Tucked into a rugged boulder-laden hillside in northwest Tucson, Ariz., Saguaro Ranch Rising is a contradiction of site and design—one is complex, the other is simplified. Studded with saguaros and blanketed with boulders, the lot is one of the most challenging that architect C.P. Drewett has worked on. Yet its forever views, rolling foothills and [...]
Architect C.P. Drewett debuted the design of Silver Sky Lot 11, a $17 million on-the-boards Mexican-Modern estate that is one of 12 ultra-luxury homes in Silver Sky, a newly developed community in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Located at the base of Mummy Mountain, the home, Silver Sky Lot 11 -- referred to by the developer [...]
Like a mound of clay molded into a beautiful work of art, Point Encased began as a series of forms sculpted into a stunning piece of architecture. Located on an extreme hillside of Camelback Mountain, Point Encased is accessed by a serpentine drive that traverses a treacherous slope. The striking house, which faces north, [...]
Carefully curated and conceived, Buckeye Village offers renters the opportunity to live in a gated neighborhood setting without the cost and maintenance of a home. Located 35 miles southwest of Phoenix, the rapidly growing city of Buckeye, Ariz., will soon be home to Buckeye Village, a community of 78 build-to-rent net-zero homes designed with a [...]
A luxurious, modern interpretation of a row house, Paloma offers a fresh take on a Scottsdale townhome. Once the site of a single-family residence nestled in a high-density neighborhood of Scottsdale, this property will now house six two-story luxury townhomes. Designed as three duplexes set side-by-side, each comprising two units, Paloma offers a unique [...]
Architect C.P. Drewett drew on his steadfast faith, passion for music and gift for design to provide a new home and a facelift for Fisk Opus 67a, a pipe organ at Camelback Bible Church. For over four decades, the Paradise Valley, Ariz., church was without a pipe organ, although the building was designed specifically to [...]
A modern interpretation of Prairie style, The Barn at Silverleaf offers the ultimate luxury lifestyle. While the vision is a sophisticated custom estate of just over 14,000 square feet, the unique design elevates the tenets of desert modernism and the comforts of resort-style living. Perched at the summit of a long private driveway on a [...]
Like a rabble of butterflies migrating in nature, the design of Rabble Rouser mimics the organic shape these graceful creatures form in the sky. This unusual configuration also sums up the geometry of this contemporary estate located in the higher elevations of North Scottsdale in Desert Mountain. With its layered roofline anchored by randomly placed [...]
Endowed with over 250 degrees of majestic desert canyon views, Tri Angulate is nestled into a dramatic hillside setting of Crown Canyon. Designed for Crown Canyon's Jade lot (Lot 12), this dramatic triangular form celebrates its geometry both horizontally as well as sloping, allowing for a sense of place for the architecture within its [...]