Reinvention House Tour

Here's a shot I took of the last home on our tour designed by Jones Studio.  The materials take center stage when it comes to the use of genuine architectural patterns.  Locally source rammed-earth walls blend right into the desert sand and nearby mountains.  Check out the cleverly designed fencing...artistically placed rebar...the protective rusty layer will allow it to last for many years in the desert climate.  Here's a detail of the rammed-earth wall...placed in forms and left to set one "lift" at a time.

Reinvention House Tour

Here's a shot I took of the first house we toured, designed by Wendell Burnette Architects.  So does it have genuine architectural patterns?  You bet...here's four:  Lightly colored walls to reflect sunlight.  A thick roof and massive walls to slowly radiate the heat of the sun to the interior during cool desert evenings.  A large overhang designed to shade the massive glass wall from the overhead summer sun and invite it in during the winter when it's low in the sky.  And finally, my favorite...it's windowless sidewalls to intentionally screen out the neighbors' misplaced French Country, Georgian and Tuscan McMansions...just my opinion, of course!