One earth. One effort.
Pangea Biotecture is an architecture and construction firm making off-grid, regenerative buildings for residential, commercial and government clients. The name comes from Pangea, the supercontinent that once joined all of Earth’s land: a reminder that a sustainable future is a shared effort. Together we are strong.
Meet today’s needs without spending tomorrow’s.
Our mission is to design and build complete off-grid buildings and sustainable communities: clean water, clean energy, healthy waste treatment and efficient ways to build, developed through education and hands-on research.
Design and construction have to change. We started Pangea to put sustainability into every part of how people live, and to be pioneers of efficient, ecological homes that nurture the environment and secure the future for our children.
Through Biotecture community planning and collaboration across borders, we co-create water, energy and waste systems and building methods that let whole communities thrive as independently as possible.
Who we are.
Jonah Reynolds
More than 40 years designing, developing and building off-grid buildings in the United States and around the world, from remote hillside homes to emergency shelters in Haiti and schools and community buildings in Malawi and Sierra Leone. Long before co-founding Pangea, Jonah was part of Earthship Biotecture in New Mexico with his father, Michael Reynolds, and he has taught thousands of people in dozens of countries to build for self-sufficiency.
Eric Ryder
An architect with over 20 years of experience and projects across the United States, Hong Kong and the Philippines. Recipient of the USF SACD Distinguished Alumni Award and the AIA/LA Restaurant Design Award (People’s Choice and Jury), with work featured in the LA Times “House of the Week”, House Beautiful and Architectural Digest.
Manuela Diaz
An architect and urban planner focused on social causes and sustainable design, with projects in Costa Rica, Colombia and Los Angeles. A graduate with honors of the Latin University of Costa Rica, whose thesis on care for the elderly she donated to an Alajuela association, and of UCLA’s Construction Management certificate program.
What we hold to.
- 01Integrity + honesty
Truth, transparency, consistency and loyalty to each other and our community.
- 02Humility + kindness
Modest about success, respectful and kind with everyone.
- 03Strength + perseverance
Hard work, tenacity and a positive outlook through every obstacle.
- 04Belonging + unity
An inclusive culture that passes knowledge and connection from one generation to the next.
- 05Responsibility + stewardship
Supporting the communities where we live and the people who work with us, through volunteer work, philanthropy and outreach.
Start with the site.
Tell us where it is and what you want the building to do. We design and build across the country and around the world.