living wall of succulents and grasses
LPH balcony walls - liza_vatsa
Garden style - aaditya_kansana22
David Schwartz
Stone masonary - jignesh_solanki
Despite being located in an expansive golf community, the Brown residence celebrates stunning desert views from almost every space. Its careful design makes this possible as views to neighboring houses are edited out focused instead on distant mountains. While the residence presents an unassuming, modest scale to the street, it steps down with the slope of the site allowing the spaces inside to become quite generous. Oversize pivot doors and large expanses of glass allow abundant light and air into these spaces while broad overhangs and shading devices protect them from the harsh desert sun.
awards
2011 - Texas Society of Architects / AIA Design Award
2010 - AIA San Antonio Merit Award
Architecture: Lake/Flato Architects
Contractor: the construction zone, ltd.
Photography: Bill Timmerman
Glass partitioning - megha_ann
Simple, elegant water feature draws attention to the distant view of the mountain.
This master bedroom addition features a neutral palette balanced with textures and subtle patterns to create a calm space and highlight the owners' collection of African art. Two layers of motorized window shades are recessed into the soffits to provide light control. A new linear gas fireplace, recessed TV, lighting, audio, and motorized window coverings are all controlled via remote from the bedside.
Photo by Mark Boisclair
2012 Gold Nugget Award of Merit
(5,000-10,000 square feet)
Linear slots in the roof plane reflected with linear slots of the masonry walls.
Photo by Daniel Freidman
Landscape - dsa_ideaconsulant
When visitors pass through the gate into the forecourt, they experience another array of cantilevered cast concrete steps that “float” up to the front door. Bianchi, a Phoenix based pool and landscape designer, set this rhythmic path to echo the lines and ascending forms of the architects dramatic rusted-steel entry pergola.
michaelwoodall.com
A succulent collection in south San Luis Obispo County
everything - var_emraan