A RIZONA R ESIDENTIAL A RCHITECTS
ARA 10
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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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
Gordon Rogers Architect INC AIA
24-27
James Hann Design AIA
84-87
146-149
Clint Miller Architect
Dale Gardon Design
Christy & Company ARCHITECTURE Christine Wareing AIA
36-39
96-99
158-161
Tsontakis Architecture
Kendle Design Collaborative
Carson Poetzl Architects
48-51
108-111
170-173
Swaback Partners Architects
Urban Design Associates, Ltd. Lee Hutchison AIA
122-125
Candelaria Design
182-185
Sever Design Group Architects
Higgins Architects
Brissette Architects
60-63
Features
134-137
72-75
Ten Reasons to Hire an Architect
02
ARA Community
05
By Jessica Hutchison Rough LEED AP By Dale Gardon AIA, LEED AP
ARA News
By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB
06
ARA Student Housing Competition Winners
112-121
ARA Networking Events
188-193
Photography by Tony Hernandez and Scott Sandler
ARA Sponsors and Credits
ARA 10
Fall 2015
211
194-197
Editorials
Furniture and Modernism
08
Four Tools to Build the Power of your Team
28
By Robert Moric By Jerry Meek
Legacy Series Part 1 Remembering Al Beadle
By Frank Aazami and David Brown
40-43
Benefits of Hiring an IALD Lighting Specialist
52
Q&A: What’s Trending in the Kitchen
64
The Real Value of a Professional’s Work
76
Design Without Sacrifice
88
By Robert Singer IALD, IES By Chris Norris
By Lane Cook
By Amy Young
Approaching Landscape Architecture
100
Well Written Window Specifications
126
By Jeremy McVicars
By Marvin Windows and Doors
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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.
ARA News By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB Arizona Residential Architects is a
The ARA publishes ARA Maga-
were awarded: $5,000 for first
ground breaking community of
zine bi-annually and has a
place, $3,000 for second place,
design professionals. Our purpose
website,
$1,000 for third place and 2 -
is to support and inspire quality
ArizonaResidentialArchitects.com
$500 for each honorable
design work with the most
The magazine and website are
mention. You can see the award
influential and talented profes-
useful resource guides for the
winning designs on pages
sionals and trades in our state.
public.
112-121. The awards ceremony
It has been 5 years since the fall
ARA is involved in furthering the
of 2010 that fifteen leading
architectural profession and
residential architectural firms in
supports education and
Arizona decided to for Arizona
licensing of future architects
Residential Architects to foster
through an internship process.
Children First Foundation
relationships within the design
ARA has a community presence
For the fourth consecutive year,
community and promote
and supports the following:
the ARA Holiday Party raised
exceptional work in a challenging economic market. The ARA members invited valued colleagues to join the ARA as sponsors. These sponsors included respected landscape architects, interior designers,
SARRC - Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center
will be held at the Gallery of Design in ASU’s South School of Design Building on Friday, September 25th, 2015.
money to support the Children First Foundation, a non-profit organization that offers
“The network has evolved into a rich pool of talent offering the best possible design team for new construction or remodel projects”
builders, banking institutions, real
ARA selected SARRC, a non-
education to those at or below
estate professionals, craftsmen,
profit working to advance
the poverty line.
and construction trades such as
research and provide support for
cabinetmakers, window and
individuals with autism and their
door manufacturers, and
families. As a unified group, ARA
material suppliers. All of the
is proud to support those
sponsors in the ARA publications
addressing key initiatives in our
were hand selected for their
community and creating a
excellent skill level and profes-
healthy, active, prosperous place
sionalism. When you choose to
to call home. For the fifth
work with an ARA architect
consecutive year, the ARA
member, design professional or
presented a check for $5,000 to
trade sponsor you are choosing
sponsor the annual SARRC
the finest Arizona has to offer.
Breakfast on April 24, 2015.
The ARA architect members and
ARA Student Housing
sponsors regularly hold network-
Competition
ing events to encourage
The ARA has established a
communication and exchange
statewide summer student
innovative design ideas,
housing design competition for
techniques, and products. The
second and third year students
network has evolved into a rich
from ASU and U of A schools of
pool of talent offering the best
architecture. This year the group
possible design team for your
selected another site in the
new construction or remodel
Paradise Valley area for a
project.
custom home design. Five prizes
ARA Home Tour - Spring 2016 Starting in the Spring of 2016, the ARA will host an annual ARA Home Tour. The tour will consist of 5 to 6 homes designed by the ARA architect members. The ARA Home Tour will feature livable, architect designed homes and highlight the importance of good design. Proceeds from the ARA Home Tour will also go to local charities. ARA Sponsor Appreciation Event On Thursday, October 1st, 2015, we will be celebrating our fifth anniversary! The Sponsor Appreciation Event will be held at the unique Sands venue at the Hotel Valley Ho. Here’s to the next 5 years! Network on…
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Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB 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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Furniture and Modernism By Robert Moric
Mies van der Rohe’s notorious
The demand was created for
Juhl and Hans Wegner creat-
quote of “less is more” still has
simplicity, clean lines, more
ing furniture with the human
a remarkable impact on
color, and less rigidity in
scale in mind. It was functional
today’s design and lifestyles.
interiors. The use of natural
and minimal; clean and
As one of the iconic figures of
finishes, such as wood and
precise; lightweight and
Modernist design, his work, and
stone, became the standard. It
simple. Wood textures and
that of other acclaimed
was believed that good
grains created organic
mid-century modern archi-
design would positively impact
patterns in the design, and
tects, has endured for
the way people lived and
veneers could now be bent
decades. This concept of “less
interacted with one another.
and shaped to reflect the
is more” couldn’t be more
Only the holistic and harmoni-
relevant now than it was
ous approach to design could
during the mid-20th century, because today, as a society, we are moving towards the methods and ideals of sustain“less is more” fundamentals of endurance and minimalism reduction.
an era of optimism, creativity and productivity, as well as new building forms. Houses were designed to be more functional. The open-floorplan concept of fluid and boundless contiguous spaces was a new norm. Unnecessary walls were removed to create a great room that could change with a family’s daily activities. This concept also increased the importance of coordinating and curating selection of flooring, furniture and lighting.
Arne Jacobsen who is consid-
into a balanced composition.
ered the father of functional-
Form followed function.
ism created the Ant Chair, the
With the end of the World War
The end of World War II spurred
and marked the beginning of
bring these different elements
Everything had a purpose.
through reuse, recycling and
modern design movement
forms never before seen.
It was functional and minimal; clean and precise; lightweight and simple.
ability, which embrace the
the advancement of the
human body, establishing new
II, untapped technologies created opportunities for new materials and techniques of production. These new materials once used to fight the war could now be introduced into households. For example, a post-war kitchen had 12 appliances compared to five appliances during the 1930s. This was an era of full prosperity and optimism that not only brought architectural and technological innovations during the mid-1900s, but also a new style of modern furniture. Denmark had a
Egg Chair and the Swan Chair. Finn Juhl designed the Chieftain Chair with a floating seat in teak and leather. Padding and upholstery were added to seating exactly where needed, such as on the Shell Chair by Hans Wegner. He designed 500 chairs, with the most famous being the Wishbone Chair created in 1949, and still manufactured today in Denmark by Carl Hansen & Søn. Wegner was a motivating force behind the Danish Modern movement, which greatly influenced people's views of furniture in the 1950s and 60s. His designs remain relevant today.
huge impact on mid-century modern design, with architects such as Arne Jacobsen, Finn
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Four Tools to Build the Power of your Team By Jerry Meek Your team's greatest
essential that these tools be
thermostat controls the
successes, from designing
reviewed regularly, practiced
temperature. Ten percent in
groundbreaking architecture
diligently, and implemented
life is what happens to us while
to building a client’s dream
one at a time.
ninety percent is how we
home, are created using a powerful set of tools. Like a toolbox, these important tools can be collected and shared. Each one has its unique purpose from sharpening leadership skills and refining character to invigorating creativity and advancing personal and professional integrity. The aim of these tools should
Any tool could completely transform your team both individually and collectively. When mastered, using all of
respond to it. Explain things to yourself in a positive way. This is an opportunity to grow as a person.
them together has the
Silver Dollar
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Add value to all that you do –
immeasurable positive result,
without exception. Create
which, in turn, could propel
mission, vision, and value
you and your team through
statements to ensure that all
any number of challenges and
team members are consistently
bring you to the success you
aligning their actions, service,
aspire to achieve. Below are
and results with the spirit of
be to provide support to your team that increases effectiveness while lowering the pressure usually associated
Your Team Builder Toolbox offers insight into what you can do to inspire greatness throughout your life and your team.
with high performance. From the moment you discover your
some tools to consider adding
own unique set of team
to your team’s toolbox.
building tools, you will find that
Whether you lead or support a
your best results suddenly
team of architects, interior
connect with your hopes and
designers, builders, or trades
dreams as they lay the
people, the principles behind
foundation of what you create
the tool’s effectiveness will
together.
encourage you to evaluate
Your Team Builder Toolbox offers insight into what you can do to inspire greatness
how to best incorporate each one into your professional and personal life.
throughout your life and your
Tape Measure
team.
What gets measured gets
The 20:80 rule is that the first twenty percent of the time you put into planning provides you with eighty percent of the value of the entire process including your best results. Most people rush into the process
done and can be improved upon. The purpose of the tape measure is to determine progress, focus on deliverables, see where you are in the big picture, and realize where you can improve.
without planning and
Thermostat
subsequently fail. Therefore, it is
Control your attitude like the
your organization. Balance Realize the importance of living out both your personal and professional endeavors equally and with equal amounts of enthusiasm, expertise, courage, and showmanship. As with any great toolbox, life will present you and your team with new tools to add to your collection as new opportunities and skills arise. The types of tools you add to your toolbox will help you become more effective with the effort you put forth to develop remarkable teams, forge outstanding businesses, and lead remarkable lives.
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The Legacy Architects: Remembering Al Beadle By Frank Aazami and David M. Brown Alfred ‘Al’ Newman Beadle’s
the post-war years, offering
Seabee, one of those extraordi-
personal and architectural
innovative alternatives to big
nary young men of the U.S.
legacy remains fresh, energetic
ranch homes, small ranch
Navy Construction Battalion
and inspiring since his passing
homes or mid-size ranch
who constructed everything
17 years ago. Here in Phoenix,
homes.
they were asked to with speed,
visit the Boardwalk Apartments,
“He was one of the first archi-
accuracy, courage and
the Three Fountains Apartments
tects to bring Modernism to the
passion. He returned home
or the Triad Apartments, three
desert,” says Nick Tsontakis AIA,
determined to be a builder but
small but still vibrant spaces he
NCARB, publisher of the ARA
turned as well to architecture.
designed more than a half
Magazine. His work consists of
He was taken with Modernism,
century ago in 1963.
clean lines and well- propor-
with the Bauhaus and Mies van
Or, if you can, if just from the
tioned spaces, and his elegant
der Rohe and Minimalism,
outside, see the Driggs House
use of material also distin-
constructing beautiful and
(1970), Paradise Valley, or the
guished his projects.”
romantic spaces from contem-
Patrick House (1973), Scotts-
“People love his architecture
porary, easily available materi-
dale. Or the Gruber House
for the calming effect of
als and a 20th-century logic
(1998) in Paradise Valley. Any of
“Simplicity carried to an extreme is elegance.” - Al Beadle
them, all of them good. They are clearly conceived, rational spaces, simple, sensu-
rectilinear lines, framing of views
ously angular, without preten-
and regularity of the grid. He’s
tions and with great soul and
responsible for some of the
panache. There’s lots of glass to
most rigidly International Style
welcome the desert, steel is
and frankly exuberant architec-
often expressed as a structural
ture our city has known,” says
element and flat roofs are
Alison King, a Phoenix-based
signature. Driggs, as is a
designer and historian behind
common Beadle element, is on
whose ModernPhoenix.net has
stilts.
been Arizona’s source for
In all aspects, the structure
Midcentury-Modern design in
welcomes, embraces and
Arizona for 11 years.
envelops you and doesn’t
“Beadle’s homes and buildings
intimidate. The older these
are deeply loved by those who
spaces are, the more they
live and work in them. It’s not
reveal and celebrate the
often that architecture elevates
uniqueness of Beadle’s vision,
the human spirit to the level of
tenacity and personal strength.
loving. That alone is remarkable
Fortunately, many of his
enough,” she says.
contemporaries and those he
Born in 1927 in St. Paul, Minne-
taught and inspired duly
sota, Beadle apprenticed at his
remember him for the pioneer-
father’s kitchen-design business.
ing work he did in Phoenix in
During World War II, he was a
(left) Al Beadle, mid-1990’s Photo: CJ Brinkman (below) Boardwalk Apartments Al Beadle, 1963 Photo: Gnossis Media
Remembering Al Beadle (cont.) and love. Beadle’s vision was
Beadle moved to the Valley, as
with numerous others. Let’s
to sculpt a design for a home-
with so many veterans, after
hope the architectural com-
site, letting the land dictate
the war, and worked in the
munity will be forceful in
design, within minutes of seeing
family business and began
ensuring the preservation of his
it. A problem lot was a
work as a builder and designer,
work, moving on.
welcome problem: He would
even lecturing at Arizona State
Yes, Beadle fought with city
make an architectural sculp-
University’s School of Architec-
planners, as we have heard
ture and place it, masterfully.
ture.
the tales. But, back then
He was passionate about
He also designed Executive
pro-Modernist officials were
authenticity, true to form and
Towers (1960), once Phoenix’s
hard to find, and he’s made
allowed for no compromise.
tallest building, where his
that bureaucracy easier for the
Fans call him an “art-chitect.”
widow, Nancy, had been living
young architects who followed
He was also, I hear, a curmud-
until recently, the Mountain Bell
him, many with much more
geon of sorts, which is a good
Building (1971), the Western
forward-looking ideas. And
characteristic if it’s got solid
Savings and Loan Building
that’s good, too, so long as the
principles. His curmudgeon did.
(1964), these two both gone
design is good. And Beadle’s
Beadle’s vision was to sculpt a design for a homesite, letting the land dictate design, within minutes of seeing it. Novak House Al Beadle, 1995 Photo: Shawn Augustinak
were. Architect Mark Candelaria, AIA, remembers experiencing
Remembering Al Beadle (cont.) The Boardwalk back in 1982,
Everyone has heard the Beadle
walked the lot for 10 to 15
when an associate was living
stories, but they have a Wizard
minutes. She asked: “Mr.
there. “I was struck by the
of Oz spirit that’s reinvigorating
Beadle, should I call you next
simplicity and classic contem-
every time you experience a
week to see if you can build on
porary elegance of the spaces
classic. They show he had
it?”
and pure expression of the
heart, brains and courage.
He quickly responded, a little in
structure,” says Candelaria,
One client wanted a modern
the Wright tradition: “I already
principal of Candelaria Design
house –– that was OK –– but it
know and ‘Yes, you can have
Associates, Scottsdale.
also had to have “a little touch
a home on this lot. However,
Later, the first iteration of his
of the Southwest.” Beadle
you will not have a garage.
architectural firm was in the
threw up both arms; that
Also, you will have to get a
Beadle building in the Twelfth
wasn’t. “I am not your man;
different car. That one is the
Street Office Building (1985) in
you got the wrong architect.”
wrong color.”
Phoenix. “We loved the
One client had a lot that was
building and lovely courtyard
really a mega-boulder. The
space. Al Beadle is a true icon
owner called him. Beadle
of Arizona contemporary architecture, and I hope as many of his creations can be
She got her Beadle house, and a new car.
“I am not your man; you got the wrong architect.”
preserved.” Cave Creek residential designer Michael Johnson
Mountain Bell Buidling Al Beadle, 1971 Photo: Gnossis Media
knew him as an associate and as a friend. Although he claims no especial influence, his designs, especially the remarkable Yoder Home (2000) on Camelback Mountain, have elements such as angular flow and glass expanses that are reminiscent of Beadle. “His ethics were beyond reproach, and he would not capitulate to anyone on matters of principle,” he says. “He is missed here in the flesh and in the spirit.” He and wife Suzanne published Constructions: Buildings in Arizona by Alfred Newman Beadle in 2008 through their Gnosis Media.
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Benefits of Hiring an IALD Lighting Specialist By Robert Singer IALD, IES Architects, interior designers,
Lighting designers are trained
intent. Reducing the owner’s
electrical engineers, builders,
to make spaces both
operations costs may be a
and owners are among the
functional and beautiful. This
pivotal part of the design
many who are embracing
knowledge allows foresight in
decisions, and these measures
professional lighting designers
evaluating both requirements
often benefit the project
to augment their projects. They
and restrictions of a project. A
aesthetically and practically.
are finding extensive value in
skilled lighting designer can
Lifecycle cost analysis
an independent lighting design
help develop and integrate
compares the return on initial
professional. Light is a
your list of requirements within
investment of different
technically difficult, yet
the framework of the project
techniques or technologies. For
intangible medium, that
and with the latest
example, LED Technology
requires mastery of varied and
technologies.
provides maintenance free
continually evolving disciplines. A lighting design specialist
A lighting designer can guide you through an entire project
integrates the arts, sciences,
as your advocate.
and business of illumination
A qualified lighting designer will
design, and implementation. An owner or project designer may be unaware of the advantages an independent lighting consultant can bring to today’s design and
aspect of a project from
Professional lighting designers
schematic design
bring solid, technical acumen and sensitive design technique to architectural and
development, construction documents, control system, natural light control, on-site
landscape projects. The
services, construction
invaluable services they provide can only enhance the success of a project.
administration, design review board submittals, to final focus and programming. Designers
Technology is developing at
are able to ensure the project
light speed.
runs smoothly during each stage, avoiding any disruptive
Knowledge of physics, optics,
and costly surprises.
electricity, ergonomics, business, codes, environmental
Lighting designers can reduce
issues, construction, vision and
the project construction and/or
the art of design, are all
operations costs.
essential to creating great lighting solutions. Lighting specialists are continually educated on the latest, most cost effective technologies.
home. Experience and knowledge of working within a budget can seamlessly support overall project goals.
Light is a technically difficult medium that requires mastery of varied and continually evolving disciplines. be able to assist with every
construction processes.
lighting for the lifetime of the
A designer will work with the owner and contractors to achieve budget objectives through value engineering without sacrificing design
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Q & A: What’s Trending in the Kitchen? By Chris Norris Q: What is popular in today’s
allow more accuracy, speed
simmer. Finally, with gas, there
kitchen?
and control in cooking when
is always the perk of being able
A: Larger, more open kitchens
compared to electric.
to use the range during a
are a must-have! Open space planning is so popular in Arizona that, in many homes, the space previously reserved for the dining room is instead being used for a larger kitchen
Induction cooking is also popular because of its instant
Q: Are there any appliance
heat and precision. Improved
options for the health-
safety and energy savings are
conscious cook?
also perks of induction cooking.
A: Culinary enthusiasts can
floor plan with commercial
When it comes to ovens, there
grade appliances. Some Viking
are seemingly limitless options.
cooking products incorporate
Consider dual ovens to allow
design and high-performance
for multitasking. Consider
features used by professional
self-cleaning or steam-
chefs. Advancements in
cleaning modes for easy
technology are also taking
maintenance. Consider the
over the kitchen. Touchless
capacity to ensure you have
faucets, dimmable LED under cabinet lighting, and appliances featuring intuitive controls are go-to products for
Colorful appliances are leading the trend over stainless steel finishes in some designs. While you may be cautious to add a “pop” of color such as a cobalt blue range or apple red refrigerator, those with a keen eye for design know how this bold statement can make a kitchen one-of-a-kind. Q: What kinds of features are important on ovens and ranges? A: How you use your cooking products should lead your decision making on what features to consider. The choice between a gas or electric range is often times dictated by the home’s access to gas. Gas ranges tend to be a chef’s favorite, because they
take advantage of the health and nutritional benefits of steam cooking with a range that features a fast, easy way to seal in nutrients and flavors. Steaming preserves many of the vitamins, minerals, nutrients and micronutrients in foods
Kitchens are the entertaining hub of Arizona homes, with spaces that are open, inviting and all about convenience. room for your large meals.
today’s kitchen.
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Convection heating provides evenly distributed heat for perfecting every dish and is a must-have for today’s oven. Many ovens today feature LCD displays with menu-driven intuitive controls so chefs can select cooking options, set temperatures and timers, and even follow recipes! Q: What is the particular appeal of gas appliances? A: The benefits of gas are important to anyone who knows their way around a kitchen. In summary, gas provides fast, efficient cooking and precise control. Additionally, most gas ranges boast higher maximum BTU outputs when compared with their electric counterparts. Gas can do the trick for a low
that are typically lost through traditional cooking methods. And steaming allows for flavorful cooking without using butter or added fat. Since the food only absorbs the amount of moisture needed to cook, there is less chance of overcooking or drying out. Q: How can the kitchen be incorporated into an outdoor living space? A: A homeowner can expand upon an open floor plan with retractable glass walls, creating a seamless transition into an outdoor living space. Many of today’s outdoor kitchens reflect indoor amenities, with everything from built-in grills, sinks and pizza ovens to refrigerators and dishwashers.
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The Real Value of a Professional’s Work By Lane Cook When I was 4 years old, my
passion and dedication that
finally hammers out what they
mother loaded me up into our
we professionals have to offer.
want. Then they announce it is
green 1969 Plymouth station
Indeed, our livelihoods rest on
time to get bids.
wagon and headed off to buy
our ability to communicate,
• After numerous hours of free
groceries at Lucky
translate and convert
consulting help, the client
supermarket. This was a treat,
promising fuzzy ideas into real
decides to cancel the project.
as I knew that meant I’d get to
life beauty.
These are ulcerous moments
choose a treat to gobble
What is the true value of your
we have all experienced,
down all by myself.
creativity, your past gallery of
where we feel used and dirty,
What a shock it was when
creations, your real life
torn between making a sale or
Mom said “not today Lane, no
experience? And how do you
making a stand.
candy!” Incensed, I slithered
make this tangible to your
How do you walk this
over to the Brach’s Pick-A-Mix
clients, so they respect, value
tightrope?
station anyway, and stashed a
and compensate you for
With chutzpah. With courage.
few delectables into my
them?
With bravado. With
Toughskins front pockets.
How do we help a client
confidence.
Indeed, crime was a sweet gig I thought. A few minutes later we were driving home, me cowered on the floor of the
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understand the difference
Let us hand out our Brach’s
into my mouth. Being only four,
between our solution and the
caramels sparingly to help
I didn’t realize that cellophane
dashboard contractor?
convince the client of our
wrapper noise travels, and my
In our quest to impress or
efficacy. And once the client is
Mom yelled out “what are you
convince a client, our job is to
finally on board, there is
doing back there?”
show just enough of our ability
nothing more stimulating than
A few minutes later I was
to consummate a working
to share our creative treasures
standing in front of the Lucky’s
relationship. But oft times the
with them, and to work
store manager, humiliated,
proverbial cart gets ahead of
collectively until their project’s
and turning over the other
the horse:
glorious fruition.
candies untouched as my
• A client insinuates
Our jobs of beautifying the
mother paid for the eaten
commitment, yet requires
world are so much more
piece. I was then forced to
several designs before a
rewarding than punching a
look the manager in the eye,
contract is signed.
keyboard in an ocean of
and apologize for my theft,
• A client brings another’s
office cubicles somewhere. But
and promise to never do this
designs to us for a
let us do it honorably, and help
again. “You can’t take
“competitive bid” as if the
our clients honor those efforts
something for nothing!” my
starting gun has not yet
as well.
mother taught.
sounded.
Lesson learned!
• After months of bids,
In our world of creating
requotes, site meetings,
beautiful things, it is amazing to
discussions, and idea
witness the great creativity,
extraction with us, a client
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GORDON ROGERS ARCHITECT INC AIA Gordon Rogers AIA Principal
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- Recipient of the Gold Medal from the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for his designs. - Recipient of ten (10) Arizona Homes of the Year awarded by the Arizona chapter of the AIA and Phoenix Home and Garden. “To quote a friend: ‘I became an architect so I wouldn’t have to work another day in my life.’ I think what pleases me the most about Architecture, other than the sheer joy of creativity, is seeing people happy in their homes, be they new or remodeled. I have clients who have entertained thoughts of moving out of state but they love their home so much that they will not consider it. We just spent seven days on a private cruise with our young clients from Trinidad - Tobago. After spending the week in close quarters, we are still friends. Creating Architecture is creating sculpture in which we live. I strive to create a sense of place, a sense of space, a sense of belonging to the site and to nature. I have long been inspired by the beauty, elegance, and economy of structure of sailboats, with nothing extraneous for the function, and so it is with my residences.”
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Design Without Sacrifice:
Complying with Energy Codes Without Compromising your Vision By Amy Young The architect’s ultimate goal is
house would consume if it
at the final project as a whole
to blend planning skills and
were built to minimum prescrip-
and see what trade-offs can
creative talents to bring the
tive path standards.
be made and what variables
vision of a building to its
When following the prescriptive
can be factored in. For
aesthetic and functional
path, changes in the design
instance, maybe the home's
fruition. This is no easy feat.
plans may be unavoidable to
large front side aluminum
More than an architect’s
make the building compliant.
window stays intact, while
knowledge and abilities,(s)he
For those who can't imagine
insulation is added elsewhere
must adhere to guidelines for
making that type of compro-
in the property's structure."
safety and efficiency through-
mise, the performance path
Mogowski feels that, though
out the entire process.
may be the solution. Mogowski
complex, the performance
Complying with building
says, "for many architects, [the
path is worth the effort to
energy codes is an essential
prescriptive path] is what they
preserve the architect’s design
part of the process and one
have always done — it’s what
intent. He also can't stress
that can be both complex and
they know, and that makes it
enough taking the time to find
daunting. The U.S. Department
easier in some ways,” he
high-quality NFRC-tested
of Energy works with national
explains. "It's having to make
fenestration.
organizations and regional
For modern homes in Arizona, the performance path creates an opportu-
jurisdictions to continuously establish and enforce codes
nity to look at the entirety of a project to see where trade-offs can be made.
with the goal of reducing the amount of energy used by our
those compromises in design
Further, he believes that one of
country's buildings.
that are making the perfor-
the best things that can ensure
"Energy codes are more
mance path more attractive."
a smooth route to compliance
stringent than ever," says
A good example is in Arizona
via the performance path is for
Stephen Mogowski, president
modern home design. This
all parties to come together
of Desert Skies Code Compli-
popular style features a lot of
early on in a project.
ance. "But with good reason."
aluminum, which is a highly
"Bring together the architect,
Though code compliance may
conductive material. It also
the HVAC engineer, the
be difficult, the reduction in
includes large expanses of
builder, and the energy
energy used reduces both
glass, like giant sliding doors
specialist and initiate fluid
consumer costs and carbon
and massive windows.
communication from the
emissions.
Because the prescriptive path
beginning,” Mogowski says.
The energy code offers archi-
looks at each of these areas
"Doing so is what leads to
tects two different pathways to
individually, they often won't
building a great home or
compliance — the prescriptive
be able to meet compliance
property."
path and the performance
and this usually means that
Sacrifices to the design integ-
path. The former requires that
design chances must occur.
rity of a building should not be
each component is built to a
It doesn't have to go in that
made for the sake of code
set standard, while the latter
direction, says Mogowski.
compliance. A performance-
allows trade-offs between
"These are situations where you
based approach can pave
components so long as the
definitely want to consider the
the road to a majestic new
annual energy consumption is
performance path,” he says. "It
home.
less than or equal to what a
provides an opportunity to look
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The Union of Dwelling and Land Clint Miller’s childhood home was nestled in the hills of Southern California, where large expanses of living room windows framed landscaping, where honest, load-bearing wood beams both supported the home’s structure and adorned its interior. As a youngster, Clint felt a kinship with these simple structures and their textures and proportions, and to the views that revealed the surrounding environment. These early experiences helped shape Clint’s architectural quest to understand the intricate balance required to create a home that forges a natural relationship of dwelling and environment. For more than two decades now, Architect Clint Miller has striven to design homes that form a union with their site ... whether integrating into lush urban communities or growing organically from the surrounding desert flora. Miller’s body of work balances delicate detail and bold composition, melding traditional techniques and materials with sensitive design and application. Each home expresses an organic relationship between site and design; each home respects and embraces its site. Clint’s residential projects have been featured in AIA Home Tours, honored in an AIA Homes of the Year competition, and recognized in an AIA Historical Preservation Exhibit. In March of 2010 he was honored as a Master of the Southwest by Phoenix Home and Garden magazine and has been featured several times on that publication’s cover.
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Brent Kendle, AIA, LEED AP Principal 6115 North Cattletrack Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85250 brent@kendledesign.com www.kendledesign.com 480.951.8558 Pete and Lorelei chose a site like themselves, unique and in love with the natural desert, the lush views of the mountains, the golf course, and the city lights. They chose Brent Kendle as their architect, appreciating his passion for Regional Modern architecture, an authentic architecture that harmonizes with its natural surroundings and is not limited by the conventions of historic styles. As Brent described a Camelback Mountain home he designed, Lorelei exclaimed: “That is a home that breathes - and that is exactly what I am looking for.” Their collaboration rendered an award-winning home that opens up like an outdoor pavilion, that breathes the mountaintop air, cooled naturally as it descends and is drawn across a microclimate of pools, fountains, and gardens. The home shelters its occupants from the harshness of the environment while it celebrates the many splendors of the desert and the unique character of its owners. DESERT WING
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Hidden Atrium House
1st Prize - $5000
Queston Kwolek - U of A, 4th Year
ARA Student Housing Competition
This custom home strives to be open to, and accepting of, the surrounding landscape. A simple bridge spans the natural wash running through the site to connect the main and guest houses. The main house is divided into five sections: semi-private living, private master suites, library/office and music studio, garage and exercise room, and guest rooms. All rooms share the same finished floor elevation for increased accessibility. The owners and guests are welcomed by a series of gardens leading to a tall foyer and lounge that acts as an interior atrium space. Open-air atriums in the west portion of the house provide spaces for contemplation and serenity while allowing daylight and fresh air to penetrate the library and master suites. These internal experiences are complemented with multiple opportunities for viewing Camelback mountain from the great room, guest rooms, and master suites.
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1st Prize - $5000
Hidden Atrium House Queston Kwolek - U of A, 4th Year
ARA Student Housing Competition
Massive concrete walls throughout the home reveal interior and exterior ďŹ replaces. The music performance and studio space is a unique feature of the home. Sliding doors allow this space to be either closed off for recording and rehearsals, or opened up to the living and patio spaces during a performance. The patio spaces are focused on entertainment, relaxation, and healthy living, featuring a lap pool, outdoor bar and grill, and space for a hammock. The layout of these amenities encourages views of the music performance space, natural wash, and Camelback Mountain. The language of the project as a whole is one of transitions - one plane transitioning into the next, one experience leading the occupant to a new one. SITE + ROOF PLAN
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2nd Prize - $3000
Josh Greene - ASU, 3rd Year
ARA Student Housing Competition
With striking views towards the southwest and a wash that carves through the site, the beauty of the raw Sonoran Desert inspires this project. The design captures elements of the surrounding landscape in a way that enhances the relationship between the built and natural environment. This contemporary space that engages its surroundings aligns with the clients’ passion for the outdoors and their demand to experience even when inside. The rammed earth walls bring the colors and textures of the desert into the house. The centrally located rammed earth walls welcome visitors into the home and extend outside, capturing views of Camelback Mountain. This wall also serves as a main structural member that holds up the modern butterfly roof. This roof is then used for collecting rainwater and returns unused water to its natural path in the wash helping bring life to the desert.
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Capture Josh Greene - ASU, 3rd Year
2nd Prize - $3000 ARA Student Housing Competition
The wash provides an excellent opportunity for architecture to connect with the natural environment and extends the meaning of life in the desert. In an attempt to become closer to this connection, the lower level master retreat opens up to a private terrace that runs along the contour of the wash. This connection to the terrain is solidified with the main upper level of the house. It sits atop the site as a large mass oriented to frame the views of Camelback. This level is specifically designed to accommodate guests and the eldest resident who is showing early signs of Alzheimer's. The open floor plan is carefully designed in compliance with ADA requirements to create functional spaces that will alleviate any future restrictions. The resulting experience is a comprehensive response to place and client.
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West Elevation
Joshua Tree Residence
3rd Prize - $1000
Ryan Kiefer - ASU, 4th Year
ARA Student Housing Competition
Joshua Tree Residence is a luxury residence situated between Mummy Mountain and Camelback Mountain. The form of the house is shaped by its surroundings, mirroring the terrain between the two mountains and the shape of the prominent wash on the property. This form is also ideal for the organization of the house, with a spacious public great room that is open to the views and outside spaces nestled between the two larger and solid private volumes. Large bedrooms and private baths ensure comfort and an airy sense of space. Private wings wrapping the central public space create quiet private retreats without sacrificing views or a feeling of connection to the rest of the house.
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Joshua Tree Residence Ryan Kiefer - ASU, 4th Year
3rd Prize - $1000 ARA Student Housing Competition
As one enters, a contrasting floor pattern draws the eye and body through the open central volume and over the negative edge of the pool terrace toward the mountain. The panels in the south wall of the great room slide away to open and connect the interior with the exterior, taking advantage of the fair climate and panoramic vistas. The floor remains level with the exterior deck and water, creating one plane that falls into the desert at the negative edge of the pool.
Sculpture House
Honorable Mention - $500
Jacob Kackley - ASU, 4th Year
ARA Student Housing Competition
The Earth was the first inspiration throughout this design. Using locally sourced materials to create the load bearing walls symbolizes how we rely on the earth every day of our lives. The earthen walls defend against the harsh summer sun, while inviting the warmth of the winter sun. Like the wash that pushes and pulls its way through the site to fit its needs, the rammed earth walls do the same throughout the house to fit the users needs. The choppy rhythm between the rammed earth walls represent the hustle and bustle in our daily lives. In contrast, the larger, solid walls were placed in the living spaces to provide stillness creating a threshold between public and private lives. The walls create a gallery of art and nature engaging people as the walk through the house.
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12. Kitchen/Dining Room
13. Media Room
14. Cocktail Lounge 15. Master Bedroom 16. Office
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East Elevation
Sculpture House
Honorable Mention - $500
Jacob Kackley - ASU, 4th Year
ARA Student Housing Competition
This home was carved and casted onto the site, making it a sculpture in itself. Since the clients enjoy fine art and collecting sculptures, this house was designed to become an extension of their sculpture garden. Other ideas of sculpture define other parts of the home.
South Elevation
West Elevation
Honorable Mention - $500
LOAMHOUSE
Jacob Wilhelm - ASU, 4th Year
ARA Student Housing Competition
A fine, blended soil found near ravines and washes, loam is rich in nutrients and workable by hand. LOAM house is as its name suggests- of the earth and adaptable into what the resident needs. Embracing the desert lifestyle with attention to indoor-outdoor living, the existing site is the primary driver for all design considerations. The design relies on the existing conditions of the site, its loam, defined by changing topography, wild foliage, and colorful stone. The house is oriented on an axis parallel to the natural wash directing views to Camelback and Mummy Mountains. Large overhangs frame these views and shade the house. Further, the axis exposes the home to the prevailing Southwestern winds for passive cooling. Interior volumes shift with The movement of the wash, preserving the site ecosystem and highlighting the seasonal water feature.
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East Elevation
LOAMHOUSE
Jacob Wilhelm - ASU, 4th Year
Honorable Mention - $500 ARA Student Housing Competition
Resident needs of aging in place, privacy, and flexibility are the hands that work the loam. With separate wings for primary residents, guests, and elderly parents and caretakers, independence is maintained without restricting accessibility. To encourage flexibility, each main space has access to a utility core. These cores serve as the nucleus that rooms can be manipulated around, and have potential to be prefabricated for expedited construction and mitigation of site disruption. Holding up the light, airy roof that contrasts much of the heaviness in the desert design vernacular are materials that are of the earth. Large boulders and rammed earth excavated from the surrounding area root the home in its context and balance its presence with the surrounding mountains.
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DALE GARDON DESIGN Dale Gardon, AIA, LEED AP Principal
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CARSON POETZL ARCHITECTS Andrew Carson III Jon Poetzl Principals 7522 East McDonald Drive Suite G Scottsdale, Arizona 85250 info@carsonpoetzl.com www.carsonpoetzl.com 480.905.1712
Carson Poetzl, Inc. is a full-service architectural firm that has a rich history and focus dedicated to high-end custom residential and light commercial architecture. They approach the highest level of design and service by closely working with builders, interior designers, landscape architects and engineers. Offering a wide range of talents represented in design styles ranging from cutting edge contemporary to historically accurate, they tailor each project to the clients' needs and desires. All the while integrating climatic and site-specific ideas to create a blended harmony between the architecture and its surroundings. They are an award winning firm that has appeared in numerous publications, including being ranked in the top 10 for the last 6 years in "Ranking Arizona" magazine's Residential Architect section, as well as belonging to the Better Business Bureau of Arizona.
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CANDELARIA DESIGN Mark B. Candelaria AIA Principal
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Since 1999 Candelaria Design has engaged in the very personal, creative process of designing custom homes and boutique commercial environments. The one-on-one relationship between architect and client is essential in the manifestation of ideas and dreams that transform into beautiful, timeless designs. Our commitment to quality service is the single most important element in making the design process enjoyable. Candelaria Design's portfolio represents a wide variety of styles and environments from the deserts of Arizona to the forests of Idaho. From contemporary to traditional architectural styles our commitment to authenticity is of the utmost importance. Each design is a representation of our clients' dreams working in perfect harmony with the uniqueness of the hand-selected homesite. We approach each project with a team philosophy in mind - a collaborative effort between clients, architects, designers, contractors and craftsmen. Candelaria Design combines state-of-the-art technology with hand drawn artistic craftsmanship in every design. Our dedication and passion for design is what makes a Candelaria signature home the perfect backdrop for enhancing your lifestyle.
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Technology By Design Lighting • Distributor • Manufacturer
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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, he 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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ARA 9 - Networking Events
Greey Pickett - April 9, 2015
Nick Tsontakis, Ron Brissette, Elizabeth Rosensteel, Larry Langhurst, Bernie Becker
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James Hann, Michael Hiatt, Nick Tsontakis, Mark Sever, Andy Platt
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Modern Group - May 21, 2015
Jessica Hutchison-Rough, Craig Wickersham, Lee Hutchison, Richard Van Gilse
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Modern Group - May 21, 2015
Erin Johnson, Blake Sutton, RD Hendrickson, Gary Falconbridge
Ron Brissette, Nick Tsontakis, Mike Brunson
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Central Arizona Supply - July 9, 2015
Paul Aucunas, Jon Poetzl, Nick Tsontakis, Chris Matthews, Ron Brissette
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Benedicte Torrington Interiors 193 Billi Springer Interior Design 34 Donna Decker Design, Inc. 69 Elizabeth A. Rosensteel Design 83 Ernesto Garcia Interior Design 71 Est Est Inc. 165 Esther Boivin Interiors 163 Greey Pickett Landscape Architects 162 IMI Design - Anita Lang 132 Janet Brooks Design 30 Kim Scodro Interiors, LLC 186 KT Tamm Interiors 59 Light Control 70 MMB Studio 93 Pawling Design Associates 128 Refined Gardens 101 Robert Singer & Associates 53 Rondi Kilen Interior Design 60 Susan Hersker Interiors 204 Walker Design Group 205 Wiseman and Gale 188
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