There are only a few instances in an architectural career where a client and an architect?s vision unify into an immaculate and complete expression of art and architecture. We were very fortunate to work with a couple who, devoted to the ideals of minimalism?s stark allure, asked us to design a house in the foothills of Tucson, Arizona, located in the profoundly diverse Sonoran Desert. The owners? refined sense of contrast required a ?modern, minimal home: a pristine box that seemed to have landed in the desert.?

漏 Winquist Photography

Architects: Kevin B Howard Architects

Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

Structural Engineer: Talavera Engineer

Area: 5500.0 ft2
Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Winquist Photography , Robin Stancliff Photography

漏 Winquist Photography

From the architect. There are only a few instances in an architectural career where a client and an architect?s vision unify into an immaculate and complete expression of art and architecture. We were very fortunate to work with a couple who, devoted to the ideals of minimalism?s stark allure, asked us to design a house in the foothills of Tucson, Arizona, located in the profoundly diverse Sonoran Desert. The owners? refined sense of contrast required a ?modern, minimal home: a pristine box that seemed to have landed in the dese...