Arizona Residential Architects 16 (ARA 16) Magazine

A RIZONA R ESIDENTIAL A RCHITECTS

ARA 16

www.ArizonaResidentialArchitects.com

ARA

Arizona Residential Architects

Ten Reasons to Hire an Architect

1. An Architect can help you create and focus your dream house into a built reality.

Architects see the big picture. A skilled architect can help you develop and integrate your list of requirements with the other complex factors to create a unique Arizona home just for you by prioritizing your needs.

2. An Architect is a licensed professional.

Architects are educated, trained, and tested in a large range of areas, including aesthetic design, ergonomics, sociology, ecology, law, building codes, construction materials and technology. This breadth of knowledge allows foresight when evaluating competing requirements and restrictions.

3. An Architect will solve your problems with creative, elegant solutions.

Architects are trained to make buildings both functional and beautiful. An architect will be able to show you alternatives that you might not have considered possible.

4. An Architect is trained in communication.

An architect has experience effectively communicating through written word, drawing, and verbally with the key members of the project including clients, contractors, engineers, and authorities in the manner best suited to the situation.

5. An Architect has experience.

Most architects consider architecture a passion more than a vocation. They draw on past experience. They are an integral part of the design/construction community with contacts in all the fields.

6. An Architect can make your life easier!

Architects can bring pictorial suggestions to the table and assist in decisions for space planning, materials, and finishes transforming your abstract ideas into a form you can visualize.

7. An Architect is cost effective.

A well-conceived, designed, and coordinated project is more economical. Changes made on paper in the design phase are much less expensive than those made during construction.

8. Architecture is a good investment.

Great design sells from consumer products to cities. A well designed home has a higher resale value.

9. An Architect can make your building project environmentally friendly.

Skilled architects work with the environment to create spaces that are sustainable and comply with ever demanding energy performance requirements.

10. An Architect can guide you through an entire project as your advocate.

An architect will be able to assist with every aspect of a project from choosing a site, city permitting, design review board submittals to construction administration. Whether you choose to start a project from the ground up or remodel an existing space, an architect will be able to help the project run smoothly during each stage avoiding disruptive surprises.

Contents Craig Wickersham Architect

Clint Miller Architect

30-33

James Hann Design AIA

90-93

156-159

Kendle Design Collaborative

Dale Gardon Design

Christy & Company ARCHITECTURE Christine Wareing AIA

42-45

Tsontakis Architecture

102-105

168-171

Jones Studio

Carson Architecture and Design

54-57

114-117

180-183

Swaback Partners Architects

Urban Design Associates, Ltd. Lee Hutchison AIA

132-135

Candelaria Design

192-195

Sever Design Group Architects

Higgins Architects

Brissette Architects

66-69

144-147

78-81

Editorials

Features Ten Reasons to Hire an Architect

02

ARA Community

05

Publisher’s Note

06

By Jessica Hutchison Rough LEED AP

By Dale Gardon AIA, LEED AP

By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC

ARA Student Housing Competition Winners

126-131

ARA Networking Events

209

ARA Trade Partners

211

Photography by Scott Sandler

204-207

Valley Legacy Architect Series Part 6 Reginald G. Sydnor: Scale, Proportion, Functionalism, Integrity, Civic Pride

By Frank Aazami and David M. Brown

118-125

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ARA COMMUNITY

ARA

Arizona Residential Architects

INVITATION TO LAND OWNERS OR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPERS The Arizona Residential Architects (ARA) is a distinguished organization of 15 leading residential architectural firms who would like to provide resources and design talent to land owners, real estate individuals or firms, builders, or residential developers for the purposes of creating a new community, neighborhood, or unique collection of homes.

The ideal candidates would be seeking the assistance of the ARA as a creative design and/or development coordination partner to help facilitate new community or neighborhood planning ideas and initiatives. The ARA would bring the talents and experience of 15 uniquely diverse residential architectural firms to the project’s residential design opportunities. In addition, the ARA has developed a network of over 100 trade partners. This network includes residential builders, interior designers, residential product manufacturers or representatives, and trade service provision companies. All this knowledge, product resources and experience can be brought to benefit an identified project.

The goal is to identify an opportunity where a parcel of land is between 2ac up to 15ac, or more, wherein the ARA Community Team can design a new inspiring residential neighborhood community that creates awareness and promotes new lifestyle and environmental initiatives incorporating best practices, including recognized platforms for sustainability, such as LEED, and/or Green building practices. The ideal opportunity would allow all 15 members of the ARA to design homes for this model community.

Contact Dale Gardon at (480) 948-9666 to make an appointment to meet with the ARA Community Design Team to discuss your potential opportunity.

Publisher’s Note

By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC Arizona Residential Architects is a

latter half of the 20th Century.

ground breaking community of

See pages 118-125.

design professionals. Our purpose is to support and inspire quality design work with the most influen-

annual SARRC Breakfast.

ARA Student Housing Competition

6 ARA Firms make Bond Custom Top 100 in North America for 2018

The

ARA

has

statewide

established

summer

a

student

tial and talented professionals

Mark Candelaria

(#14)

housing design competition for

and trades in our state.

Brent Kendle

(#15)

second and third year students

Swaback Partners

(#28)

from Arizona State University and

Nick Tsontakis

(#34)

University of Arizona schools of

James Hann

(#52)

architecture. This year, we are

Andrew Carson

(#66)

awarding five prizes: $5,000 for

Fifteen leading residential architectural firms in Arizona decided to form Arizona Residential Architects in the Fall of 2010 to foster relationships within the design

The 100 Architects featured on

community and promote excep-

the list completed $5.5 billion of

tional work in a challenging

luxury home projects across North

The ARA

America in 2016. The work of

economic market. members

invited

valued

these

firms

exemplifies

their

colleagues to join and network

innovation,

with the ARA architects. These

passed quality and commitment

sponsors

to their craft. Congratulations!

included

respected

landscape

architects,

designers,

builders,

interior

creativity,

unsur-

first place, $3,000 for second place, $1,000 for third place and two honorable mentions of $500.

The award winning designs are featured in this issue on pages 126-131.

trades such as cabinetmakers,

The ARA network is dedicated to promoting collaboration among those who share in the passion of designing and creating an inspiring, well-crafted home.

window and door manufacturers,

ARA Continuing Education Course

banking

institutions, real estate professionals, craftsmen, and construction

and material suppliers.

ARA Celebrates the life and work of architect Reginald G. Sydnor, AIA (1928-2004) Frank Aazami, principal of Russ

A committee led by Jim Hann has

Group and David M. Brown from azwriter.com have put together a story that details how Reginald G. Sydnor’s residential, commercial, and health care architectural practice has added significant structures in the Valley during the

Endowment in Architecture

prepared a three hour continuing

We are awarding the second

education

the

annual award of a $1,000 to an

residential appraisal community.

ASU student who demonstrates

The committee has also prepared

the most promise and dedication

an abbreviated version of the

to the profession. The prize winner

course to present to bankers,

is selected by a committee of ASU

realtors,

homeowner

School of Architecture professors.

associations. The course highlights

The prize will be presented during

the importance of design in the

the Student Housing Competition

construction industry.

Award Ceremony on Thursday,

SARRC Lyon | Sotheby’s Private Client

ARA - Gordon P. Rogers AIA

course

and

-

for

Southwest

Autism

September 27th at the South

Research and Resource Center

Gallery of the Design School at

ARA continues to support SARRC’s

Design and Arts.

the ASU Herberger Institute for

key initiatives in our community that

help

create

a

healthy,

active, prosperous place to call home.

For eight consecutive

years, the ARA has presented a $5,000 check to sponsor the

Network on…

ARA

Arizona Residential Architects

Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC is principal of Tsontakis Architecture.

He has been in private practice since 1981. He is also director and publisher of ARA.

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I have been fortunate enough to participate in the roles of client, architect, designer and builder over the years having built several homes for myself. I understand the process from each perspective which gives me insight to address any unique requirement. I utilize progressive technologies which allow me to present, convey and interact with a client or team member regardless of location.

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Valley Legacy Architects Reginald G. Sydnor: Scale, Proportion, Functionalism, Integrity, Civic Pride

By Frank Aazami and David M. Brown

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The Cummings home in Paradise Valley is neatly sited on a two-acre lot between two Valley landmarks, Mummy Mountain to the north, Camelback Mountain to the south, with an uninterrupted view of the latter’s Praying Monk. The Phoenix Mountain Preserve is to the northeast, and Four Peaks and the Superstitions to the east.

On

three

sides,

a

fence

of

oleanders

privatizes

the

7,500-square-foot custom from neighbors and a private golf course.

Completed in 1989 and recently expanded with a 500-square-foot two-bedroom

children’s

wing

by

the

second

owners,

the

five-bedroom single-level is based on the 4-foot-square grid throughout the site and floor plans. This geometry is reiterated on the exterior with white 8-inch-square porcelain-glazed concrete masonry units. Despite three decades of pummeling by the desert sun, the load-bearing CMUs retain their modernist panache and shimmer.

Inside in the great room, with its distinctive small-aggregate terrazzo floors, radiused floor-to-ceiling window walls contrast with the orthogonal grid, as does the home’s signature component, the barrel tunnel vault, whose linear double dome skylight extends full length along the ridge, leading dramatically to the portal.

“Diane Cummings was fascinated by the work of Edward Larrabee Barnes [1915–2004]. In particular, she liked his design for the Dallas Art Museum and was clearly an influence here,” says the son of architect “Reg” Sydnor, Douglas Sydnor, FAIA, who founded Scottsdale-based Douglas Sydnor Architect and Associates, Inc. in 1993.

At the doorway of the Cummings home, at foot level, one of the porcelain CMUs has been discreetly autographed with a sandblasted stencil of “Sydnor Architects, P.C.”

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The Cummings Home: Despite three decades of pummeling by the desert sun, the load-bearing CMUs retain their modernist panache and shimmer.

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Reginald G. Sydnor (cont.)

“My dad and I didn’t sign a lot of buildings,” Sydnor explains, “but this one is very special to me because it’s the last project my father and I jointly worked on after 12 years of practice together.”

Featuring forward-thinking design elements such as daylighting, an open floor plan, gallery-style halls for artworks (the original owner was a supporter of the Phoenix Art Museum) and an expansive view deck, the home was acquired in 2009 by its new owners in part because it had been masterfully crafted by Sydnor and his father, the late Reginald G. Sydnor.

“The custodianship of a great work is also why we went back to the original architect for the addition,” says Jason Rose, a principal of a Scottsdale-based public relations firm. His wife, Jordan, heads a law firm, also in Scottsdale.

4 4. (above) Cummings Home Barrel Vault Entry.

Photo: Douglas B. Sydnor, FAIA

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“Our challenge was to be a responsible steward of a home that’s one of one and yet make it work for a young family. We also wanted it to be sexy for the many large events we have here –– as many as 450 people –– and to showcase our contemporary art. But we also wanted our children’s friends to want to come here and play, too.”

The owner particularly enjoys the architect’s visits. “Every time Doug comes here, you can see the pride,” he says. “It is like his child.”

5 5. Cummings Residence Dining Area Photo: Douglas B. Sydnor, FAIA

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6 1. (previous page) Reginald G. Sydnor Photo: Duke Photography 2. (previous page) Cummings Exterior.

Photo: Douglas B. Sydnor, FAIA 3. (above) Cummings Home from Backyard.

Photo: Douglas B. Sydnor, FAIA

6. Cummings Residence Hall Photo: Douglas B. Sydnor, FAIA

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West Virginia, Then West Reginald Gene Sydnor, AIA, was a distinguished pioneer of 20th-century Phoenix architecture, joining notables such as Lescher & Mahoney; his former partner, Ed Varney; Al Beadle; Dick Drover; and others.

Born an only child June 24, 1928 in Bellpoint, West Virginia, he grew up in neighboring Huntington where he attended the city’s high

The Cummings Home: ‘Every time Doug comes here, you can see his pride,’ the owner says. ‘It is like his child.”

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school and then the Marshall College of Liberal Arts, 1946 to 1948.

Transferring to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1952, he met and married Dorothy Mae Webb of Wichita, Kansas. Following Douglas, they had four more children: Vicki, Mark, Becky and Brad.

Recruited to Phoenix from Yakima, Washington, by University of Michigan classmate, Robert Sexton, FAIA, Sydnor was active with Edward L. Varney Associates, A.I.A., Phoenix, from 1955 to 1965. He became a partner in 1965 with the 45-person firm, Varney Sexton Sydnor Architects, until 1980. Varney had founded it in 1941, offering competition in a robust, and friendly Valley architectural environment with the superb Lescher & Mahoney.

7 7. Reginald G. Sydnor at Dra�ing Table Photo: Douglas B. Sydnor, FAIA

His Sydnor Architects, P.C., produced work from 1980 to 1991, 11

focusing on health care, commercial and residential commissions, including the 1980s St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical Center Additions and Renovations.

During 42 years of practice, most in Arizona from 1955 to 1991, “Reg” (“Redge”) completed 250 projects in Arizona, Washington and California. At times he oversaw as many as 35 contracts simultaneously, Doug recalls.

Health care buildings represented about 50 percent of his completed projects, some up to 500,000 square feet. “He was often the ‘go-to source’ for such facilities,” he says.

Other niches were educational, high technology, commercial, governmental, hospitality, manufacturing, religious and custom

8 8. St. Lukes Hospital by Reginald G. Sydnor (with Varney, Sexton, Sydnor Architects Inc.) Phoenix, 1969 12 Photo courtesy: Varney, Sexton, Sydnor Architects Inc.

residential. These included significant Valley structures such as the 1957 Motorola Governmental Electronics Plant, Scottsdale (with Edward L. Varney Associates, A.I.A.); 1960 ASU Hiram Bradford Farmer Education Building, Tempe (with Edward L. Varney Associates, A.I.A.); 1964 John C. Lincoln Hospital projects, Phoenix; 1969 St. Luke’s Hospital and Medical Center Major Expansion,

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Reginald G. Sydnor (cont.)

Phoenix (with Varney Sexton Sydnor Architects, Inc.) ; and the 1971 ASU Life Sciences Addition, Tempe (with Varney Sexton Sydnor Architects, Inc.).

All six of the homes he designed join Cummings as still standing, some remodeled with major additions, but, as Sydnor notes, “with the bones respected.”

Throughout his Valley career, he nurtured professional and civic relationships, including the Central Arizona Chapter of AIA; the Planning and Zoning Commission of Paradise Valley, where he lived; the Phoenix Art Museum; and the College of Architecture Advisory Board for Arizona State University.

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He completed his career at McLellan & Copenhagen Architects and Partners, Inc. in Cupertino, California, retiring in 1994.

A decade later, Reginald G. Sydnor died at 75, June 13, 2004.

Associates remember him respectfully and fondly.

While studying at Arizona State University for a degree in Architecture, ‘Mo’ Stein, FAIA, FACHA, had Reg Sydnor as a critic on a hospital project he was assigned.

“With Reg, everything had to work, to be precise; no detail was not important,” recalls Morris, today principal and senior vice president for HKS, Inc. from its Phoenix office. “You had to know what you were doing and why; every wall, every intersection, you had to know it and describe it.”

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9,10. Motorola Government Electronics Plant by Reginald G. Sydnor with Edward L. Varney Associates, AIA - Scottsdale, 1957 Photo courtesy: Scottsdale Public Library

Liking his work, Sydnor hired him on to Varney Sexton Sydnor Architects in 1977.

At the office, he was the same as in the classroom. “He took nothing for granted. You could count on Reg to stand with you at your board and ask questions to make sure you understood it,” Stein recalls.

“We went through everything: very clean, very precise. Everything was important. For him, detail drove a lot of the aesthetics. Why does it work? What was the next step? How does one detail lead to another?”

The mentorship guided him, and still does: “Everyone has, or should have, a Reg Sydnor in their lives.”

12 11,12. ASU Hiram Bradford Farmer Educa�on Building by Reginald G. Sydnor with Edward L. Varney Associates, AIA - Tempe, 1960 6 Photo courtesy: University Archives Photographs, ASU

Father and Son Doug Sydnor did, and is still inspired daily by that.

Born in Bremerton Washington, Doug received a bachelor’s in Architecture at Arizona State University and a master’s in Architecture at Harvard University, where he learned from distinguished architects such as Jerzy Sołtan, a Le Corbusier associate; Richard Meier, also a Corbu admirer; and abstract expressionist painter, Helen Frankenthaler.

From 1977 to 1980, he worked at Varney Sexton Sydnor Architects and then 1980 to 1989 at Sydnor Architects, P.C. 13 13. ASU Life Sciences Addi�on by Reginald G. Sydnor (with Varney, Sexton, Sydnor Architects Inc.) Phoenix, 1971 Photo courtesy: Varney, Sexton, Sydnor Architects Inc.

Father and son jointly designed and managed projects such as the 1981 St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical Center Major Expansion and St. Lukes Hospital and Medical Center Major Expansion, both 1981; Arizona Retina Associates, Inc. Suite, 1984; Baker Office Building, 1984; and the Helen C. Lincoln Learning Center, 1988.

‘His residential work was of a contemporary nature, but philosophically he tailored each project to its site, program, context and budget,’ - Douglas Sydnor

In more than 40 years of practice in Arizona, he has completed 225 projects

in

municipal,

transportation,

health

commercial,

care,

religious,

higher

retail,

education,

industrial,

and

residential. On his own, these include award-winning projects such as the 1998 Scottsdale Community College Applied Sciences, 2009 City of Scottsdale Appaloosa Branch Library and the 2016 Barry and Peggy Goldwater Library and Archives Study.

14,15 (following page). Sydnor Residence Phoenix, 1966 Photo courtesy: 16 (following page). Schoenberg Residence Paradise Valley, 1974 Photo: Koppes Photography, Inc. See Tsontakis Architecture pages 54-57 for images of the addition and remodel to this home.

“Doug is just like Reg,” Stein says. “He channels Reg.” Sydnor at Home The six Reg Sydnor-designed homes began with the 1966 Sydnor Residence in Paradise Valley, in what was then Maricopa County.

This was followed by Shoenberg, 1974, Paradise Valley; Baziotes, Paradise Valley, 1982; Hoenecke Residence, Del Mar, California, 1984; Gardiner, Paradise Valley, 1987; Ambler, Paradise Valley, 1989; and the final, Cummings, 1989. Two dozen other small residential projects were additions and remodels to existing residences.

“His residential work was of a contemporary nature, but philosophically he tailored each project to its site, program, context and budget,” Sydnor says. “This did create a body of custom single-family homes that reflect a range for expressions from the International to Ranch styles.

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Reginald G. Sydnor (cont.)

“Reg knew the desert and so did Ed Varney, a master of the desert,” Stein recalls, noting Sydnor’s use of Wrightian low ceilings, clean lines and overhangs.

“He was driven by what makes sense for the client and the harsh desert environment. You know a Sydnor house. It’s not imposing.

It’s about simple expressions and not a lot of gingerbread.”

His work is widely praised. “Reg Sydnor’s residential output was small but distinguished,” says Frank Aazami, RLSIR, a Realtor® with Russ Lyon | Sotheby’s in Scottsdale and principal of the Private Client Group. His associate partner, Ivan Zuieback, sold the home to Jason and Jordan from Diane Cummings, who, following the death of her husband, Herb, married Bruce Halle, the CEO of Discount Tires. “This is shown by the fact that all of his homes are still serving their owners, who live in them with great pride, because of

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what they are and the person who designed them.”

The Sydnor interior was recently renovated, Gardiner has had two small additions, completed by Doug Sydnor, and the owners of Hoenecke have upgraded the kitchen. Sydnor is not aware of any changes to Ambler or Baziotes.

Completed in 1976 on the rocky north side of Camelback Mountain at what now is the Sanctuary, the Shoenberg home has recently

been

expanded

and

renovated

by

Tsontakis

Architecture, Scottsdale.

“The program was to provide a winter vacation home of 3,350 square feet for a St. Louis, Missouri, couple,” writes Sydnor in his 2011 book about his father’s work, Plugger: The Architecture of Reginald Sydnor. “A swimming pool was provided below the house and integrated

into

the

rocky

hillside

property

with

minimum

disturbance.”

Today, the home contains 6,080 square feet, with 5,358 on the main level and an additional 732 square feet on the lower. The master bedroom includes a sitting room, and the home includes 4 1/2 bathrooms, 3 ½ upper and one lower. In addition, the home features two guest suites, two offices and a home theater. On the lower level are live-in quarters and an exercise room.

“It

embraces

a

modernist

ideal

based

on

strictly

rectangular/geometric forms,” says Nick Tsontakis, AIA, NCARB, MRAIC, principal of Tsontakis Architecture and director/ publisher of Arizona Residential Architects, LLC, also Scottsdale.

“The overall form, when contrasted with the steep slopes and rocky

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nature of the site, makes a meaningful statement about the difference between the built and natural environments,” he adds.

“Its long, linear shape contrasts with the steepness of the hillside, creating a moment of appreciation for both the natural site and the built home.”

The Sydnor Signature Reg Sydnor was not an International Style adherent, the key design movement of the 1950s. This was more the niche for noted Arizona architects such as Alfred Newman Beadle, AIA; P.E. ‘Gene’ Buchli, AIA; Edward ‘Ned’ Nelson, FAIA; J. John Schotanus, AIA; Joe B. Wong, AIA; and Bernie Friedman, AIA, Doug says.

Nor, in his homes, did he follow in all details the popular Ranch Style, 15

although he incorporated some elements such as low-pitched roofs and exposed masonry. Valley contemporaries such as Ralph Haver, FAIA; Weaver and Drover; Thomas Stuart Montgomery; Don K. Taylor; Paul Christian Yaeger were practitioners of this design.

In particular, his father respected Eero Saarinen. “The great Finnish

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architect treated each project as a direct and appropriate response to the conditions under which it was to be created,” Sydnor explains.

“He realized that each project does not have a consistent character or brand.”

“My father had an understanding of scale and proportions,” he explains. “He had an intuitive understanding of when a design would work and when it wouldn’t.”

Sydnor calls this functionalism, in which individual elements perform and are integrated into the building as a whole, hospital or home.

“As an architect, he strived for his projects to simply work in every way. They were to function properly, be spatially efficient, have coordinated systems, logical structural systems and composed of durable materials,” he explains.

“He understood how to build, reflected that knowledge in his contract documents and was a superb draftsman,” he adds. “He was the consummate professional and always represented his client’s requirements and priorities very effectively.”

Just as importantly were his standards: “He went through life with the utmost integrity, delivered every promise without exception and brought balanced judgment and fairness to every situation.”

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This is the sixth in a series of pioneering Arizona architects and was sponsored by Frank Aazami, Russ Lyons | Sotheby’s in Scottsdale. Previous stories have celebrated the work of Al Beadle, George Christensen, Bennie Gonzales, Frank Lloyd 11 Wright and Ralph Haver. Brown is an Arizona writer (azwriter.com)

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Back to the Roosevelt

1st Prize - $5000

Rongting Jin - ASU, 3rd Year

ARA Student Housing Competition

This project is designed for a single family to represent the Client’s intention of preserving the historical area on the Roosevelt St. Based on the preference on the art of James Turrell, this project keeps some characteristics of his art work and combines them with local history with architectural elements. The two-story modern house starts with a functional floor plan, while the exterior and structure of the project come from shifting boxes. To follow client’s will, this project is urban, compact, and an integral part of the urban fabric. The home provides different experiences of light and space while moving people around.

The openings of light make the interior more spatial and the collection of James Turrell’s art would add more sense of history. Furthermore, this project stands in the history as a irreplaceable element on the Roosevelt St.

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North Elevation

East Elevation

1st Prize - $5000

ARA Student Housing Competition This project chooses some elements in James Turrell’s art and integrates them into the design to make the house feel larger. As one moves about the house, they experience the different spaces with varying light effects, and the arrangement of openings for windows let the light come through in intriguing ways to provide an open and airy feeling to the home.

South Elevation

West Elevation

Roosevelt Residence Nicholas Coverdale - ASU, 4th Year

2nd Prize - $3000

ARA Student Housing Competition

There are 3 Turrell features of this project that are inspired by the "heliotropic" (orient towards sun), nature of human beings: 1) The central feature at the heart of the home is a negative edge skylight that frames the sky and catches morning sun, illuminating the stairwell, circulation hallways, and the thresold of the kitchen; 2) a custom architectural detail to frame, illuminate, and attract the residents towards doors and windows, as well as to provide an even wash of light across the wall and ceiling planes in the home; 3) a cactus in the garden noted by James Turrell in many interviews called the "Queen of the Night". This cacti, who blooms in the night, pans the night sky alligning itself to the moonlight, providing for a subtle, interesting, and natural attention toward the light of the night.

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New Neighbors, New Past, New Future Raymond Rash - U of A, 4th Year

3rd Prize - $1000

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The proposed house at 915 e. Roosevelt st. in Phoenix, Arizona is designed in an early modernist revival style. Amongst the smaller bungalows, this house makes a bold and obvious statement: I’m new. When the Roosevelt Neighborhood was in its prime from the 1920s to 1960s, many of the most venerated houses were ones that stood out by reviving different styles of architecture. However, lots has changed since the 1920s and contemporary architecture has almost one hundred years of new past to look at and revive.

Keeping with the Roosevelt Neighborhood’s motif of period revival, the design looks at the new past for inspiration rather than the old past which helped form the neighborhood.

Silence of Light Ke Zhang - ASU, 3rd Year

Honorable Mention - $500 ARA Student Housing Competition

Inspired by Aten Reign, the remarkable light exhibition by James Turrell at the Guggenheim in 2013, this house project aims to follow the artist’s path and place visitors from the Roosevelt neighborhood in a visual experience where light is not a tool to enable vision but rather something to look at itself. The structure is a combination of 3 cuboids with spheres taken from the center of each, leaving arched openings on both ends. Those openings not only introduce the maximum amount of natural light into the house, but also allow the movement inside to cast dynamic shadows on the walls; using Turrell’s principle to make people part of the art.

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Jenny Nguyen - U of A, 4th Year

Honorable Mention - $500 ARA Student Housing Competition

This residential design aims to fuse modern elements characteristic of James Turrell’s work with the rich historic identity of Roosevelt Row by incorporating themes that are prevalent in both aspects. Pops of natural light and color reflect on material to inject spaces with a phenomenon that invites artists and thinkers to engage in “wordless thought� as well as to immerse themselves in the creative pulse that keeps the area alive.

The project is organized in two separate barsa private bar consisting of all bedrooms and a communal bar consisting of shared spaces.

This approach encourages inhabitants to cross between indoor and outdoor spaces in their daily activities in order to garner greater appreciation for the atmospheric effects light has in residential projects.

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Redefine Boundaries When it comes to sliding and folding doors for dramatic openings, we’ve got you covered. As part of the Andersen family of products, Weiland is the innovator in large door and window openings.

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At Higgins Architects, our mission is to create locally rooted, environmentally sensitive and thoughtfully crafted spaces, while providing a fun and collaborative experience for our clients throughout the process.

We are inspired by the natural beauty and diverse architectural styles of Arizona. We build on that rich context in a fresh and modern way. We create spaces where people can thrive.

Higgins Architects is an award winning, full service architecture studio versed in bringing our clients visions of a custom home or renovation to life.

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JAMES HANN DESIGN, AIA James Hann AIA Principal

9834 E. Kalil Drive Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 jameshann@jameshanndesign.com www.jameshanndesign.com 480.661.0517 - O 480.510.1450 - M James Hann is an artist. Although Architecture is a technical discipline, to him, it is still an art form on a human scale. Licensed in several states, with over 35 years of experience, he strives to create design work as both sculpture and a functional living environment.

Every commission is unique and must meet certain criteria to satisfy a client. The process of design involves effective communication and being a good listener. "Understanding and meeting our clients' needs is probably the single most important factor in achieving success with a project. Architectural design is a very personal process ... from concept to completion."

While many Architects' design work occurs within a fairly narrow design range, Hann prefers to be known for his creative solutions involving a fairly wide range of design styles. His strength is in the diversity of his work and his ability to interpret his clients' needs without stylistic parameters.

James Hann Design, AIA is "Art as Architecture where the greatest satisfaction is realizing his clients' dreams."

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With Crestron automated technology seamlessly integrated into the design of a home, you’ll know the meaning of invisible luxury—transforming a house into a personal, responsive home.

From initial concept to completion, put Crestron at the heart of your design.

Where technology starts Visit the Crestron Design Showroom I Book a Tour at crestron.com All brand names, product names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Certain trademarks, registered trademarks, and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Crestron disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Crestron is not responsible for errors in typography or photography. © 2017 Crestron, Ltd.

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DALE GARDON DESIGN Dale Gardon, AIA, LEED AP Principal

20885 N. 90th Place, Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 dale@dalegardondesign.com www.dalegardondesign.com 480.948.9666 With over 25 years experience designing custom homes, Dale Gardon leads the residential design team and helps them create unique one-of-a kind residences for the diverse clientele the firm has had the privilege to work with. From concept to reality, Dale takes the vision each client has for their home and makes it a reality. Located directly off Market Street in DC Ranch, the award winning studio office looks more like a residence than a commercial building. Warm rich earth tones greet you at the door, and there is comfortable atmosphere that embraces you. Dale has designed homes ranging from 1,800 s.f to over 15,000 s.f. with budgets that span from $45 to over $1,200 p.s.f. Each custom residence is designed, crafted and personalized to the needs and desires of each client. Design distinction is what makes the difference in their homes, incorporating indoor/outdoor living environments, pool grottos, and other special features or spaces. They blend those unique characteristics into a cohesive design composition in the architectural style desired by the client. Careful consideration is given to the site and orientation of the home, integrating the site topography, solar orientation, and views to the best advantage to create the finest living experience.

From traditional to contemporary styles, each residence design that is created by the firm embraces a sense of comfort, and has the uniquely individual design elements that make it truly a custom home.

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You have a vision for your project. How it looks, how it feels and most importantly, how it reflects your style. At Windsor Windows & Doors, we’re passionate about your vision and it’s our mission to produce high-quality windows and doors that exceed your expectations. Countless style options, expert craftsmanship and high-performance technology – if you can dream it, we can build it. From new construction to renovation and replacement, Windsor can bring your vision to life. Now imagine what you can do...

Visit ImagineWithWindsor.com to see performance information, hardware and glass options, and download our product guide.

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Tuscany® Series Vinyl Doors Traditional design. Endless possibilities.

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Visit our Phoenix showroom and choose from over 10,000 slabs imported from 34 countries.

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A construction loan designed for your convenience?

Yes. We understand there’s a lot to juggle when building or renovating a home. That’s why we make the financing process easy—every step of the way.1 W Interest-only payments during construction and fully amortizing loan after construction is completed2 W 5/1, 7/1, 10/1 and 15/1 ARMs from $250K into the millions W Financing new construction, tear down and rebuild or existing home renovation3 W Rate locks up to 360 days4

Evan Smith Mortgage Loan Officer Evan.Smith@TIAABank.com 602-492-5363 NMLS ID #167030 1. For TIAA Bank Preferred Portfolio loans only. Loan minimum of $250,000 for new construction. For renovation loans, loan must have a minimum of $250,000 in improvements.

Contractor and project review and approval required. Our construction loan is only available in certain states. For full details and a list of states where available, please go to TIAABank.com/lending/construction-loan. Other restrictions and limitations may apply. Contact us for more information about this product.

2. During the construction Phase, we will disburse the total loan proceeds by making several advances, and you will make monthly payments of interest only on the amount disbursed.

During the Permanent Phase, your monthly payment will increase because you must pay back the principal in addition to the interest. Contact us for more details on this product, including the interest only feature.

3. Not available on all property types.

4. The rate lock programs may not be available for all loan types or for all transactions. The longer the rate lock period, the higher the interest rate. Please contact us for more details regarding terms and conditions.

Subject to credit and property approval. Rates, program terms, and conditions are subject to change without notice. Not all products are available in all states and for all loan amounts.

Other restrictions and limitations may apply. The actual terms of the loan will depend upon the specific characteristics of the loan transaction, the applicant’s credit history, and other financial circumstances that may apply.

TIAA Bank® is a division of TIAA, FSB. ©2018, TIAA, FSB. 18ERM5095.06. TIAA, FSB NMLS ID: 399805

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EVAN SMITH MIMI MILSTEIN Mortgage Loan Originator PrivateNWealth 17851 85th StMortgage Suite 100 Banker 17851 N. 85th Street, Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Cell: 602.492.5363 Cell: 480-688-8600 evan.smith@usbank.com mimi.milstein@usbank.com NMLS NMLS #: #: 167030 384590 Call today to learn more.

From vacant lot to your future home, we can finance every step of the way.

You’ve found the perfect lot to build your next home. We have financing options that can help. We’re here with competitive rates and step-by-step guidance that may make your dream of home ownership a reality.

Lot loans* Purchase a lot to build now or in the near future and get financing with no prepayment penalties.

Construction loans Get financing that includes your construction loan and your mortgage – all in one. That’s one closing and one set of fees. Plus, only pay interest during the construction of your home.

*Standard maximum of ten acres; however parcels not exceeding twenty acres may be considered if typical for the area and supported by acceptable appraisal valuation. Lot loans are not intended for investment or speculation purposes. Interest rates, program terms and information are subject to change without notice. Loan approval is subject to credit approval and program guidelines. Not all loan programs are available in all states for all loans amounts.

Interest rates and program terms are subject to change without notice. Visit usbank.com to learn more about U.S. Bank products and services. Mortgage, Home Equity and Credit products are offered by U.S. Bank National Association.

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T H E D E F I N I T I V E N A M E IN PREMIUM KITCHENS: TESS french kitchen and cabinets

The new collection by Teisseire is good news for all who love luxury kitchens. Each kitchen model is unique, offering options that can be combined and arranged in countless different ways.

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inspiring living 6900 east camelback road suite 400 scottsdale, arizona 85251 P 602 604 2001 F 480 874 7084 www.candelariadesign.com MARK CANDELARIA, AIA

Candelaria Design With more than 30 years of experience in custom residential architecture, both new build and renovations, as well as boutique commercial projects, Candelaria Design takes inspiring living to a whole new level. Through their creative ideas and thoughtful designs, Candelaria Design, and the man who started it all, Mark Candelaria, AIA, are truly an inspiration to clients and industry peers alike.

Mark formed Candelaria Design Associates in 1999 with the belief that the architectural design process should be creative and fun, not tedious and uninspiring. Mark’s talent of sketching by hand and his expertise in spatial design earned him the prestigious title of Master of the Southwest in 2005 by Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine. He was also named as one of the top 125 architects in the Western United States by Western Interiors Magazine.

Candelaria Design has been ranked as the No. 1 Residential Architecture Firm in Arizona repeatedly by Arizona Business Magazine. Some of the firm’s most prestigious honors include the Pacific Coast Builders Gold Nugget Award for custom homes over 6,500 square feet and the first LEED-certified home, The Zona Verde Home located in Paradise Valley, and the architect chosen to design the HGTV Smart Home located in Scottsdale in 2017.

Candelaria Team In the age of technology and rapid, impersonal communications, it is comforting to have the ability to instantly take an idea or concept from a client and manifest the notion with pen to paper. Candelaria’s hand-selected team of talented architects and project managers follow a careful and deliberate process in each custom luxury home or boutique commercial design. The firm’s philosophy is rooted in the initial human connection and enhanced with the latest technology that allows the team to produce designs that encompass a spirit and custom craftsmanship unlike any other offered today.

Candelaria Lifestyle Candelaria Design has taken the notion of ‘inspiring living’ and expanded it to encompass annual self-guided European travel tours and custom luxury home furnishings designed with these world travels in mind. Currently, they offer tours of Italy and Spain. Both tours immerse guests in European ancient architecture, sweeping views of the land, culinary cooking classes, fine dining on local cuisine, antique shopping treasures and endless fun. Mark’s love of traveling, cooking and design has also inspired his own line of home accessories including a custom-designed Pasta Maker available in ‘race car red.’ For more information on Candelaria Design, we invite you to visit candelariadesign.com.

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BRISSETTE ARCHITECTS Ron Brissette RA, NCARB, Partner Jeff Kamtz, Partner 10229 North Scottsdale Road, Suite F Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 ron@brissettearchitects.com www.brissettearchitects.com 480.596.3882

Ron Brissette was an English Literature major at the University of Connecticut who spent most of his time in the scene shop at the school theater. After college he spent a few years in the professional theater as a technical director, scene and lighting designer. It was a great experience where a passion for design and technical excellence were born, but there had to be something else of permanence where culture, function, and physical environment could come together in an artful way. It had to be Architecture. At 27 he entered the Frank Lloyd Wright School. There he met Jeff, who later after some 15 years of separate career paths, would become his partner.

Jeff came from a family construction background starting at a young age working during school breaks and summers. He developed a passion for art and drawing and a desire to study architecture. At 18 entered the Frank Lloyd Wright School.

The rest is history with a portfolio of great clients and signature projects realized in many styles and places. A distinguishing feature is their commitment to remaining small and giving principal attention to all aspects of a project. This gives their clients the highest level of personal service and professionalism with the goal of providing unique and practical results for them at every turn of the process.

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