Gateway Gallery - Update /  by Mark Silva

A personal project.

All primed and ready for lipstick.

Bombay Beach - Update /  by Mark Silva

The blurring of Art & Architecture IS Bombay Beach. The beach area specifically is one art installation after another, quite amazing, and somewhat overwhelming. Felt almost prehistoric in its place setting and importance. So much creative talent. I have to go back at dusk, many items had lighting set up, which must be spectacular at night.

The whole town - Art is everywhere, and Architecture as Art. Love it so much. These images are just a very small sampling. Last time I visited, there was still very shallow water in the marina, where the boat sculpture is.

Yeah, I kinda went off on the steel triangles on the beach...

Now I know why. They are a memorial to an amazing metal artist; Steve Shigley.

Bajaj Office Building - v1.0 /  by Mark Silva

Bajaj Offices we successfully built during the worldwide plandemic. It turned out amazing, a premium builder and absolutely amazing clients.

There was an earlier version designed because parking was not required per zoning. A decision was made to keep some parking, which changed the design dramatically.

This is the original design with no parking. I like it, so I wanted to render it out for history.

Bombay Beach /  by Mark Silva

The blurring of Art & Architecture IS Bombay Beach. The beach area specifically is one art installation after another, quite amazing, and somewhat overwhelming. Felt almost prehistoric in its place setting and importance. So much creative talent. I have to go back at dusk, many items had lighting set up, which must be spectacular at night.

The whole town - Art is everywhere, and Architecture as Art. Love it so much. These images are just a very small sampling. Last time I visited, there was still very shallow water in the marina, where the boat sculpture is.

Yeah, I kinda went off on the steel triangles on the beach...

Exploring In My Explorer - Graffiti Gallery /  by Mark Silva

A free open-air art gallery in an abandoned industrial building just north of Niland, CA. Some amazing work here, browse thru these images. Modern-Day cave painting. The difference in subject matter with ancient cave painting is astonishing. Culture.

Moore House - Unbuilt /  by Mark Silva

This new construction custom home was designed for the desert of the Palm Springs CA area, Rancho Mirage. Blurring the lines between exterior & interior it boasts three master suites distributed among courtyards, and a rooftop mirador, to take in the magnificent desert & mountains views.

My animation skills suck, but the building is cool.

Cloudy Preview With Media Company /  by Mark Silva

A short film piece to start production next year on the story of my Z House + Winery project.

20th Century Ruins /  by Mark Silva

Corona House - La Jolla /  by Mark Silva

Soon to Start Construction - Go HD Resolution

Architecture by Mark A Silva Architect

Interior Design by Dawson Design Group

Rendering and Animation by Razin Khan

Mid Century Modern Reinvention /  by Mark Silva

I used to do many mid century modern reinventions across San Diego over the years. Here’s a sampling of some favs.

Windsor Tree House /  by Mark Silva

Found some unreleased photos

Sim Bruce Richards, Architect /  by Mark Silva

An exhibition on the very productive artistic life of Sim Bruce Richards is now at the San Diego History Center in Balboa park. A local architectural icon among residential architects like myself. These photos are from my visit today.

A beautiful display of Richards’ work curated by my friend Keith York of modernsandiego.com, and so much more.. This is just a small tease of the exhibition, a must see for anyone interested in local San Diego modern architectural history.

Mission House /  by Mark Silva

An aerial view of a house I designed and built in Canyon Lake, CA in 1999 - 2001. Objective was to create a modern version of an old California mission. Seems to have been successful.

New Stair Concept /  by Mark Silva

A non-obtrusive, not blocking the view, stair sculpture which achieves the owner’s request of a sculpture that is also a stair. The warm walnut “wedges” float in the space as appropriately scaled and shaped forms for the architecture, and will take the attention away from the transparent glass stair. Coming soon in La Jolla, CA.

Z House + Black Moon Vineyard /  by Mark Silva

Z House + Winery /  by Mark Silva