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Desert House
The Desert House occupies a steeply sloping site in the mountains outside of Prescott, Arizona.
The site’s most powerful feature is the rugged terrain and views of the mountains. The home is situated to orient the living areas toward the views.

The formal diagram of the Desert House is simple: two private bedroom volumes separated by a transparent living/dining space, all of which surrounded by an open deck.
The deep cantilevered deck that becomes a bridge between the two private volumes. The large roof overhangs allows the deck to be used year round and creates a large indoor/outdoor living space.


The materiality of the house is simple, the envelope is made of a colored insulated CMU along with glass sliders, the structure is accomplished with wooden glulam members, and the outdoor deck is wood planks.