White Box No 2

White Box No. 2 had an opportunity to stretch out and reach towards the views of iconic Camelback Mountain. But in embracing these views, the home would find its greatest challenge – a southwest view axis’ significant solar impact. Providing safe harbor from the sun, the architecture protects itself. An outstretched form allows for significant views from all living spaces and creates pods of autonomous living environments. The guest wing manages the solar impacts so successfully that the owner rarely utilizes air conditioning, a remarkable feat for a desert home. Additionally, a remarkable sense of of destination and a seamless connection to the outdoors results from the outreaching pods.

Indoor and outdoor living spaces connect via retractable glass doors, allowing guests to enjoy Arizona’s enviable “winter” weather and move freely  between dining, living, kitchen and patio areas. Guests will likely congregate in a dreamy three-island kitchen featuring stadium-style seating on the outer islands. Though an open plan, intimacy and sound mitigation are obtained through a lowered ceiling in the kitchen, eliminating the noise and visual overwhelm that accompany combined spaces.