Custom Residential

My residential work is rooted in the relationship between architecture, landscape, and the way people experience a home. From custom desert residences to extensive remodels, each project responds to its site, views, climate, and the individual way a client wants to live. I enjoy working from early concept and site planning through detailed design and construction, creating homes that feel thoughtful, connected to their surroundings, and distinctly their own.

Camelback Compound

Perched on Camelback Mountain, this residence is shaped by its dramatic desert setting. Deep overhangs, exposed wood structure, natural stone, and expansive glass frame views of the mountain while creating a series of protected indoor and outdoor spaces. The warm material palette and strong architectural forms give the home a distinctly desert character, while courtyards, shaded terraces, and carefully framed views create an intimate connection between the house and the surrounding landscape.

Camelback Sanctuary

Designed as a secondary residence, this home was created to accommodate the owner’s collection of cars while also serving as a highly flexible space for entertaining. Large operable openings allow the building to open almost completely to the mountain, blurring the boundary between interior and exterior. The open plan can shift easily from an intimate retreat for the owner to a gathering space for large events, with the cars becoming part of the experience rather than being tucked away. Steel, wood, glass, and exposed structure reinforce the straightforward character of the architecture while allowing the dramatic mountain setting to remain the focus.

Praying Monk Residence

This project presented a level of construction complexity beyond that of a typical custom residence. While I was not responsible for the original design, I provided construction administration throughout the duration of the project, working closely with the project team to help translate the design into the built work. One of its most technically challenging features is a swimming pool perched along the mountainside, supported by an approximately 80,000-pound precast concrete beam. The project required careful coordination between architecture, structure, construction, and site conditions from start to finish.

Warner Residence Remodel

Although designing a custom residence from the ground up is every architect’s dream, remodels can be just as rewarding. This 1990s home began as a fixer-upper on a beautiful, oversized lot in South Tempe. The owner had one strong request: bring as much natural light into the house as possible, and he was convinced skylights were the answer. Rather than introducing skylights into the kitchen, the design evolved around a clerestory system that brings natural light deep into the center of the home while becoming an integral part of the architecture. What began as a practical request for more daylight ultimately became one of the defining elements of the remodel.

Hunt Residence

Set among the pines of Flagstaff, this custom residence blends contemporary mountain architecture with the warmth and character of natural materials. Heavy timber, stone, steel, and expansive glazing create a strong connection between the interior and the surrounding forest. Throughout the home, carefully detailed elements such as the open wood and steel stair, substantial stone walls, and exposed structure give the residence a sense of craftsmanship while maintaining an open, modern character. The result is a home that feels distinctly rooted in its mountain setting.

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