Dressing Your Home

Desert Nomad House, Arizona by Crosby Doe Associates

The Desert Nomad House based in Tucson, Arizona is designed by Crosby Doe Associates. Three metal boxes, each oriented to a particular view. Three different sizes: S, M, and L. The simplicity of the forms and precise placement of the cubes in relation to the landscape. Although less than 1,500 square feet altogether, the three little buildings form a residential village enlivened by the spaces between and around them: one tight and narrow like an alley, another big and expansive like a piazza. Each building is basically one space with a bathroom—a 780-square-foot living/kitchen/dining area; a 440-square-foot bedroom; and a 200-square-foot office/guest room—and its geometry is Platonic, so the smallest anomaly or imperfection would have screamed out and destroyed the intended effect.

Finishing each box with maple floors and maple-veneer paneling, the architect kept the material palette as simple as possible, using opaque glass partitions for the bathrooms and a stainless-steel counter for the kitchen island. As a result, the focus remains always on the view through floor-to-ceiling, half-inch-thick glass. From the living room, southeastern vistas take in the valley and downtown Tucson. From the bedroom, the windows look toward the Tucson range to the southwest.

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