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Galisteo
Burnside
Greene
Arcure
Van Drimmelen/Gore
Hoover
Lehman
Buchan
Dejah
Miller/Anderson
Ettinger/McLaughlin
Casa Sagrada
Seade
Tandem
Wetzel/Cameron
Dunn
Cerro Gordo
Chapel of Light
Community Bank

Cummings

The challenge was designing a home on a steep, very rocky, mountainous site that had been scarified by the previous owner. Our task was to create a home that would be one with the landscape, all the while overcoming the disturbed terrain that was intended for an entirely different design.

The solution was to place the home over the modified land in such a way that the primary rooms are elevated and oriented toward the dramatic western panorama, overlooking the City of Santa Fe. A slice of water (a la The Alhambra) cuts, both literally and symbolically, through the center of the house, guiding one’s eye to the view.

Concentric arced retaining walls mediate between the natural topography and the orthogonal massing arrangement of the three leveled main house. This parti is accentuated by the addition of a cylindrical guesthouse, placed uphill from the main structure.

Utilizing a high level of craft to fabricate elements of wood, forged steel, natural stone and plaster, this home now rests within its natural surroundings with no indication of its altered past.

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Date

March 29, 2022

Category

Residential