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Scottsdale
MMA
was brought to Scottsdale, Arizona to help a past client
extensively
renovate and add on to an existing Adobe home at the base
of Pinnacle Peak. The client desired a more formal plan
and
organization to balance out the free-form nature of the indigenous
style. The result was a hybrid of Spanish colonial and
Adobe
architecture. Elegant arches and pilasters are utilized to
define circulation and procession, creating gateways to
selected
spaces of importance. Similar archways are employed to highlight
artwork and areas of focus.
Natural
woods such as Douglas Fir and Western Alder are used to properly
weight the ceilings to maintain an intimacy of space and provide
a scaled terminus for the high ceilings of the public areas.
These woods are most compatible with the hand-troweled Venetian
plaster walls with rounded corners and a natural movement
that helps bridge the architectural styles. Lightly distressed
Western Alder cabinets and millwork in the Family Room, Study,
Master Bedroom and Kitchen again balance nicely with the warm
plaster to complete a pleasing palette. Limestone floors continue
from the front door through the home to the Terrace and zero-edge
pool, attempting a seamless segue from inside to out. Reclaimed
wide-plank oak adds a warm base and pleasing contrast to the
limestone in selected spaces.
The
fenestration of the house was revised and enlarged to
take
advantage of the spectacular views of Phoenix and the Sonoran
desert. Butt-glass corners and banquet window bays create
functional spaces and vantage points from which to enjoy
these vistas. Access to the terraces was thoughtfully
changed to
create logical circulation in and out of the home for entertaining
and day-to-day living for this desert home.
- Principal-in-Charge
of Design:
- John
S. MacDonald, AIA
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- Design
Team:
- Anthony
M. Frausto, AIA, LEED AP
- Gregory
E. Graham
- John
S. MacDonald, AIA
- Team:
- Anthony
M. Frausto, AIA, LEED AP
- Curtis
Fanti
- Gregory
E. Graham
- Everett
Morton
- Interior
Designer:
- Bierly-Drake
Associates, Inc.
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- General
Contractor:
- RAM
Development Company
- Publications
and Awards:
- Trends
Magazine 2006 (Vol. 22 No. 2)
- Trends
Magazine (Cover 2004)
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