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significant residences reflects the community's principles of restraint, craftsmanship, and coastal harmony. Among them is e Tarp House, an iconic residence showcasing vintage design alongside contemporary art, lovingly restored with modern amenities. ere is Cedar + Skye, a Ralph Matheson- designed cabin tucked into the redwoods, featuring soaring glass walls and a lofted sleeping space with forest-to-ocean views. Nearby, Compass Close stands as a renovated classic, featuring a signature Barbara Stauffacher Solomon supergraphic mural and expansive decks overlooking the white water. Meanwhile, the tiny Sea Ranch Chapel remains a grand centerpiece for reflection. e non-denominational prayer and meditation space was designed by San Diego artist James Hubbell, appearing to erupt from the earth with its windswept conical roof and copper sea-spray sculpture. Made of cedar, redwood, stone, and Hubbell's trademark stained glass, much of the 360-square-foot chapel was crafted in Santa Ysabel, home to the Ilan-Lael Foundation. "It contains both darkness and light, intimacy and grandeur, and a richness of materials though it's made of humble stone and wood and glass," according to the foundation. "Like the whole world in a grain of sand, you can see all of Hubbell's ideas in this one small building." Utopia found. The tiny Sea Ranch Chapel remains a grand centerpiece for reflection. The non-denominational prayer and meditation space was designed by San Diego artist James Hubbell, appearing to erupt from the earth with its windswept conical roof and copper sea-spray sculpture. << HOUSES OF WORSHIP Set on 3,500 acres, Sea Ranch was conceived by a small group of Bay Area architects, envisioning a community that would preserve the area's natural, rugged beauty; Added in 1985 by San Diego visionary James Hubbell, Sea Ranch Chapel is the ultimate altar at which to worship; Herds of sheep serve as the primary landscapers, grazing the meadows to reduce fire risk ranchandcoast.com 56 MAY 2026 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE