My passion for architecture is based upon my fascination with combining art, structure, and nature. I am constantly striving to enhance the way my clients experience and navigate their home and work environments.

Our process
begins
with listening

We believe that understanding our client’s goals and dreams is essential to every project. From this foundation, we engage in a comprehensive study of the natural site and landscape, including its possibilities and constraints. We guide our clients through a creative and detailed design process that allows them to make informed decisions about how they inhabit their land. 

William S. Wolf, Architect, Principal

William Wolf established Pacific Architects in 1988. The firm was founded upon design excellence, technical expertise and project management strength. William Wolf and his team endeavor to create original, thoughtful and distinctive solutions tailored to their clients unique requirements, circumstances, and personalities. The firm’s methodology is distinguished by clear conceptual thinking, attention to detail and thoroughness of execution. Client participation is encouraged in a collaborative design process that addresses the functional requirements as well as the creative potential of each project. Long-standing client relationships suggest that their designs are sensitively attuned to user needs, market demands and the goals of the communities within which they work. Drawing from a great depth of experience and project diversity, Pacific Architects dedicates itself to making substantive and enduring design.

William Wolf is an architect with professional experience in a variety of project types and a vast selection of clients. As Managing Principal of Pacific Architects, Inc. since its founding, he has overseen the firm’s design and implementation of projects in a variety of settings. He has been a teacher in the Kids Draw Architecture Series, an educational program for children in Santa Barbara, CA. He has also provided educational lectures to the Real Estate community and has been guest speaker to many other Architectural interest groups. He has received awards for design excellence and for Community Beautification Projects throughout his many years of Architectural Practice.

Professional Associations

  • Board member of Montecito Board of Architects Review since 2016

  • Member of Hope Ranch Design Review Committee since 2012

Registration

  • National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

  • Registered Architect in the State of California and the State of Washington

We Support

  • Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County

  • United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC)

  • Unity Shoppe

Expertise 

  • Commercial – Offices, Retail Shops, Restaurants, Banks, Medical Buildings, Markets, Hotels, Motels, Spas, and Health Facilities

  • Institutional – Educational, Manufacturing, Laboratory, Government, and Religious Facilities, Court Houses, Recreational Facilities, Museums, and Galleries 

  • Residential – Single Family and Multi-family Projects

Education

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California.

Prior to starting Pacific Architects, his initial experience was with architecture firms, both in Los Angeles, CA. and Santa Barbara, CA., as a Design Associate. He also worked with Dinwiddie Construction of Los Angeles, CA., as Project Engineer on aerospace research facilities projects. 

Recent Award
Builder of the Year Awards, 2018 - New Residential – Construction cost up to $5,000,000
Ferrelo Project, Santa Barbara, CA