DESERT MODERN
DESERT MODERN | Scottsdale, Arizona
Guided by the mantra “DWELLING,” this home was envisioned as a grounded, soulful retreat—deeply connected to the Sonoran Desert and designed as a place of warmth, shelter, and togetherness for a growing family.
The interiors are sculpted through authentic, tactile materials—rammed earth fireplaces, cerused oak millwork, raffia wall textures, pigmented concrete, and leathered limestone flooring. A neutral palette balances warm and cool tones, creating quiet tension and depth while maintaining a timeless sensibility.
Subtle references to the client’s Guatemalan heritage appear throughout in textiles, pottery, and carved elements, layered alongside modern Italian pieces and vintage finds. In the great room, a bespoke white oak coffee table—its form inspired by canyon strata—anchors the space with organic movement.
A streamlined oak kitchen integrates seamlessly with a sunlit solarium for year-round herbs, while sculptural rammed earth fireplaces in both the great room and primary suite reinforce the home’s connection to the land.
The Design Team captured the client’s needs and dreams by combining the elements of the desert landscape to sculpt the interior with authentic materials, rammed earth fireplace features, ceruse oak millwork, raffia wall textures, pigmented formed concrete, and leathered limestone flooring. The color palette and materiality of the home would be based in neutrals that would play back and forth with tension in cool and warm tones while also including textural interest.
In planning the clients forever home, it was important to look for classic timeless design that would honor their long-term investments.
To honor the concept of “dwelling” and the owner’s Guatemalan roots, tribal and ethnic nods are used throughout the home’s furnishings such as textiles, pottery, and even carved Mayan masks. Modern Italian pieces are mixed with vintage finds, such as the 1960’s cognac leather Brazilian lounge chairs. The Great Room is grounded by a bespoke white oak coffee table designed by the designer as a one of a kind is inspired by canyon wall strata layers, it adds organic movement to soften the space.
The sleek oak paneled integrated kitchen is designed around a unique feature, a solarium that provides fresh year around herbs and greens for a healthy lifestyle.
The suspended fireplace of the Great Room and the Primary Bedroom’s double-side fireplace are clad in rammed earth using pigmented dirt pounded in a form.
Guided by the mantra “DWELLING,” this home was envisioned as a grounded, soulful retreat—deeply connected to the Sonoran Desert and designed as a place of warmth, shelter, and togetherness for a growing family.
The interiors are sculpted through authentic, tactile materials—rammed earth fireplaces, cerused oak millwork, raffia wall textures, pigmented concrete, and leathered limestone flooring. A neutral palette balances warm and cool tones, creating quiet tension and depth while maintaining a timeless sensibility.
Subtle references to the client’s Guatemalan heritage appear throughout in textiles, pottery, and carved elements, layered alongside modern Italian pieces and vintage finds. In the great room, a bespoke white oak coffee table—its form inspired by canyon strata—anchors the space with organic movement.
A streamlined oak kitchen integrates seamlessly with a sunlit solarium for year-round herbs, while sculptural rammed earth fireplaces in both the great room and primary suite reinforce the home’s connection to the land.
The Design Team captured the client’s needs and dreams by combining the elements of the desert landscape to sculpt the interior with authentic materials, rammed earth fireplace features, ceruse oak millwork, raffia wall textures, pigmented formed concrete, and leathered limestone flooring. The color palette and materiality of the home would be based in neutrals that would play back and forth with tension in cool and warm tones while also including textural interest.
In planning the clients forever home, it was important to look for classic timeless design that would honor their long-term investments.
To honor the concept of “dwelling” and the owner’s Guatemalan roots, tribal and ethnic nods are used throughout the home’s furnishings such as textiles, pottery, and even carved Mayan masks. Modern Italian pieces are mixed with vintage finds, such as the 1960’s cognac leather Brazilian lounge chairs. The Great Room is grounded by a bespoke white oak coffee table designed by the designer as a one of a kind is inspired by canyon wall strata layers, it adds organic movement to soften the space.
The sleek oak paneled integrated kitchen is designed around a unique feature, a solarium that provides fresh year around herbs and greens for a healthy lifestyle.
The suspended fireplace of the Great Room and the Primary Bedroom’s double-side fireplace are clad in rammed earth using pigmented dirt pounded in a form.
Project Year: 2024
Project Cost: More than USD 2,000,000
Country: United States
Postcode 85253
