February 2023

O P E N S E A S O N WINTER 2023 New Village Arts The $2.8-million makeover includes a new theater, ticket office, a secondary stage, SPRING 2023 Beech House From Fabric comes a mixed-use project with four apartments and four commercial spaces inspired by an East Coast Montauk surf style. and light and sound systems throughout.

There’s an easy familiarity to Fabric’s projects. Instead of cookie-cutter, buildings are designed to reflect the soul and identity of the location through a new-era lens. Take the HQ for TYRA Biosciences, which feels more residential than clinical with its rough-hewn wood exterior sourced from an Oregon grain silo. In January, construction began on the HQ expansion next door with an additional 9,500 square feet of creative office and lab space. In 2021, Carlsbad’s economy grew by $1 billion to $14.6 billion, second only to the City of San Diego, according to a report presented to the City Council. In addition, the city’s seven miles of beaches attract over 3.5 million visitors annually, supporting over 6,300 brick-and-mortar businesses. San Diego Start- Up Week chose to kick off its 10 th annual event here, with Fabric playing host in its own Carlsbad HQ—an old car wash. The more polished office space? That’s The Reserve, Fabric’s 17,000-square-foot commercial office building located near the lagoon. The Reserve is in good company with Laguna Row. Recently earning headlines in the international design magazine, Dezeen , Farrow’s project is a study in organic architecture with distinctive exterior symmetry giving way to interior diversity with five different floor plans. Farrow says he called upon Sonoma County’s Sea Ranch for his dramatic use of cedar.

WINTER 2023 Wildland + Lilo

The long-awaited dual concept from John Resnick will feature Wildland—an all-day cafe, bakery, and bar—while the 20-seat Lilo will host chef tastings.

LEFT Laguna Row is a residential masterpiece, inspired by Sea Ranch, by visionary architect Brett Farrow. ABOVE An office and lab HQ for TYRA on State Street, clad in reclaimed wood from an old grain silo in Central Oregon.

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