Dubbed 3300 by its builder, this 30,000 square foot building houses both a residence and a private museum. Architect: Jones Studio, Phoenix
The ground floor’s massive rammed earth walls and exposed steel trusses contrast with the translucent box they support.
The second-floor residence features glass floors and serpentine stacked-glass partitions.
A LEED-certified design/build project, The Perch reflects The Construction Zone’s affinity for local materials used in their most basic form. Architect: The Construction Zone, Phoenix
The Perch’s exterior massing is a composition of blocklike forms rendered in rammed earth, raw steel, and resawn Douglas fir.
Conceived as a guest house for a residence yet to be built, The Perch currently serves as the sales office for a residential development.
The Construction Zone’s most demanding project to date, Desert Courtyard pushes the limits of construction technology with knife-edge detailing in rammed earth and rusted steel. Architect: Wendell Burnette Architects, Phoenix
Desert Courtyard presents an abstract composition of natural and constructed elements.
A hinged wall, clad in onyx and bisected by a band of glass, opens Desert Courtyard’s master bath to a private walled courtyard.
The Farrell Residence preserves the topography of its steep site by splitting off an elegant carport at street level. Architect: The Construction Zone and Mike Rumpletin, Phoenix
The Farrell Residence’s window walls provide city and mountain views while screening out neighboring houses.
A screen of perforated aluminum panels anchors the Farrell Residence’s graphically simple entry facade.
The O'Rourke residence tops its curved, stained concrete walls with sweeping forms clad in black titanium-coated zinc. Architect: Jones Studio, Phoenix
The O'Rourke residence.
