busch place
Pasadena, CA
2,800 SF
Scope: Architecture / Interiors / Objects
Interior Architecture & Interior Design: TAP Studio
Architecture: JM|A+D
Structural Engineer: Niaki & Associates
Landscape Designer: Terremoto
Builder: Prescott Builds
Photography: Matthew McNulty & Madeline Tolle
To bring our client’s vision to life, we carefully modernized this Monterey Colonial house built by the renowned architect Roland Coate. TAP closely studied Coate’s original design drawings and transformed the home into one that would both nod to the past and serve as the place where our clients could make memories for years to come.
Set on half an acre of the once Busch Gardens — a park built more than a century ago by brewing magnate Adolphus Busch — we knew we wanted to preserve and restore the home’s connection to nature and original landscape elements while reimagining a not-so-great 1990s renovation. We deployed our favorite mediums to address the not-so-successful alterations, including custom millwork and carefully selected finishes —hand-made tile and beautiful slabs of stone, chosen for their intentional surface variation, are in conversation with each other throughout the modernized spaces.
Much of the furnishings and decor are handcrafted by a wide collection of designers, including Heather Levine, Park Studio, Allied Maker, Cedar and Moss, O & G Studio, Watermark, and Julie Thome Drapery.
