Competition: Single Family Residence   |  Paradise Valley, AZ

Summer 2015

3rd place in the Arizona Residential Architects Summer Student Competition and featured in the 2015 ARA Journal Issue. 

Axial house is a luxury residence situated between Mummy Mountain and Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley, AZ. The form of the house is shaped by its surroundings, mirroring the terrain between the two mountains and the shape of the prominent wash on the property.  As one enters, a contrasting floor pattern draws the eye and body through the open central volume and over the negative edge of the pool terrace toward the mountain. 

The panels in the south wall of the great room slide away to open and connect the interior with the exterior, taking advantage of the fair climate and panoramic vistas. The floor remains level with the exterior deck and water, creating one plane that falls into the desert at the negative edge of the pool.