In a landscape defined by raw, weathered surfaces, this Arizona home is built on the idea that materials should feel native to their setting, not imposed on it. The architecture is a simple, contemporary build of cubic forms, softened by natural stone textures and desertscaping that leans on local species. Running inside and out, Eco Outdoor limestone and travertine create the feeling that the desert has simply been allowed to continue indoors.
Chauvet limestone was chosen as the foundation of the material language. It spills throughout the interiors and out to the pool, dissolving the boundary between inside and out. With a hand-selected blend of soft beige tones flecked with quartz, and an antique finish, it feels as though it has always belonged to the site.
In the kitchen, Chauvet sits against warm timber cabinetry and plaster walls, the elements together creating character and warmth. Its random-length pattern avoids repetition, each piece of stone reading as though individually shaped, placed and collected over time.
"Chauvet limestone became the foundation of the material language, each piece of stone reading as though it were individually shaped, placed, and collected over time."
- The Green Room LA
Chambon crazy paving runs along pathways and transitional spaces, made from travertine, its organic forms, natural pitting and weathered character echoing the desert beyond. Together with Chauvet, the two materials draw the landscape into the home.
At the pool, Nacre glass mosaic tiles run along the waterline. Mottled with blue-green and cream and flecked with hints of yellow, they take inspiration from mother-of-pearl, the iridescent inner layer of shell. Against the turquoise of the pool and the rust-toned mountains beyond, the waterline becomes a subtle detail with outsized effect.
Avenida was conceived as a home that feels as though it has always belonged to the desert. Rather than resist the landscape, the design listens to it: the way light moves, the way shadow gathers and releases along textured surfaces. Natural materials make that possible, their variation and imperfection lending the home a character that no uniform surface could.
