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atmosphere changes, and "it's like a luxurious ramada in the
desert,"
describes Hayes. Only light years nicer. "There is dignity to the
spaces, the
connection and ease to the landscape feeling integral," he
adds. The main entry is particularly memorable, marked by a sequence of
fractal concrete cubes that offer an open-ended path toward two separate
entries. In time,
the architects hope, vegetation will take over the steps
and become the
main experience. The steps "were an intentional move
to force one to slow
down, focus, and forget about the static of life, a
corporeal engagement into
the home," says Hayes. "A mentally decompressive
experience." Which is,
of course, every desert-oasis ideal. dustdb.com
"We tried very hard to keep
visual static elements to a
minimum, looking for purity."
