Accolades: Forbes Architecture’s “America’s Top 200 Residential Architects,” 2025; Forbes Architecture’s “America’s Best-in-State Residential Architects,” 2025
House Name: Big Sur Cabin
Location: Big Sur, California
Area & Layout: 1,194 square feet, 1 BR, 2 BA
Architectural Photographer: Joe Fletcher (joefletcher.com)
tudio Schicketanz designs outstanding houses that aren’t designed to stand out. Their projects burrow into the landscape, establishing an intimate connection with nature through retractable walls of glass, natural materials, green roofs and massing that diminishes the home’s scale without compromising its utility.........