The Ranch Mine is responsible for reimagining the classic American Ranch home for modern living in a new build called ‘Hive’, located in Paradise Valley, Arizona. This home offers an abundance of natural light, open space, and a wonderful connection with the outdoors.
Ranch houses, or ramblers, are typically about sunshine and informal indoor/outdoor living. Visually they were often characterized by their low, linear profile, asymmetrical courtyard plans, separated living and sleeping areas, vaulted main living areas, mixed exterior materials, and large glass doors to outdoor patios.
DESIGN DETAILS: ARCHITECT The Ranch Mine BUILDER Amkoz Builders STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Broderick Engineering MPE ENGINEER Sequoia Trail Engineers
The homeowners purchased the unconventionally shaped flag lot because of its large size and privacy despite its proximity to urban amenities. The architects used this unique shape and privacy to create a 5,083 square foot dwelling that extends out into the landscape, stretching out to guide friends and family into the embrace of the courtyard-style plan.
While traditional ranch homes had low pitched roofs, ‘Hive’ features a gabled volume to signify the entrance and main living area, flanked by flat roofs to maintain the low, linear profile and meet the strict zoning height restriction of the area.
What We Love: This fascinating home provides expansive walls of glazing to beautifully connect the indoors with the outdoors. We are loving the overall details of this home, from the outdoor sunken firepit to the poured in place concrete fireplace in the living room and gorgeous kitchen that opens to the outdoors. The outdoor shower is also a wonderful feature to enjoy during the hot summer months!
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Above: The home office projects out from the main living volume and is clad in a custom 4 inch deep thermally modified wood screen. The vertical wood slats break the rhythm as they meet the sliding glass doors, to lighten the transition from solid to transparent. The solid wall provides a canvas for the ever-changing shadows of the nearby trees. Stainless downspout hinged covers cleanly discharge rain collected on the roof to the landscape.
Above: At the back end of the property is a sunken fire pit area, devised to host gatherings with family and friends. Sunken and raised areas of the landscape are used to define various outdoor zones while providing visual interest and controlling storm water.
Above: The vaulted main living space is anchored by the poured in place concrete fireplace. Glass doors pocket into the fireplace to create a seamless connection to the covered outdoor patio and pool beyond the citrus trees, blurring indoor/outdoor boundaries.
Above: In the kitchen, a custom concrete table is attached to the island to provide a casual spot for daily dining.
Above: 10-foot tall glass doors pocket away to create a 24-foot wide opening connecting the kitchen to the outdoor courtyard. The ceiling and flooring extend to the exterior and thermally modified wood from LUNAWOOD (a product that is striking, superior and eco-friendly) are used both on the exterior fascia and under the island. It is used as a rain screen on the exterior, while on the interior it’s a tongue and groove application with shadow lines.
Above: The kitchen is at the center of the H-shaped floor plan which allows the homeowners to connect with all the different living spaces, indoors and outdoors, directly from the heart of the home.
Above: Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors on each side of the home office fill the space with natural light while also providing cross ventilation. A discrete walk-in storage closet and a row of built-in cabinets provide ample storage while keeping the space tidy for remote work calls. The sliding doors are from Fleetwood Windows & Doors. The flooring is ‘High Rock’ European White Oak from En Bois.
Above: Part of the kids’ bedroom wing includes a common space, featuring a floating homework/computer bar and hangout space. A walk-in closet provides storage for games and other fun activities while keeping the room organized. Floor-to-ceiling windows fill the space with natural light and connect with the outdoors.
Above: The primary bathroom is flooded with natural light courtesy of floor-to-ceiling windows on either side of the slatted wood vanity wall. On the right, a door pivots to open to an indoor shower that connects with an outdoor shower.
Above: A soaking tub nook with a desert view through floor-to-ceiling glass.
PHOTOGRAPHER Roehner + Ryan
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