Armendaris Ranch

The architecture of the home was designed to be muted and humble so as to add and not take away from the beauty of the natural landscape, a key point to the environmentalist owner.

To keep the design concept, the lodge maintains one story with low roof lines and derives the exterior palette from the surrounding environment.

The home was designed around a courtyard that provides a more intimate outside setting from the vast open range.

To keep the outdoors incorporated into the design the three guest rooms are only accessed from the open air corridor along the courtyard. Visitors must exit to the exterior of the lodge to reach to reach the other parts of the dwelling.

Built in the fashion of the early settlers of New Mexico, thick masonry walls finished with stucco help insulate the building from the harsh cold nights and hot days of the desert environment.

Clean simple openings in the walls made with custom wood frame glass panels keep the interior spaces connected to the land and provide ample natural light.

The great room ceiling was made from vegas and latillas emphasizing the importance of using materials in natural form.

Native Mexican clay floor tiles and mesquite wood were used on the floors