ANDREW VILLALOBOS

The Wood Streets is one of the most well known neighborhoods in Riverside.  It’s known for its modest historic homes from Arts and Crafts Bungalows to Spanish Colonial Revival and many other European Revival styles.  I believe, however, that this is the extent of most peoples’ knowledge of the neighborhood and so I wanted to…

In my recent trip to London, I came to realize that one of my favorite designers, who was the main influence for much of early 20th century residential architecture in the United States, (Riverside included) was from Walthamstow.  I spent the majority of my childhood in that town and felt even more connected with the…

Craftsman homes have always been among my favorite architectural styles and the more I’ve learned about them the more my appreciation has grown.  The idea of using locally sourced materials and building them such that they appear to have grown out of the earth, or at the very least, have settled thoughtfully into their place,…

The setting for this interview was a beautiful California Style home here in Riverside called Casa Amapola.  It’s hard to verbalize the feeling that has been created at this once, severely neglected residence.  From the street you can see the hand-troweled plaster walls, prominent cylindrical tower and clay tile roof peaking through the colorful red…

In our very special corner of Riverside, where every tree and home tell a story of time’s passage, my family and I found our place. As a landscape designer and a newcomer to this vibrant community, my journey has been one of discovery, learning, and, most recently, making tough but necessary decisions about the environment…