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The genesis of design for this desert retreat was the informal dining area in which the clients, along with family and friends, would gather. Located in north Scottsdale’s prestigious Silverleaf, this ranch hacienda offers 6,500 square feet of gracious hospitality for family and friends. Focused around the informal dining area, the home’s living spaces, both indoor and outdoor, offer warmth of materials and proximity for expansion of the casual dining space that the owners envisioned for hosting gatherings to include their two grown children, parents, and many friends. The kitchen, adjacent to the informal dining, serves as the functioning heart of the home and is open to the great room, informal dining room, and office, and is mere steps away from the outdoor patio lounge and poolside guest casita. Additionally, the main house master suite enjoys spectacular vistas of the adjacent McDowell mountains and distant Phoenix city lights. The clients, who desired ample guest quarters for their visiting adult children, decided on a detached guest casita featuring two bedroom suites, a living area, and a small kitchen. The guest casita’s spectacular bedroom mountain views are surpassed only by the living area views of distant mountains seen beyond the spectacular pool and outdoor living spaces. Project Details | Desert Retreat, Silverleaf – Scottsdale, AZ Architect: C.P. Drewett, AIA, NCARB; Drewett Works, Scottsdale, AZ Builder: Sonora West Development, Scottsdale, AZ Photographer: Dino Tonn Featured in Phoenix Home and Garden, May 2015, “Sporting Style: Golf Enthusiast Christie Austin Earns Top Scores on the Home Front” See more of this project here: http://drewettworks.com/desert-retreat-at-silverleaf/

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Listed by Lynn Martinez, Coldwell Banker Legacy, 505-263-6369, Furniture provided by CORT Furniture Rental ABQ, Photos by Jonathan Bednarski, FotoVan.com

Tropical Pool Landscape in Mesa by Desert Horizon Nursery- featuring extensive travertine deck, sidewalks, patios, custom pergola, mastic trees, palm trees, bismark palm trees citrus trees, red push pistache trees, and landscape lighting

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Listed by Lynn Martinez, Coldwell Banker Legacy, 505-263-6369, Furniture provided by CORT Furniture Rental ABQ, Photos by Jonathan Bednarski, FotoVan.com

Tropical Pool Landscape in Mesa by Desert Horizon Nursery- featuring extensive travertine deck, sidewalks, patios, custom pergola, mastic trees, palm trees, bismark palm trees citrus trees, red push pistache trees, and landscape lighting

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Tropical Pool Landscape in Mesa by Desert Horizon Nursery- featuring extensive travertine deck, sidewalks, patios, custom pergola, mastic trees, palm trees, bismark palm trees citrus trees, red push pistache trees, and landscape lighting

Nestled in its own private and gated 10 acre hidden canyon this spectacular home offers serenity and tranquility with million dollar views of the valley beyond. Walls of glass bring the beautiful desert surroundings into every room of this 7500 SF luxurious retreat. Thompson photographic