The Dialogue House by Wendell Burnette Architects

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011
The Dialogue House by Wendell Burnette Architects

One of the design project designing a modern house residence of Wendell Burnette Architects is designing This Dialogue modern desert house in Phoenix, Arizona. The exact style of architecture is applied to the design resulting a nice and awesome place to live, simple exterior but unique is seen from the outside, The interior also design with modern lifestyle with unique touch in every single detail of this house. The swimming pool designed to keep... 

The Desert House by Circle West Architects

Saturday, February 19th 2011
The Desert House by Circle West Architects

Sitting only in one-acre site surrounded by textured desert mountains to the south, west, and northeast, The The Desert House is a contemporary house living residence design project of The Scottsdale, Arizona based Circle West Architects. This Desert House is a remodeling house design, which is the private residence of Circle West’s founder Peter Koliopoulos. Both interior and exterior designed so modern with lifestyle and beautiful aesthetic in... 

Ellsworth Residence by Michael P Johnson Design Studio

Wednesday, January 5th 2011
Ellsworth Residence by Michael P Johnson Design Studio

Ellsworth Residence is a contemporary modern house that was built sitting in the rural desert town of Cave Creek, Arizona, The designer behind this house who designed this awesome house is the Michael P. Johnson Design Studio. When you see this house from outside, the design seems like a white box with sophisticated and chic design of exterior. great use of materiality, pristine craftsmanship, finely articulated and rigidly geometrical design make... 

The Desert Wing House by Brent Kendle

Saturday, June 12th 2010
The Desert Wing House by Brent Kendle

Beautiful home architecture design is coming from Architect Brent Kendle. he has designed the Desert Wing House in Scottsdale, Arizona. The idea of the house is splitting two zones, one a 4300 sf. residence for the owners, a couple requiring a very low maintenance lifestyle, and another zone for their extensive family and friends who visit the Arizona sunshine often. The theme of the Desert Wing House comess from distant European cultures of centuries... 

Colonia Miramonte Modern Desert Design Private Residence

Tuesday, January 19th 2010
Colonia Miramonte Modern Desert Design Private Residence

This home was designed and crafted by Jack DeBartolo Jr. (DeBartolo Architects) as a case study of Modern Desert Design. Offering a Paradise Valley setting that surrounds you with superb views of both Camelback and Mummy Mountains, Colonia Miramonte nestles against the World-Famous Camelback Inn providing you with a quiet, elegant and protected location. Completely rebuilt, this Modernist home comes with attention to every detail and a quality of... 

Hidden Hills Residence Modern Green Building

Wednesday, December 30th 2009
Hidden Hills Residence Modern Green Building

Designed by Peterson Architecture – Erik Peterson AIA, this Modern residence is located in the Hidden Hills area of North Scottsdale and offers a glorious setting in the exclusive custom section of Boulder Park. Working very closely with the Owner, the Architect created a lasting, loft-influenced luxury home that takes full advantage of the desert setting with elegantly designed outdoor patios, view-walls and dramatic volumes of space. The interiors... 

Carline/Howard Residence by Richärd+Bauer Architects

Tuesday, July 28th 2009
Carline/Howard Residence by Richärd+Bauer Architects

A wonderful modern home nestled against the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Architects Richärd+Bauer have created a perfect expression of contemporary architecture that brings out the best of desert living while maintaining a sense of fun. The acre + lot has great views, and a prized PV area location offering an easy drive to Downtown. Modernist details include dramatic ceiling planes, polished concrete floors, sandblasted concrete block, aluminum, galvanized... 

David Wright Residence by Frank Lloyd Wright

Tuesday, July 28th 2009
David Wright Residence by Frank Lloyd Wright

The David Wright Residence was the designed in 1950 by Frank Lloyd Wright for this fourth son from his first marriage. Intended as a Desert Dwelling, the residence is lifted off of the desert floor in a spiraling design, a ramp-way provides access; all terminating in the master suite. Such design allowed for systems placement and concealment as well as to catch a gentle desert breeze. A reinforced concrete floor cantilevers the space and the interiors... 

Helal New Moon Residence – United Arab Emirates by Steven Ehrlich Architects

Sunday, December 7th 2008
Helal New Moon Residence - United Arab Emirates by Steven Ehrlich Architects

Islamic culture is embodied and reinterpreted through modern technology and design in this 35,000-square-foot residence, located in the Persian Gulf. Searing temperatures and ample desalinated water allowed the desert site to be transformed into an oasis with pools and landscaping. Sheathed in shimmering aluminum, a massive curved roof shelters and unites the compound’s series of two-story buildings. In section, the canopy forms a crescent moon,... 

The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture

Sunday, November 16th 2008

From the arid deserts of Tucson, Arizona to the icy forests of Poori, Finland to the tropical beaches of New South Wales, Australia to the urban jungle of downtown Manhattan, critics Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne have traveled to the farthest reaches of the globe to find all that is new in the design of sustainable, sustainable,