https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1958 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16140 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16140-design-ed-podcast-cade-hayes-and-jesus-robles-jr Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) An off-the-grid refuge made from volcanic cinder blends into its remote Western setting.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11598 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11598-casa-caldera-by-dust Casa Caldera Casa Caldera’s monolithic form is made of a volcanic aggregate similar in
 color to the surrounding terrain, blending into the landscape. Designed to minimize solar gain and maximize airflow, the self-sustaining house has small windows and a zaguán, or central entry corridor that circulates cross breezes through the interior when its bifold doors are open. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Casa Caldera’s monolithic form is made of a volcanic aggregate similar in
 color to the surrounding terrain, blending into the landscape. Designed to minimize solar gain and maximize airflow, the self-sustaining house has small windows and a zaguán, or central entry corridor that circulates cross breezes through the interior when its bifold doors are open. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Reclaimed rough-sawn sassafras clads ceilings and the wall of the private zone. DUST designed and fabricated the home’s fenestration, hardware, and furnishings, including the steel doors and framing for the windows and glass zaguán wall. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Reclaimed rough-sawn sassafras clads ceilings and the wall of the private zone. DUST designed and fabricated the home’s fenestration, hardware, and furnishings, including the steel doors and framing for the windows and glass zaguán wall. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Perfectly sited to frame sunsets, the zaguán doubles the comfortable living area and extends onto a west-facing patio.  Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Site Plan. Image courtesy DUST Casa Caldera Floor Plan. Image courtesy DUST Casa Caldera The zaguán doubles the comfortable living area. DUST created a bench adjacent to the entrance stairs to accommodate the steep grade on the building’s east side. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Casa Caldera’s 265-sqaure-foot private zone, which is heated by a wood stove, contains two small bedrooms and a compact bath with sliding steel doors.  Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera The internal bedroom walls and ceilings are surfaced in plywood. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera The private zone is on the south side of the house. Each room has one operable window. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Each window has been outfitted with thin, removable security bars, so discreet that they seem to be part of the aesthetic. Photo courtesy DUST Casa Caldera Each window has been outfitted with thin, removable security bars, so discreet that they seem to be part of the aesthetic. Photo courtesy DUST Casa Caldera Corner windows frame the views. Photo courtesy DUST Casa Caldera The weathering steel doors are sealed shut on cold nights and when the owner is away. Photo courtesy DUST Casa Caldera The weathering steel doors are sealed shut on cold nights and when the owner is away. To accommodate the steep grade the design/build firm devised a man door. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Casa Caldera Removing the forms. Photo courtesy DUST Casa Caldera A layer of foam insulation was placed within the scoria mix about 6” from the façade. Photo courtesy DUST Casa Caldera The scoria being delivered to the site from northern Arizona. Photo courtesy DUST Cade Hayes admits he was nervous when he started work on the Tucson Mountain Retreat, a 3,650-square-foot house on the edge of Saguaro National Park.

]]> 1304-tucson-mountain-retreat-dust.asp Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8812-tucson-mountain-retreat A design-build firm uses earth and space to connect its first project to a remarkable desert site. Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonA design-build firm uses earth and space to connect its first project to a remarkable desert site.Photo © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO Sliding glass panels on two sides open the living pavilion to views and patios. The rammed-earth walls, which took four months to build, combine earth, cement, and dye. Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonSliding glass panels on two sides open the living pavilion to views and patios. The rammed-earth walls, which took four months to build, combine earth, cement, and dye. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO The music room was acoustically engineered to work as a professional recording studio and has a Murphy bed in the wall opposite the fireplace so it can also serve as a guest suite. The clients hope it Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonThe music room was acoustically engineered to work as a professional recording studio and has a Murphy bed in the wall opposite the fireplace so it can also serve as a guest suite. The clients hope it will be used by guest musicians for performances and short residencies.Photo © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO In a bedroom and other rooms, the architects devised a system of hanging art from wires attached to a reveal between walls and the ceiling, as a way of preserving the rammed earth. Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonIn a bedroom and other rooms, the architects devised a system of hanging art from wires attached to a reveal between walls and the ceiling, as a way of preserving the rammed earth. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO The Tucson Mountains and the desert look tough, but DUST understood how fragile they really are. So the firm limited the house's footprint and moved only five small saguaro cacti. This spring, landsca Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonThe Tucson Mountains and the desert look tough, but DUST understood how fragile they really are. So the firm limited the house's footprint and moved only five small saguaro cacti. This spring, landscaping will bring native plants to the edge of the house and between the concrete steps leading to the main entry.Photo © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO A perforated-steel stair leads to a roof deck. Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonA perforated-steel stair leads to a roof deck.Photo © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO Tucson Mountain Retreat Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonImage courtesy DUST Tucson Mountain Retreat Tucson Mountain RetreatDUSTTucsonImage courtesy DUST