Desert Bridge House
2015 AIA Arizona Award - Unbuilt Project
Phoenix, AZ
Modern Custom Home
Project Description:
The main concept of the project was to engage the site in a way that maximized the potential of the immediate and distant landscape and environment. The site is characterized by a large wash that runs through the site which serves to provide drainage from adjacent Camelback Mountain. The primary views from the site are of Camelback Mountain to the north and Papago Park, South Mountain, and Downtown Phoenix to the south.
Our project sought to take advantage of the site and the wash that bisected the site by spanning over the wash with a linear bar scheme. Bridging over the wash minimizes the impact of the residence to the desert landscape and wash below.
This configuration allows for each of the major spaces of the project to capture the view to the south, adjacent to a continuous patio that provides shade and access to the lap pool. The exercise room and the living room maintain an open relationship to both South Mountain and Camelback Mountain while hovering directly above the wash.
The residence is constructed as a series of moment frames with steel primary beams with a composite metal deck system at the floor. The roof is composed of wood “I” joists (TJIs) that span in between the steel beams. The cladding and character of the project is comprised of 11ga weathering steel that works with the standard module of a 12’ sheet. The configuration of the steel panels work with the full 4’ dimension of the sheet and eliminates waste by using 12”, 24”, and 36” as a module.
Phoenix, AZ
Modern Custom Home
Project Description:
The main concept of the project was to engage the site in a way that maximized the potential of the immediate and distant landscape and environment. The site is characterized by a large wash that runs through the site which serves to provide drainage from adjacent Camelback Mountain. The primary views from the site are of Camelback Mountain to the north and Papago Park, South Mountain, and Downtown Phoenix to the south.
Our project sought to take advantage of the site and the wash that bisected the site by spanning over the wash with a linear bar scheme. Bridging over the wash minimizes the impact of the residence to the desert landscape and wash below.
This configuration allows for each of the major spaces of the project to capture the view to the south, adjacent to a continuous patio that provides shade and access to the lap pool. The exercise room and the living room maintain an open relationship to both South Mountain and Camelback Mountain while hovering directly above the wash.
The residence is constructed as a series of moment frames with steel primary beams with a composite metal deck system at the floor. The roof is composed of wood “I” joists (TJIs) that span in between the steel beams. The cladding and character of the project is comprised of 11ga weathering steel that works with the standard module of a 12’ sheet. The configuration of the steel panels work with the full 4’ dimension of the sheet and eliminates waste by using 12”, 24”, and 36” as a module.
Project Year: 2014
Project Cost: $1,000,001 - $1,500,000
Country: United States
