10/07/2026
For over two decades David Browne David Browne has been working with fire and steel in his San Diego studio, forging architectural metalwork and sculpture for private, corporate and public commissions that span the breadth of what the craft can achieve.
He is an architectural blacksmith in the truest sense, someone whose work is rooted in traditional hot-forging techniques but entirely his own in its creative expression.
West Coast GBC has built its reputation on a network of partners whose standards match our own. But that network has never been a closed one. Some of the most rewarding collaborations we have had have come from seeking out makers whose work we admire and whose approach to craft aligns with how we think about building. David is exactly that.
On this La Jolla project he has single-handedly forged every piece of custom metalwork, from the striking ironwork railing of the stairwell to the geometric door you see here. Each piece conceived, forged, and finished by his own hand.
Architects: LUCE et studio T7 Architecture, Inc.
Metalwork: David Browne
Windows: Hope's Windows, Inc.
Photography: Mike Langer
Built by: West Coast GBC
