Shaffer house

Younger generations are trading traditionally formal dinner parties for homey supper clubs.

Floor plan of Sonoran Adobe by Logan Havens and Gustavo Silva

The facade’s lime plaster was restored.

The office has a vintage Alvar Aalto chair and a desk made from Hay’s Pier shelving.

The straightfoward kitchen has a custom stainless-steel countertop and storage unit.

The dining room connects with the backyard, which is planted with native species like catclaw acacia, velvet mesquite, saguaro cactus, and Catalina Foothills palo verde to echo the surrounding desert landscape.

The combined dining room and kitchen has a vintage P376 pendant by Kastholm & Fabricius.

The Mags Low sofa is from Hay, and the Akari lamp by Isamu Noguchi is from Noguchi Shop.

When the couple bought the home, the lime-plaster exterior was in poor condition, but other elements, like the wooden roof structure, were intact.

Photographer Logan Havens and designer Gustavo Silva restored an adobe in a Tucson neighborhood known for the structures, honoring the home’s original plan while layering in modern touches. In the living room, Logan sits in a lounge chair by Cade Manning Hayes of Dust Architects.

The original wood columns and beams create a more open feel and flood the spaces with natural light. "The kitchen looks out over the courtyard, which acts as a light well and provides ventilation,

Sliding doors open out into the garden. The floors are microcement, a DIY project that took James one week to do.