2026
Meridian Studios
MERIDIAN
Architecture
Daylight-first
building studio
Meridian is an architecture studio for people who can tell the difference. For ten years we have drawn houses, schools, clinics, and civic rooms around one idea: plan the light first, and the building follows. Small teams, honest materials, and a healthy resistance to boring.
Fig. 01 · Atrium House, Ojai, California · 2025
- Practice
- Architecture · Interiors · Visualization
- Studios
- Los Angeles · Austin · Santa Fe
- Specimen
- Vol. IV · Nine works · 2016–2026
Index
Works 2016 – 2026
- 01Atrium HouseA limestone court organized around the sun.
- 02Linea TowerFourteen stories of stacked terraces around a brass core.
- 03Glass CourtyardA mirrored museum court that bends the procession of light.
- 04Coastal PavilionModular timber over pin foundations, tuned to tide.
- 05Night MarketIlluminated bays for a downtown food court.
- 06Ridge LibraryClerestory light for a hillside collection.
- 07Mesa ClinicA health campus that refuses the hospital type.
- 08Harbor BathsPublic baths in fir and board-formed concrete, open to the tide.
- 09Court AnnexA low stone addition that lets the original court lead.
Sameness is easy. Difference is opportunity. We draw the light first, then the walls.
wght 200 · daylight
LIGHT
wght 900 · structure
MASS
Material palette
- Limestone
- Cast brass
- White oak
- Terrazzo
- Fir
Every Meridian building is drawn from a short list of materials that age well and read honestly in raking light.
Method · Experimental
Daylight-first
planning
- 01Site & daylight studiesSun path, views, wind
- 02ArchitectureConcept through construction
- 03InteriorsRooms, joinery, lighting
- 04Material researchStone, timber, cast metal
- 05VisualizationFilms, stills, VR walks
- 06Live experiencesPavilions & installations
- Years in practice
- 10
- Buildings completed
- 42
- Studios in three cities
- 3
- Avg. daylight autonomy
- 78%
Start a project
Bring us a site.
We'll bring the light.
Houses, schools, clinics, and civic rooms. Tell us about the site, the program, and the date you want to open the doors.
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