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This building is a private wrting studio and a library for a historian. It’s compact and located on the adjacent to the main home site. Only stand of trees separates these two buildings. The simple structure of the library is clad in copper and shifts color depending on the light of the day, the viewing angle and the seasons. The cooper can appear reflective and bright, as well as matte and dark. The interior is defined by douglas fir and books. Thanks to large windows and great position of the building it is filled with natural light. All that makes the interior comfy and great place to work and relax.

{ Andrew Berman | Photography by Michael Moran }

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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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So I thought I had made up my mind to get the warehouse pendants for over the island in the kitchen. But for some reason, I kept putting off ordering them and when I went out shopping yesterday and saw these vintage lights, I knew they were it!

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I’ve had images like these for quite some time:

But I couldn’t be bothered to seek them out. So when they just appeared like that, I jumped on them!

It’s hard to tell from my photo but mine are glass like these:

with just the right amount of patina. And they’re really hefty and weigh a TON! It’s the perfect industrial touch I’ve been wanting to add to the kitchen.

I’m getting the hubs to hang them this weekend so I should have some photos for you next week.

And while I was shopping, I saw this sweet little light and couldn’t pass it up:

I think it’ll go in the hallway or maybe the laundry room . . .So that’s one set of lights down. (Hey, only about ten more to go!)

Elsewhere, I had the pleasure of guest blogging at Apartment 34 yesterday wherein I answered the question, “What is your bliss?” My answer will come as no surprise to anyone!

(Photos: 1&5. From the Right Bank 2&3. via Cococozy 4.The Kitchn)

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1. It’s the Little Things

Today is my birthday, so I’m taking the day off. I think I’ll gather a few of my friends on the sidewalk outside my house for some birthday cake. Want to join us?

P.S. That’s me in the middle. I must’ve been about 4. I’m not sure why we were celebrating on the sidewalk , but it always makes me laugh!

A tree house should never overpower the tree in which it is built. It should sit lightly in the branches. –Jeanie Stiles

Have you ever dreamed of having a treehouse in your backyard? Jeanie Stiles and her husband David did, so they designed one for their children, beginning with this sketch. They say it was inspired by The Hobbit, but it reminded me of Winnie-the-Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood. Can’t you picture Owl peeking out from one of those windows?

I wrote about this treehouse back when I first started blogging and liked it so much that I wanted to share it again now that I actually have some readers who will see it! It was featured in Architectural Digest (with photos by Billy Cunningham), which explains:

Protected from weather and adults, the kid-size interior forms a cozy hide-away, inspired by J. R. R. Tolkiens The Hobbit, a favorite of the childrens.

My kids would love this. So would I! I’d be sneaking up into that treehouse every summer afternoon with a book in one hand and a glass of lemonade in the other.

“Where did Mom go?”

“Did you check the treehouse?”

P.S. Thanks for all of your sweet birthday wishes yesterday! It was fun reading them all last night when I got home. You made my day!