The greatest compliment you could pay Kirk Keller, AS LA, a director at Studio One Eleven in Long Beach, California, is this question: Did they actually do any work at Rancho Los Cerritos? Using a blend of conservation, cutting-edge water filtration technology, and clever concealment, the firm's vision for a stormwater upgrade for the historic residence and museum is innovative-and mostly invisible. Rancho Los Cerritos is a national landmark featuring the region's largest adobe residence and an early 20th-century garden by Ralph D. Cornell focused on native planting. At the historic site, an ethic of environmental stewardship, economic pressures, and continued erosion have pushed staff to pursue site improvements. Among them is a $4 million upgrade spearheaded by Studio One Eleven, which broke ground this April and will bring a new approach to stormwater reuse on the property.
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