Site size: 8,467 square feet Project size: 2,050 square feet Program: An affordable prototype of a modern spec house designed within the parameters of the Pierson Place Historic District. Location: A residential area in uptown Phoenix, close to public transportation. Solution: Architectural designers, The Ranch Mine, re-interpreted the original architectural approach of the neighborhood. Since the majority of the residences were built between the 1920s and 1950s, the designers had to adhere to traditional materials, such as stucco, and overall massing. In the single-story house, sliding doors open the living and dining areas to the outside, while bedrooms are grouped

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Project Specs Agave Library Phoenix, Arizona Will Bruder + Partners << Return to article the People Architect Will Bruder + PARTNERS 2524 North 24th Street Phoenix, Arizona Will Bruder, AIA, lead design architect, Richard Jensen, AIA, project manager, Chris Balzano, RA, project architect, Dominique Price, RA, project architect, Marjorie Fichthorn Whitton, interior design Ben Nesbeitt, Rob Gaspard, Joaquin Roesch, design team Interior designer: Will Bruder+PARTNERS, Marjorie Fichthorn Whitton, IIDA Engineer(s): Rudow + Berry, Structural Ideas for the Built Environment, mechanical Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers, plumbing and electrical Hess Rountree, civil Consultant(s) Landscape: Ten Eyck landscape architects Lighting: roger smith

Will Bruder draws from the Wild West and the car wash to design an up-to-date library.