Unique and Brutal House Design – Volcano House

This house is sited upon small volcanic cone in the high desert midway between Las Vegas & Los Angeles. Its design it is a great combination of an uniqueness and brutality. Its roof consist of concrete and truss beams that forms its dome allowing the interior to embrace 360 degrees of stark, strong almost lunar landscape. Main house has two bedrooms,...Continue Reading...

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Brick House – Rocky Slope Residence by Eddie Jones

Architect Eddie Jones from Jones Studio has designed buildings in deserts areas for a long time. This house embedded in the southern edge of the Phoenix South Mountain Preserve gets its inspiration from the Sonorah Desert. Its front door is cul-de-sac of metropolitan Phoenix subdivision while its back is the beginning of clean nature. The house form is a...Continue Reading...

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Desert Home In Winter Heaven

Tom Kundig designed a house in the high desert of southern Idaho for Jan McFarland Cox. The project took near a decade of her life and become “a life project” for her. Although there were many problems with construction that give time to refine and refine and refine. The house is situated in desert part of a winter island. There are days during...Continue Reading...

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