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Modern Phoenix: 5 Houses We Love in Arizona

“The uniqueness of the horizon and the desert light encouraged everybody to try something different,” says architect Will Bruder of Phoenix, Arizona, his adopted hometown. With that in mind, we take a tour through five of the most innovative modern houses in the city.

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The front door is accessed by a 'floating' concrete bridge that bisects the two wings of the house.
The front door is accessed by a 'floating' concrete bridge that bisects the two wings of the house.
To pave the way for their modernist intentions, DeBartolo Architects gave their clients (a community of Jesuits) copies of Tadao Ando’s The Colours of Light and John Pawson’s Minimum as Christmas gifts. The architects were surprised when the priests started quoting the books back to them, and copies of both still sit out on a coffee table. See the modern house here. Photo by Bill Timmerman.
To pave the way for their modernist intentions, DeBartolo Architects gave their clients (a community of Jesuits) copies of Tadao Ando’s The Colours of Light and John Pawson’s Minimum as Christmas gifts. The architects were surprised when the priests started quoting the books back to them, and copies of both still sit out on a coffee table. See the modern house here. Photo by Bill Timmerman.
The standing seam metal roof consists of steel panels coated with corrosion-resistant coating.
The standing seam metal roof consists of steel panels coated with corrosion-resistant coating.
The glass-enclosed master bedroom floats above the corrugated, oxidized steel exterior.
The glass-enclosed master bedroom floats above the corrugated, oxidized steel exterior.