Tucson Mountains Residence, Arizona house design architect, AZ home images, US architecture

Tucson Mountains House, Arizona

Garcia Residence, AZ, USA, design by Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

May 27, 2011

Location: Tucson Mountains, west of Tucson, Arizona

Design: Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

Garcia Residence

Tucson Mountains House in Arizona

Tucson Mountains Residence

The Garcia site is a steep north-facing slope in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains with commanding views of city lights and the surrounding mountains.

Tucson Mountains House in Arizona

Our challenge was to design a structure that would appear to grow out of the rocky desert hillside without dominating the landscape.

Tucson Mountains House in Arizona

We set the axis of the house parallel with the site contours and created three narrow bays to terrace up the hill, keeping the excavation and fill to a minimum. The terracing platforms contain the three zones of the house: living, circulating and sleeping.

Tucson Mountains House in Arizona

We used the middle bay, the entry “gallery”, for both circulation and as an extension of the living spaces. It invites the visitor down to the living, dining and kitchen spaces on the lowest platform, while connecting the house to the bedrooms on the upper level.

Tucson Mountains House Tucson Mountains Residence Arizona House

The outstanding city view led us to break the house axis and rotate the main window to frame fantastic views of the Tucson city lights and the Catalina Mountains to the northeast. We introduced south sun to the living spaces by splitting the bedrooms apart, thereby creating a small intimate courtyard with a view up the ridge.

Garcia Residence Tucson Mountains House Tucson Mountains Residence Garcia Residence

The material palette of sandblasted Integra block, steel, birch and concrete is simple, durable and responsive to the desert climate, colors and textures. It is our belief that with good design, extraordinary space can be created with ordinary materials.

Tucson Mountains House Garcia Residence Tucson Mountains House Tucson Mountains Residence

Garcia Residence images / information from Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

Location: Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA

Arizona Buildings

Tucson Mountain Retreat
Design: DUST Architects
Tucson Mountain Retreat Arizona
photos © Jeff Goldberg / Esto
Arizona Mountain Retreat

Arabian Library, Scottsdale
Design: richärd+bauer
Arabian Library Building
image : Bill Timmerman
Arabian Library

American Houses

Courtyard Residence, Phoenix
Design: blank studio, architects
Phoenix Residence
image : blank studio, Inc.
Arizona Residence

Suncover Residence – house, Phoenix
Design: blank studio, architects
Suncover Residence
image : blank studio, Inc.
Phoenix Residence

Arizona Architecture

American Architecture Designs

American Architectural Designs – recent selection from e-architect:

America Architecture News – latest building updates

US Architecture News

American Houses

American Architect

American House Designs

Comments / photos for the Tucson Mountains HouseArizona Residential Architecture design by Ibarra Rosano Design Architects USA page welcome.