Desert

Oppenheim Architecture’s sinuous concrete golf clubhouse mimics Jordan’s desertscape

June 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Ayla Oasis Golf Clubhouse and Academy by Oppenheim Architecture

A dune-like concrete shell encases the Ayla Clubhouse in Aqaba, which Oppenheim Architecture has designed to blend in with the surrounding desert in Jordan. The building forms the heart of Ayla Oasis – a 17-square-mile leisure centre under development in the city, for which Oppenheim Architecture has also designed a golfing academy. Ayla Clubhouse’s undulating form is

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Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect is a desert spa and hotel made from stone and steel

April 3, 2019 India Block 0
Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect, photography by Fernando Guerra

Architecture studio Anarchitect has turned a couple of stone buildings in the UAE into Al Faya Lodge, a hotel and saltwater spa in the Sharjah desert. A complex of buildings now forms the Al Faya Lodge, which sits in the red sands at the foot of Mount Alvaah in the Emirate of Sharjah. The pair

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Faceted aluminium panelling wraps Ramon Airport in Israeli desert

April 1, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Ramon Airport by Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects in Negev desert, Israel

Panels of white aluminium envelop the exterior of this airport, designed by Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects in the Negev desert. Located 12 miles north of the city of Eilat, Israel, Ramon Airport is expected to become a “major game changer for local and international tourism” to Israel, Jordan and Egypt’s Sinai desert, according to the

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The Ranch Mine’s Weave house in Phoenix draws upon work by Georgia O’Keeffe

March 27, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Weave House by The Ranch Mine

American studio The Ranch Mine has completed a modern courtyard home in Arizona that alludes to Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and prioritises “simple materials, distinctive geometries and the desert sky”. Located in Uptown Phoenix, the Weave house was built atop a former parking lot in a historic district. The project’s name stems from the weaving together of

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Markzeff channels desert modernism at Mountain Shadows resort

March 23, 2019 Paul Jebara 0
Mountain Shadows by MARKZEFF

New York City designer Mark Zeff has looked to 1960s desert-modern trends for the interiors of the rebuilt Mountain Shadows resort in Arizona. The boutique hotel is located in Paradise Valley – a desirable alternative to Las Vegas for the 1950s Hollywood elite, which is still home to copious luxury resorts, spas and golf destinations.

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Dancing Light House by Kendle Design Collaborative features dramatic pointy roofs

August 31, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Expansive angled roofs crown this desert house by Arizona firm Kendle Design Collaborative, protecting and shading spaces between walls of rammed earth and exposed concrete. Dancing Light House is located in Paradise Valley – a town in the Phoenix metropolitan area that boasts multiple luxury golf courses and spa resorts. The residence spans 5,600 square

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Barclay & Crousse design clifftop villa to blend in with the Peruvian desert

August 26, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Barclay & Crousse used local stone, and cement with a reddish hue, to make this house on the outskirts of Lima match the colour tones of the Peruvian desert. Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse’s firm, which is based in the Peruvian capital, designed Casa C3 for a clifftop site to the north

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Wendell Burnette places Hidden Valley Desert House among forest of cacti

August 8, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Phoenix studio Wendell Burnette Architects has completed a dwelling in central Arizona that follows the contours of its rugged desert site and provides vistas of the surrounding peaks. The Hidden Valley Desert House is located in Cave Creek, a small town just outside of Phoenix. Positioned on a hilly site dotted with saguaro and teddy

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