Building with a Profound Respect for our Planet
Our first duty as architects is to create spaces that celebrate the excitement and mystery of our world in ways respectful of nature’s laws, as well as in ways that connect people to nature’s nourishing beauty. We accomplish these ideals by specializing in straw bale homes and other green building techniques such as green roofs, natural plasters, adobe, rainwater harvesting.
Since creating the firm in 1995 with my father, James Hubbell, a world-renowned artist deeply embedded in San Diego’s culture, we have built an established reputation for personally serving our clients and professionally applying our expertise to a wide spectrum of projects—from residential home design and remodeling to public facilities such as churches, zoos, parks, nature centers, and tribal centers.
Why Green Building?
Sustainable design (or green building design) is a way to mitigate (and hopefully reverse) the negative impacts we have on our planet, our health, and our future. Over the last 25 years Hubbell & Hubbell Architects has found some consistent practical design approaches that we find particularly useful for our region’s climate and economy in the face of these environmental challenges.
We have been at the forefront of specializing in green building techniques such as straw bales, adobe blocks, insulated concrete form while incorporating fire resistant design strategies. In climates that can be unpredictable, we work to design buildings that not only are beneficial to the people occupying them, but also the environment surrounding them.
Building with a Profound Respect for our Planet
Our first duty as architects is to create spaces that celebrate the excitement and mystery of our world in ways respectful of nature’s laws, as well as in ways that connect people to nature’s nourishing beauty. We accomplish these ideals by specializing in straw bale homes and other green building techniques such as green roofs, natural plasters, adobe, rainwater harvesting.
Since creating the firm in 1995 with my father, James Hubbell, a world-renowned artist deeply embedded in San Diego’s culture, we have built an established reputation for personally serving our clients and professionally applying our expertise to a wide spectrum of projects—from residential home design and remodeling to public facilities such as churches, zoos, parks, nature centers, and tribal centers.
Why Green Building?
Sustainable design (or green building design) is a way to mitigate (and hopefully reverse) the negative impacts we have on our planet, our health, and our future. Over the last 25 years Hubbell & Hubbell Architects has found some consistent practical design approaches that we find particularly useful for our region’s climate and economy in the face of these environmental challenges.
We have been at the forefront of specializing in green building techniques such as straw bales, adobe blocks, insulated concrete forms while incorporating fire resistant design strategies. In climates that can be unpredictable, we work to design buildings that not only are beneficial to the people occupying them, but also the environment surrounding them.
We must lead the way in reducing our impact on the Earth.
Please contact us to discover how we can help you get started.
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“Hubbell & Hubbell Architects have a Frank Lloyd Wright reputation.”
“I am so in love with the ADU and enjoy my view of the canyon everyday. Thank you again so much for all your effort you put into our project.”
“WE LOVE THE HOUSE… and the way the curves of the roof are lined up with our entry walkway is incredible. You Drew, did a fantastic job designing this house. Thank you very much… We LOVE this house and pinch ourselves each day to make sure it’s really ours.”
“The [original design] idea of the home hugging the view – I think of that often when we are sitting on the patio at the center of the hug. It is a little slice of paradise here and we are forever grateful for your talent and expertise that made this such a delightful, sweet home.”
“I see that the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve Interpretive Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary…I want you to know that the capital campaign to fund that facility, and the vision for what it has become, stands as one of my most important accomplishments in my nonprofit career. Working with the two of you was a dream come true. Camille and I are so grateful to know you and to be a part of your lives. It was a joy to be a part of creating such a beautiful manifestation of the love we all have for this beautiful land.”
“The sisters’ rooms are better insulated in the new building so not as many of us have gotten sick. The insulated walls keep us warm from the mountain air.”
“We really enjoy our new [strawbale] home. It has lived up to our dreams so far. It stays cool in the summer, staying in the low to mid seventies most of the time, got into the high seventies a couple days when the outside temp was in the high nineties for a week. The winter temps are great. It has yet to drop under seventy except in the mud room, which we keep closed off from the rest of the house. We do use the wood burning stove; however, one full burn a day keeps it warm enough for t-shirts for 24 hours. It’s a great home, and a big hit for all those that have seen it. The home feels like a favorite sweater; warm, comfortable, and easy to move around in.”
“As an occasional participant in the San Diego Friends Meeting at the Church of the Brethren, I want to thank you for the inventive and graceful building that you designed.”
“Martha and I are enjoying our ‘new’ house and can’t believe it’s already three years since we moved back in. Everything is functioning perfectly, and my office is a gratitude generator, looking out the window and being thankful for the lucky breaks I’ve had in life.”
“We’ve really appreciated your skill and talents. All of us feel we’re on the same page with you. It’s been fun to see some of the cool stuff you spec’d come alive here.”
“I had my book club meeting last Friday and every time the members come they always say how beautiful our home is. They say they feel calm as they look around at the many of your dad’s and your gifts and smile.”
