Beausoleil Architects

09/10/2025

This recent Spectrum news video interviews two homeowners who are rebuilding in the fire areas of southern California. Jaime Rodriguez, who lost his home in Altadena, is our client, and you can see our plans and Beausoleil Architects logo in the clip!

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/housing/2025/08/19/increasing-amount-of-homeowners-affected-by-january-s-wildfires-want-to-build-all-electric-homes

All electric homes built to Passive House standards also perform much better in fire hazard areas. This is the way we should be re-building, increasing our individual and community resilience to our changing climate.

03/06/2025

Presenting our newest home design in Portola Valley, built by Awbrey Development, and nestled among a beautiful oak forest. Sorry, it already sold!

https://1061lostrancos.com/

07/18/2023

Our Spanish revival estate is under construction in Hillsborough. It's always such a treat to get to see our designs on paper come to life!

05/16/2023

Come join me and the Pacifica Climate Committee this Thursday evening for a free event about the financial incentives and health benefits for switching from gas appliances to electric. You can sign up at the link below.

"Electrify your Home and Save Money," Thursday, May 18th, 7pm, Pedro Point Firehouse.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electrify-your-home-and-save-money-tickets-619439990687

Bob and I will also be offering tours next month of our all-electric home where you can see this equipment first hand - heat pump heater and water heater, electric induction stove, and electric condensing dryer as well as learn about more sustainable, energy efficient construction methods and materials.

"Boles Net Zero Energy Home tours", Saturday June 17th, 1:30 or 3:30.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tours-of-all-electric-net-zero-energy-pacifica-home-tickets-77647731455

08/07/2022

"The Face of Innovative Home Design!", thank you Coastside Magazine!

12/29/2021

Look at that, they’re using our house in their ads!

Learn about our 2021 energy highlights!

This year we:
🚗 Introduced or expanded several energy programs
☀️ Completed agreements for the procurement of hundreds of megawatts of clean power
📚 Supported school education programs ...and more!

See our latest article here:
http://ow.ly/zZb850HhNpB

11/24/2021

The winners of this water-wise design contest were announced last week and we won first place! We’re planning to organize some educational tours of our Net Zero energy home and garden in the spring, let us know if you’re interested!

08/31/2021

This lovely new Spanish Revival estate home we designed was just approved unanimously with high praise from the Hillsborough Architectural Design Review Committee!

(we left out foreground landscaping so you can see the house)

It will be Net Zero energy and designed to Passive House standards. The owners are also such a pleasure to work with! Now we get into all the fun details as we prepare our detailed design and construction drawings.

07/27/2021

We've been so busy that we haven't blogged or posted here in a long time...I think this is worth the wait!

Here's one of our most recent projects, a Jain Temple and Meditation Center in the foothills of Milpitas!

27 Jul 2021 Namaste! to Digambar Jain Sangh of Northern California by Christine and Bob | posted in: DESIGN, GREEN, UNCATEGORIZED | 0 Last year we received one of the most unusual commissions of Beausoleil Architects’ 30 year history, a new Jain Temple and Meditation complex in the rural hills abo...

07/11/2020

Check out our newest project, a lovely new modern estate home that will be built in Hillsborough.

8 Jul 2020 Belvedere Meets Hillsborough by Christine and Bob | posted in: DESIGN, GREEN, NET ZERO | 0 We’re currently working on a new estate in Hillsborough, opposite the Burlingame Country Club, on what the real estate broker claims is the finest street in town. The project is being built by a c...

04/22/2020

My latest post for Earth Day is published in the Pacifica Riptide online paper!
Check it out, we now have a year of PG&E data about our energy use and solar generation. We put over 800kWh more into the grid than we used.

Christine Boles op-ed

02/18/2020

Check our our new blog post, focusing on our landscaping and soon to arrive bees!

18 Feb 2020 First year in Pacifica by Christine Boles | posted in: Beekeeping, DESIGN, GREEN, Landscaping, SYSTEMS | 0 Bee-autiful and ready for spring! February 15th marks our 28th wedding anniversary as well as the first anniversary of getting our temporary occupancy permit and moving into our new...