Intricate stonework helps blend home into natural landscape
With the extensive use of natural schist stone, a hilltop home was designed to blend in with the desert landscape, maximize panoramic views and provide the owners with a tranquil setting
Sitting atop one of the many hillsides in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona is a secluded 12,000-square-foot private residence, which was created utilizing a variety of natural stones, such as schist and granite, to truly embrace the qualities of the surrounding desert. At 3,500 feet above sea level, the home showcases unlimited vistas of nearby and distant mountains, sunrises and sunsets, and landscapes of Scottsdale and Phoenix.
Known as one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America, the Sonoran Desert spans more than 100,000 square miles, covering large parts of Arizona and California, while also stretching into Mexico. The residence is located in a part of the desert that runs through central Arizona nearby to the prestigious Desert Mountain — an 8,000-acre private golf club and recreational community in northern Scottsdale — and designed by Project Architect Craig Brown of Craig E. Brown & Associates in Fountain Hills, AZ.