Rachel Shillander, R.A

Rachel Shillander is a Los Angeles, CA based artist and architect with more than 20 years experience in domestic architecture and construction. She crafts homes deeply attuned to their context and the individuals who inhabit them—ranging from fire-resistant case study houses designed in response to the recent Los Angeles fires to monolithic furnishings clad in architectural building materials. Each project is a dialogue between materiality and personal narrative, ensuring every space reflects both its place and its people. Influenced by layered histories and cultural landscapes, she engages with vernacular traditions, material innovations, and the qualities unique to each region. Her work is designed with the understanding that spaces transform through time and use, honoring history while remaining adaptable to changing needs and creating work that bridges past and future in both physical and metaphorical ways.