Peter Benoit
Principal
Peter designs houses, apartments, rocket factories, wineries, offices, libraries, boat houses, gardens, gates, pools, patios, bookcases, furniture, fixtures, doors and hardware. His practice is based on a deep knowledge of construction and fabrication methods applied to the ever-changing materiality of wood, stone, metal, concrete and glass. He continually explores the relationships between new and old, modernity and tradition, roughness and precision.
Peter grew up in Massachusetts surrounded by the durability and seasonality of New England towns and landscape. He lived and apprenticed in Boston, New York, and San Francisco before moving to Los Angeles where he founded his own firm in 2015. Along the way he learned to build furniture, remodeled and re-built his own homes and taught himself about native plants and gardens. His connection to land, to laborers, and to the time and skill required to make uniquely crafted buildings grounds his approach as an architect.
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