“Architecture is That Fixed Element Within Nature”: David Montalba in My Point of View
Courtesy of Sky-Frame Architect David Montalba was born in Switzerland but grew up in California. He became a passionate surfer, bobbing in the waves of the Pacific, staring at the land, yet always feeling and hearing the ocean ar…
Architect David Montalba was born in Switzerland but grew up in California. He became a passionate surfer, bobbing in the waves of the Pacific, staring at the land, yet always feeling and hearing the ocean around him; profoundly connected to nature.
"I was surfing by the time I was 12 or 13, and it was my driving force probably all the way up to 18 or 19," he notes. "It brought a kind of spirituality to my life. That was when I felt most connected to nature and I was truly with myself… It's still a really special thing for me. It's one of those things that can both ground you and connect you with nature in a unique way."
This sense of intimate, spiritual connection to one's surroundings drives Montalba's architecture. While it is beautiful—filled with elegant forms, materials and details—, at its core, it is a human experience. "Curating an emotional response is a big part of what we do," he says, sitting in the glowing, serene living room of his Graoni Beach House, sited on a secluded Malibu beach, edging an eclectic, colorful bluff.
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