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Elegant Modern at Estancia

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Location
Scottsdale, Arizona
Year
2015
Style
Modern
With the 3,169-foot-high granite summit of Pinnacle Peak looming to the southwest and the Sonoran Desert fanning out in every direction, our Elegant Modern at Estancia project embraced the site’s spectacular locale.
With the 3,169-foot-high granite summit of Pinnacle Peak looming to the southwest and the Sonoran Desert fanning out in every direction, our Elegant Modern at Estancia project embraced the site’s spectacular locale.
The rugged desert landscape forms the ideal backdrop for this Estancia home distinguished by its modernist lines.
The rugged desert landscape forms the ideal backdrop for this Estancia home distinguished by its modernist lines.
Windows frame local landmark Pinnacle Peak and provide a stunning backdrop for casual conversation.
Windows frame local landmark Pinnacle Peak and provide a stunning backdrop for casual conversation.
Perhaps the most stunning of the cantilevered roof sections is this patio. The cantilevered roof and multiple levels of stone feel like a continuation of the surrounding boulder-strewn hills. The 15 by 40 foot infinity pool adds sculptural value.
Perhaps the most stunning of the cantilevered roof sections is this patio. The cantilevered roof and multiple levels of stone feel like a continuation of the surrounding boulder-strewn hills. The 15 by 40 foot infinity pool adds sculptural value.
With door panels retracted, the indoor-outdoor entertaining space gains intimacy and drama as darkness illuminates distant city lights.
With door panels retracted, the indoor-outdoor entertaining space gains intimacy and drama as darkness illuminates distant city lights.
A pocketing glass door disappears into stone massing and seamlessly merges indoor with outdoor living spaces. With Pinnacle Peak (right) and city lights beyond, this project is the definition of beautiful views.
A pocketing glass door disappears into stone massing and seamlessly merges indoor with outdoor living spaces. With Pinnacle Peak (right) and city lights beyond, this project is the definition of beautiful views.
Serene and zen-like, this master bathroom provides a relaxing retreat.
Serene and zen-like, this master bathroom provides a relaxing retreat.
This zen-like master bedroom includes stunning views of the adjacent mountain, conversation chairs, and a continuance of the serene color palette utilized throughout the home.
This zen-like master bedroom includes stunning views of the adjacent mountain, conversation chairs, and a continuance of the serene color palette utilized throughout the home.
Bathroom amenities embrace the desert and provide a private sanctuary.
Bathroom amenities embrace the desert and provide a private sanctuary.
A glass entry door welcomes visitors. A cozy dining room is surrounded by stone walls while a stunningly detailed stair leads to guest quarters.
A glass entry door welcomes visitors. A cozy dining room is surrounded by stone walls while a stunningly detailed stair leads to guest quarters.
Featured on the cover of Luxe Interiors + Design in Jan/Feb 2015, we affectionately named this project Elegant Modern for its crisp, clean lines and refined sense of beauty.
Featured on the cover of Luxe Interiors + Design in Jan/Feb 2015, we affectionately named this project Elegant Modern for its crisp, clean lines and refined sense of beauty.
Winner of 2015 Excellence in Masonry Architectural Award of Merit, Elegant Modern at Estancia showcases large vertical expanses of Italian travertine.
Winner of 2015 Excellence in Masonry Architectural Award of Merit, Elegant Modern at Estancia showcases large vertical expanses of Italian travertine.
A destination entry transports visitors from the Sonoran desert to a peaceful, zen-inspired modern oasis at our Elegant Modern at Estancia project.
A destination entry transports visitors from the Sonoran desert to a peaceful, zen-inspired modern oasis at our Elegant Modern at Estancia project.
Bulthaup cabinetry and a concrete counter top offer a quiet and elegant frame to distant mountain views.
Bulthaup cabinetry and a concrete counter top offer a quiet and elegant frame to distant mountain views.
A reach-through bar provides beauty, convenience, and delineation of spaces.
A reach-through bar provides beauty, convenience, and delineation of spaces.
Adjacent to local landmark Pinnacle Peak, our Elegant Modern project is nestled into the beautiful Sonora Desert flora and fauna.
Adjacent to local landmark Pinnacle Peak, our Elegant Modern project is nestled into the beautiful Sonora Desert flora and fauna.
The setting for a perfect Arizona evening? Yes...enjoying indoor spaces that embrace the outdoors.
The setting for a perfect Arizona evening? Yes...enjoying indoor spaces that embrace the outdoors.

From Drewett Works

The primary goal for this project was to craft a modernist derivation of pueblo architecture. Set into a heavily laden boulder hillside, the design also reflects the nature of the stacked boulder formations. The site, located near local landmark Pinnacle Peak, offered breathtaking views which were largely upward, making proximity an issue. Maintaining southwest fenestration protection and maximizing views created the primary design constraint. The views are maximized with careful orientation, exacting overhangs, and wing wall locations. The overhangs intertwine and undulate with alternating materials stacking to reinforce the boulder strewn backdrop. The elegant material palette and siting allow for great harmony with the native desert.

The Elegant Modern at Estancia was the collaboration of many of the Valley’s finest luxury home specialists. Interiors guru David Michael Miller contributed elegance and refinement in every detail. Landscape architect Russ Greey of Greey | Pickett contributed a landscape design that not only complimented the architecture, but nestled into the surrounding desert as if always a part of it. And contractor Manship Builders — Jim Manship and project manager Mark Laidlaw — brought precision and skill to the construction of what architect C.P. Drewett described as “a watch.”

Project Details | Elegant Modern at Estancia
Architecture: CP Drewett, AIA, NCARB
Builder: Manship Builders, Carefree, AZ
Interiors: David Michael Miller, Scottsdale, AZ
Landscape: Greey | Pickett, Scottsdale, AZ
Photography: Dino Tonn, Scottsdale, AZ and Werner Segarra, Phoenix, AZ