Spectacular contemporary dream home immersed in the Arizona desert

By One Kindesign March 30, 2018

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Tate Studio Architects completed this contemporary dream home was designed around the landscape for an Ohio couple who fell in love with the area of North Scottsdale, Arizona. The scope of the project was to create a space that was open, airy and connected to the landscape. The site was selected for its incredible views, and the design was created to ensure that the couple could live in the view from every room in the house.

The architectural design of the 6,300 square foot, five bedroom and five-and-a-half bathroom home followed the surrounding landscape, the hallway bending with the curved spine of the land. The architect’s response to the spine was to create a series of radial lines that emanate from it. Unique angles were created throughout the home, as well as spectacular mountain views.

The entrance of the home opens to a spacious and open floor plan with very few walls. To define the rooms, elements were applied such as changing ceiling heights, lighting design and varying levels. Every room in the residence features at least one wall of glass with channel-set glazing to allow the glass to disappear into the walls, blurring the line between indoors and out. The glass stairwell absorbs sunlight during certain times of the day, providing passive solar heating during the winter months, picking up warmth and circulating it.

What We Love: This contemporary dream home offers open plan living and expansive windows that invites nature inside. Each element has been beautifully designed, from the wood slatted ceilings in the hallway to the blue countertops in the kitchen. The outdoor entertaining area is spectacular, from the negative-edge swimming pool to the waterfall feature, spa and fire pit. We could imagine relaxing in this outdoor oasis while enjoying the incredible Arizona sunsets! Readers, what are your thoughts, is this your idea of a dream home?

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Above: Rectangular floating wood panels along the hallway ceiling defines the spine of the house, which connects all the rooms on the first floor.

Above: Arizona brown schist, a native stone on the property, extends seamlessly from interior to exterior walls, as do the pebbles at the edge of the floor.

Above: The three-sided cantilevered fireplace creates a eye-catching transition between the large great room and the more intimate hearth room.

Above: Suspended reclaimed wood beams radiate toward the great room, highlighting its structural integrity. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass, a signature stacked-stone and copper fireplace wall the home’s alfresco living room reflects its indoor counterpart.

Above: Bold blue accents reminiscent of the vibrant Arizona skies are found in most of the interior spaces

Above: The walls around the stairwell are also angled with respect to the curve, so each stair had to be designed to be a slightly different shape and size from the last.