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The American West merges with the Far East on a 27,000-acre Wagyu-cattle ranch in a ghost town called Golden, New Mexico. Tucson-based architect Rick Joy designed a six-bedroom house for a couple who inherited the land. “They went to Japan, learned all about [Wagyu], got the stock, and put together this company selling beef around the country,” says Joy. “Interestingly, the house turned out to be very Japanese in feel.”