About Us
Xorin is an award-winning Los Angeles and Santa Barbara based architecture and design firm. Our work inspires clients to let down their barriers and “come home” to their true selves where they are surrounded by abundance & meaning.

Xorin Balbes
DESIGNER, DEVELOPER
Award-winning architectural conservator, lauded designer, and philanthropist, Xorin Balbes discovered his passion and vision for the design and re-design process while renovating his first home in Santa Barbara.
Xorin harbors an impressive high-profile celebrity client list, and is also well known for his remarkable restorations of several architecturally significant properties in the Los Angeles area including the Sowden House, a 1926 Lloyd Wright; Talmadge Villa, the Los Feliz replica of a 17th century Italian villa and the former home of 1920s screen legend, Norma Talmadge, and the award-winning restoration of the 1926 Art Deco Security-First Pacific Bank.
Xorin’s impressive succession of re-designs and renovations encouraged him to develop his own philosophy for home design entitled, SoulSpace. The process was born out of Xorin’s discovery of a deeper purpose and meaning in his life, and his aspiration to share this deeper more soulful way of living with others.
Meet The Team
Our team approaches each project as an opportunity for transformation. Our goal is to create an experience within a space that evokes emotion, wellbeing, and abundance.

Xorin Balbes
Designer, Developer
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus arcu lectus, blandit in massa ut, bibendum porta orci. Nulla consequat magna nec dui molestie placerat.

Xorin Balbes
Designer, Developer
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus arcu lectus, blandit in massa ut, bibendum porta orci. Nulla consequat magna nec dui molestie placerat.

Xorin Balbes
Designer, Developer
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus arcu lectus, blandit in massa ut, bibendum porta orci. Nulla consequat magna nec dui molestie placerat.

SoulSpace
Transform Your Home, Transform Your Life
Xorin Balbes created his eight-stage SoulSpace process to help his clients create homes that reflect and celebrate what is essential about their inhabitants. The process works for any budget, anytime, anywhere and results in inspiration, self-discovery, and practical solutions.
Through the stages — assess, release, cleanse, dream, discover, create, elevate, and celebrate — you will explore not only the design of your abode but also your own interior: how you think, feel, and sense the world.
Empowered with this self-knowledge, you will discover fresh ways to declutter, refresh, and enhance your living space. Xorin’s wonderfully unique technique will nurture and transform both your soul and your home.
SoulSpace Reviews
“A lot about dreaming of your living space and connecting to your inner needs for that space and then searching unlikely places for the perfect items for that dream space. Case studies gave depth to the big dreams and realizing them in small spaces, taking the kernel of the dream and incorporating that into the space.”
— Elaine
“This book inspired me to finally purge despite the feeling of – “it’s worth something,” “maybe I should do a garage sale” “I’ll keep it for a while longer” – a truck load went to the local charity and I want to send more there. Make your home an inspiring habitat to fall into when you get home and surrounds you with love, laughter and meaning. It takes the bad away and fills it with good.”
— Amy
“Excellent, soulful review of home and how you want to live. minimally ‘woowoo’, a lot of is to help you connect to your soul (hence the name) and reflect a true expression of yourself in your surroundings. a gentle but clear, step-by-step read.”
— Megan
“If you are looking to do more than just decluttering and organizing your living spaces, and want to create rooms that will inspire more joy and the life you want to create for yourself, I highly recommend this book.”
— J
“I like the author’s writing style as well as his design method. The book contains a methodical way to address how you live in your home. It focuses on feeling comfortable and welcome in your space. There are solid steps to accomplishing a home that enhances and exhibits who you are.”
— Doreen
“Xorin took me on a journey that helped me to reconnect with my being, awaken my passions, and reignite my sense of purpose. I recommend this book to anyone, specifically to persons who are dealing with clutter, experiencing stress or discomfort, or feeling disconnected or unfulfilled. Changing my surroundings has influenced my state of mind and the changes I am undergoing will allow me to better nourish my soul. ”
— Elaine Bennett