The Desert Wing House by Brent Kendle
Architect Brent Kendle has designed the Desert Wing House in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Full description after the photos….
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The Desert Wing House by Brent Kendle
Programmatically the home is split into 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.
While much of the surrounding homes echo themes from distant European cultures of centuries past this home speaks to its specific place in the Sonoran Desert. Forms derived not by the constraints of style but by programmatic and climatic forces shape this home. Solid walls of earth and concrete block out the harsh desert sun as well as views of surrounding structures. An almost invisible line of glass, shaded by deep overhangs, breaks down the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living, focusing on near and distant views of nature as well as the wonder of city lights in the distant valley. Planar roof forms are folded to catch rain water and disperse it to surrounding vegetation.
Materials are chosen not just for their inherent beauty and low maintenance but for their indigenous qualities as well. Copper, mined in the Arizona desert, clad bold roof forms which appear to float above indoor and outdoor living spaces. Rammed Earth walls made of soil excavated from the site rise up from the desert floor echoing the forms of the surrounding mountain range. The result is a home that is truly in harmony with it’s site and is expressive of it’s unique place in the world.
Architect:
Brent Kendle, AIA, LEED AP
KENDLE DESIGN COLLABORATIVE
6115 North Cattletrack Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85250
p.480.951.8558 www.kendledesign.com
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Bluewater Building on 29 Apr 2010 at 2:10 am #
Gold. In all my years in the building industry that would be the best house I have seen.
Frida on 29 Apr 2010 at 10:47 am #
wow this is the perfect desert house. wonderful use of glass! love the furniture as well
Dano on 29 Apr 2010 at 6:15 pm #
Exceotional! This is so well defined and executed it almost defies words. It belnds well, yet the modernism is not so over the top one feels removed from the surroundings of the raw desert. I love this place!
Mark V on 29 Apr 2010 at 10:44 pm #
Extraordinary. Masterful. It’s distinct yet it blends with it’s surroundings. Transition from interior to desert is perfect. Must feel special to wake up to that every day.
marshen on 30 Apr 2010 at 12:30 am #
Beautiful desert house. I bet the neighbors who live in the surrounding homes that echo themes from distant European cultures of centuries past hate it, LOL. The floating roof panes are great and any chance to use copper, take it. I do find it a bit odd that they chose to use that curved wall at the entry way and then nothing else with the same geometry within the rest of the house.
shanker on 30 Apr 2010 at 1:06 am #
Best so far. Could you show more of this amazing house – the living quarters & family area?
David Mark Weiss on 30 Apr 2010 at 8:08 am #
Amongst the most magnificent examples of modern residential architecture I have ever seen. The mass of the house, the materials selected, and use of glass make it an outstanding addition to the desert
surroundings.
Luke on 30 Apr 2010 at 9:46 am #
talk about an oasis in the desert!!! WOW!!! i just love this project, congrats to all involved. but i must say there could be more interior pics to view, maybe a floorplan would be nice too, so we can truly enjoy the design and layout 360 degrees.
kahn on 30 Apr 2010 at 9:57 am #
You can see the plans on the architect’s site – there is a link at the end of the description.
jade on 30 Apr 2010 at 8:59 pm #
I am shocked at the lust over this! Do all the readers start to salivate over basic massing of glas and ‘floating’ planes? oh please! it’s clearly a Rick Joy wannabe… a bit heavy handed, but an OK application of technique
chuckyjer on 01 May 2010 at 7:46 am #
All style and no class. The interiors are as barren as the landscape and suitable only for a neurotic hermit who craves lonliness.
chuckyjer on 01 May 2010 at 8:09 am #
Adding to my previous comments. This is a house, not a home; there is a difference.
John R on 01 May 2010 at 9:03 am #
This house is excellent. I love the interiors.
Rudy on 01 May 2010 at 8:22 pm #
Although it is a well designed project I can’t get over-exited. It is a bit too monumental for my liking. The shapes are attractive but the execution is too massive.
George E. Patterson on 02 May 2010 at 3:03 am #
Having been a guest in this beautiful house I can tell you that it is breathe taking. It reflects the warmth, creativity and zest for life of the owners and their family members.
AMcA on 02 May 2010 at 6:45 pm #
I’ll give you dollars to doughnuts that they find an excuse to film a Bond picture there soon.
Me on 03 May 2010 at 2:03 am #
Yes, yes, yes, yes…
Victor T on 04 May 2010 at 11:33 am #
Wow,….I love this house. I can use the word “incredible” to describe it, but I think that even falls short. I love it.
jeralyn on 08 May 2010 at 10:05 am #
I am fortunately a member of the family & altho because of personal reasons I have not been able to see the house in person, I look forward to that day with great anticipation.
My best friend & her husband had the thrill of being a guest & came home with the all the kudos one can only imagine.