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Telescope House by Wendell Burnette offers framed views of Sedona

March 21, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Wendell Burnette Architects used Corten steel to clad a cabin in Arizona designed to capture views while disappearing into the landscape like a “dark shadow”. The home is in Sedona, a high-desert town located about two hours north of Phoenix by car. The scenic area is known for its red-coloured rock formations, outdoor activities and

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Kendle Design clads Arizona “micro building” in weathering steel

January 26, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

US architecture studio Kendle Design Collaborative has designed an accessory building for a family home with a metal roof extension meant to frame an outdoor garden while “celebrating the Arizona sky”. The Flex Pavilion was designed as a companion to a modern-style residence that was built in 2016 and was also designed by local studio

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The Ranch Mine creates White Dates house for desert site in Phoenix

December 6, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Breeze-block walls and a roof cutout for a palm tree are among the special features at an Arizona house designed by The Ranch Mine, which took cues from a mid-century modern dwelling across the street. Designed for a family of four, the residence is located on a cactus-dotted site in Phoenix and looks toward Camelback

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Jones Studio designs education centre to show “preciousness” of water in Arizona

November 21, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture firm Jones Studio has designed an educational centre in Arizona with the aim of raising awareness about water resources and infrastructure in the region. The Water Education Center will form part of a Central Arizona Project (CAP) facility north of Phoenix and highlight the “contested topic of water in the west”, according to Jones

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Wood and asphalt wrap Phoenix apartment building by SinHei Kwok

August 4, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Black wood and asphalt shingles clad the exterior of the Polker housing block by architect and developer SinHei Kwok, who took cues from historic “pyramid cottages” while conceiving the project. The historic Garfield neighbourhood – which has been undergoing revitalisation – is located near downtown Phoenix and is known for its modest, 20th-century homes designed

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SinHei Kwok completes M-shaped Bungalows in historic Phoenix district

February 21, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

SinHei Kwok has designed and built a sculptural apartment complex that is meant to offer an alternative to the low-density housing found in Phoenix, Arizona’s sprawling capital. The project, called M-shaped Bungalows, is located near downtown Phoenix in the Garfield historic district, a neighbourhood characterised by single-family homes dating to the early 20th century. Occupying

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Mid-century Phoenix home receives updates and expanded living space

February 27, 2022 James Brillon 0
Phoenix home

This home at the foot of Camelback Mountain in Arizona has been thoroughly renovated by 180 Degrees Design + Build and CBTWO Architects with updated finishes and a new double-height living room. Located in Phoenix, the Brandaw Residence was originally built in the 1960s, and in need of a refresh. Local architects 180 Degrees Design

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Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix enclosed with polycarbonate walls

September 25, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0
Hazel Hare Center 180 Degrees Colab Studio

American firms 180 Degrees and CoLab Studio have created an educational facility and a greenhouse in the Arizona desert with polycarbonate facades that bring soft daylight indoors. The Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science is located within the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Local firms 180 Degrees and CoLab Studio worked with the garden to

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Kendle Design Collaborative imbues Phoenix home with “zen-like quality”

August 2, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0
Echo Canyon Residence by Kendle Design Collaborative

Concrete blocks, stucco and glass form the exterior of a home by architecture firm Kendle Design Collaborative that embraces its setting in the Arizona desert. The Echo Canyon Residence is located in on a wedge-shaped lot near Camelback Mountain, one of the city’s iconic natural features. The house was designed by local firm Kendle Design

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The Ranch Mine builds casiTa guesthouse in Phoenix backyard

April 12, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0
casiTa by The Ranch Mine.

A massive pivot door enables an interior room to open onto a covered patio in casiTa, a guesthouse in Arizona designed by architecture firm The Ranch Mine. Encompassing 974 square feet (90 square metres), the guesthouse sits on an urban lot in a residential area in Phoenix. It was designed for the backyard of the Foo house,

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