The story of this place is rooted deep in the history and culture of the region. 

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Architects: DUST

Location: San Rafael Valley, Southeas Arizona, USA

Area: 520.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Cade Hayes

General Contractor : DUST

Project Manager: Jesus Robles, Cade Hayes

Carpentry: Jay Ritchey

Concrete And Masonry: Agustin Valdez

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The story of this place is rooted deep in the history and culture of the region. The biodiversity of the region is part of the larger Madrean Archipelago, stretching from the Sonoran to Chihuahuan deserts.  Defining parts of Southern Arizona, Southern New Mexico, and parts of Far West Texas with sky island ranges serving as beacons for life and inhabitants in the vast desert landscape.  They are links in a chain that connect the northern end of the Sierra Madres in Mexico and are essential in the story of life in the region; in form of refuge and resource base for migrating tribes, birds, and predators moving through the vast openness.
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The San Rafael Valley?s topography and geology forms the headwaters of the Santa Cruz River.  One of the only rivers that runs south into Mexico, and turns back north into the U.S. This river is vital to the story of habitance of this r...