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The best design is inspired by individuality and tempered by function ... tradition punctuated with the unexpected.

Busch Design Build, is a Malibu, California based global design firm that has built an unrivalled reputation in design and construction over a period of more than 20 years. Its founder and president, Douglas Busch, has brought together in one company some of the best and most diverse design talents from around the world to serve only the most demanding of global clients. He has developed over the years an unrivalled reputation.

Design is a cyclical process which incorporates elements of site, plan, form, and use into a stylistically coherent whole. Through analysis of the site, climate, and light; Busch Design conceptualizes the two-dimensional layout, factoring in the existing topography, the surrounding area and neighborhood, light, views, wind patterns and the intrinsic energy of the area.

We strive to set up a dynamic tension (privacy vs. exposure, light vs. shadow, interior space vs. exterior space, etc), merging design and construction with spatial relationships. The key is to create spaces of tranquility...green organic sanctuaries, relaxed and inspiring, elegant in their simplicity, and lofty yet grounded environmentally friendly spaces.

In the transition from a two-dimensional plan to a three-dimensional structure, particular emphasis is placed on flow, circulation, and volumes of the space. These elements of design are less scientific and based more upon the feeling of being within the structure.

Busch Design sees the building as a inhabitable sculpture. Perception of the finished form serves as the driving factor throughout the design process. We strive for innovation...technical expression...blends of ingenuity, elegance, and functionality complementing our design intentions.

Defining the final product are the relationships between interior and exterior, between building and landscape. The most important of these relationships, however, is the relationship between the client and the design.

We support our client-partners from initial strategy through implementation and management of their project.
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Partner Douglas I. Busch has devoted his life to aestheticism. Busch’s fine art photographic career spanned over 40 years. Making the transition to three-dimensional art piqued his enthusiasm, as he was thrilled to create a piece or art that could be lived in and experienced. After a 40-year career as a professional photographer (with photographs in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian and other work acquired by the Getty Museum and LACMA here in Los Angeles), Busch redirected his energy from creating two-dimensional art to designing three-dimensional structures. He brings with him an aesthetic sense second to none. For more information on Busch, please visit his photography website, superlarge.com

The topography, the light, the views, the wind patterns, the energy. Enveloped within these elements of the site are those of form and plan: Site analysis directs the plan of the building, form redirects the layout, layout redirects the site analysis… and the process continues until the structure is complete.

A house is not just where you live. It is a reflection of the individual that requires unique treatment based on functional needs and aesthetic desires.