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Whether it’s cross-country skiing in the winter or trail running in the summer, the 330-foot home’s minimalist design encourages Catherine to be outside in the surrounding landscape throughout the year.

The backyard offers a private and peaceful city oasis, featuring a spacious patio and lawn.

Laundry room sink and pink cabinets.

Laundry room

In the process of transforming a run-down motor lodge into Hotel Wren, designer and Manola Studio founder Jessica Pell also turned the accompanying home into her own desert retreat.

Jessica selected Saltillo floors to add a layer of warmth to the home. “Some of the tiles have paw prints of when dogs walked across them as they were laid out to dry in the sun in Mexico,” says Jessica. “I put them in special locations to honor that story.”

The size of the house and the layout encourage spending time together, another welcome change from the couple’s life in Paris. “In our former house, we were all in our private spaces,” says Patrice. “Here we spend time in the central areas. It’s basically one floor, and you can call out to each other easily.”

A sleek version of the traditional parrilla, or grill, handcrafted by Oficios Asociados, has pride of place on the patio counter. - Buenos Aires, Argentina Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017