This was the first house design that I played with the idea of a house evolving out of a Native Indian ruin. We have indigenous Anasazi and Hopi ruins in the area. I thought it would be interesting to incorporate that organic free form Anasazi style stonework into the architecture as part of our heritage. The house just sprung out of what we constructed as ruins – we incorporated some faux bedrock for patios that emerged into the living spaces to bring the outdoors in. A lot of light and angled glass were used to pick up the great views of Wilson Mountain and Elephant Rock in the Mystic Hills subdivision.
