For Each Other

Stein - Royston Gardens
Robert Royston residence
Robert Royston residence
Lawrence Halprin residence at The Sea Ranch
Lawrence Halprin Residence at The Sea Ranch
Lawrence Halprin Residence at The Sea Ranch
Lawrence Halprin residence, Sea Ranch
Lawrence Halprin vacation residence
Henry Hill vacation residence
Thomas Church vacation residence
Gardner Dailey Memorial Garden

The definitive examples of design collaboration are the residences and gardens of neighbors Joseph Stein (1912-2001) and Robert Royston (1918-2005).  Shortly after designing both houses, Stein moved to India where he had a long productive career. Royston, the senior partner of RHAA (Royston Hanamoto, Alley & Abby), created the two gardens.

Landscape Architect Lawrence Halprin ( 1916-2009) asked the firms of Moore, Lyndon, Turnbull & Whitaker (MLTW) and Joseph Esherick (EHDD) to partner with him on the development of the Sea Ranch. It was no surprise that Halprin chose William Turnbull (1935-1997) to design his house there.

Garrett Eckbo designed the garden for his colleague and contemporary Henry Hill’s vacation home.

William Wurster (1895-1973) and Thomas Church (1902-1978) collaborated on more than three dozen projects, so it follows that Church would ask Wurster to design a retreat for him at the Pasatiempo Golf development in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

For Each Other
For Each Other