Santa Fe, NM
2006

The Tano Road House is a 3,211 square foot residence for an interior designer, an artist/entrepreneur, and their daughter. The linear building stays low to the ground, harmonizing with the narrow topography.  The slight bends in the shape of the building enhance powerful valley and mountain views, and provide for passive solar gain.  The house is surrounded by minimal and drought-tolerant plant life, colored in particular tones of the site.  Inside, the subtle use of light adds mystery to the alluring landscape.

The house is for entertaining, giving guests an enhanced version of the outdoors with the privacy and protection of a home.  Cooking, gardening, yoga, and studio spaces are all functional elements of the house.  The materials within the house were chosen to reflect an organic ethos: “a nearly white color with tints of gray, yellow, brown – like that of un-dyed fibers or yarn.”