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ABOUT US

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Horst Architects, Inc., established in 1990 by Horst Noppenberger, AIA, is located in the vibrant coastal town of Laguna Beach, California. Over the years, our firm has transformed into a multi-disciplinary group, seamlessly blending technology with cultural and environmental sensitivity in our projects.
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Our design philosophy centers around harmonizing client requirements with a dynamic dialogue that embraces the essence of each site. We explore the nuanced facets of human nature by creating spaces that are simultaneously sheltering and expansive, communal and intimate, permanent and ephemeral.
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Each project at Horst Architects, Inc. is a celebration of the unique interplay between program, client, and site, resulting in original and distinctive design solutions. Guided by the foundational ethos of modernism, we adhere to the principle of stripping away the extraneous to achieve a reductive yet powerful aesthetic. This approach yields a poetics of space, characterized by the sculptural interplay of light, material, and form.
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Our work has garnered recognition and has been featured in prominent publications such as World Architecture, Ville Giardini, Vogue, Luxe, and Interiors. Notably, recent projects have earned a place in the prestigious Art and Architecture Home Tour, co-sponsored by the Orange County Museum of Art and the American Institute of Architects.

OUR TEAM

HORST NOPPERBERGER
BACKGROUND
 
Architecture Degree (B.S. Architecture)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 1981
Member of City of Laguna Beach Design Review Board
1996-2000 (Chairman 1999-2000)
Licensed Architect in the State of California since 1990
Member of the American Institute of Architects since 1998
Founded Horst Architects in Laguna Beach, California 1989
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LAUREN BUCKHEIT
Senior Project Manager/Designer
GEFFEN SONNENFELD TOAR, AIA
Project Designer
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JAIME MARIN, Intl. Assoc., AIA
Senior Project Manager/Designer
GIANCLAUDIO INFRANCA
Project Designer
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DASHA YAKOVLEVA
Marketing Director
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OUR OFFICE

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