58 INSPIRED INTERIORS
To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the
venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials,
including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain-desert views.
The home is known as the "house with legs" because of the columns that stretch out like a spider. These "legs"
are notonly aesthetic but provide structural support for the patio and the house itself. The result is a modern
home that offers a sense of warmth. To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated
the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius.
We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize
Photography by Pamela Singletom
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