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In Plane Sight

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Location
Paradise Valley Village, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Year
2018
2018
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Modern
The downstairs bar displays the owners' sense of fun and folly complete with a disco ball overhead (not visible in the photo but trust us...it's there!).  
The downstairs bar displays the owners' sense of fun and folly complete with a disco ball overhead (not visible in the photo but trust us...it's there!).  
The bridge from master suite to outdoor living flanks the rear of the house and provides expansive views of iconic Camelback Mountain.  
The bridge from master suite to outdoor living flanks the rear of the house and provides expansive views of iconic Camelback Mountain.  
Formal Living Room
Formal Living Room
Dining and Wine Room
Dining and Wine Room
Entry
Entry
Kitchen
Kitchen
Indoor living spaces enveloped by pocketing glass doors open to outdoor paradise. This great room merges with the rear-flanking bridge expanding its footprint. The fully automated home includes a stunning lighting package designed by the owner, an electrical engineer.  
Indoor living spaces enveloped by pocketing glass doors open to outdoor paradise. This great room merges with the rear-flanking bridge expanding its footprint. The fully automated home includes a stunning lighting package designed by the owner, an electrical engineer.  
Living Room
Living Room
Master Bathroom
Master Bathroom
Master Suite
Master Suite
Pocketing glass doors (right) open the wall connecting outdoor living and great room. A massive 2-sided fireplace offers warmth and drama during the pleasantly cool Arizona winter. Left of the outdoor living is an outdoor kitchen which connects to the indoor kitchen via pass-through windows.
Pocketing glass doors (right) open the wall connecting outdoor living and great room. A massive 2-sided fireplace offers warmth and drama during the pleasantly cool Arizona winter. Left of the outdoor living is an outdoor kitchen which connects to the indoor kitchen via pass-through windows.
The bridge view east includes the negative-edge mid-level pool, fire pit and lounging areas as well as a descending staircase to the media room and bar. Hemlock tongue-and-groove ceilings give warmth to the stunning cantilevered lid above. This viewpoint will also offer an Instagrammable sunrise.  
The bridge view east includes the negative-edge mid-level pool, fire pit and lounging areas as well as a descending staircase to the media room and bar. Hemlock tongue-and-groove ceilings give warmth to the stunning cantilevered lid above. This viewpoint will also offer an Instagrammable sunrise.  
The stunning planar architecture is complimented by the equally beautiful use of outdoor space. This 3-level outdoor living area includes kitchen and living (upper), pool, lounge and fire pit (middle), and bar, media room, and outdoor grassy areas (lower).
The stunning planar architecture is complimented by the equally beautiful use of outdoor space. This 3-level outdoor living area includes kitchen and living (upper), pool, lounge and fire pit (middle), and bar, media room, and outdoor grassy areas (lower).
Planes pierce through translucent living spaces which offer glimpses of fireplaces above (great room) and below (media room). The rear bridge connects master suite, parlor, great room and outdoor living (upper level). The lower level also offers 3 additional ensuite bedrooms for guests.  
Planes pierce through translucent living spaces which offer glimpses of fireplaces above (great room) and below (media room). The rear bridge connects master suite, parlor, great room and outdoor living (upper level). The lower level also offers 3 additional ensuite bedrooms for guests.  
In Plane Sight, encapsulates — by a horizontal bridge-like architectural form — 180 degree views of Paradise Valley, iconic Camelback Mountain, the city of Phoenix, and its surrounding mountain ranges.
In Plane Sight, encapsulates — by a horizontal bridge-like architectural form — 180 degree views of Paradise Valley, iconic Camelback Mountain, the city of Phoenix, and its surrounding mountain ranges.
Stairwell
Stairwell

Details

Bedrooms
4
Full Baths
4
4
Partial Baths
3
3

Credits

From Drewett Works

With nearly 14,000 square feet of transparent planar architecture, In Plane Sight, encapsulates — by a horizontal bridge-like architectural form — 180 degree views of Paradise Valley, iconic Camelback Mountain, the city of Phoenix, and its surrounding mountain ranges. Large format wall cladding, wood ceilings, and an enviable glazing package produce an elegant, modernist hillside composition.

The challenges of this 1.25 acre site were few: a site elevation change exceeding 45 feet and an existing older home which was demolished. The client program was straightforward: modern and view-capturing with equal parts indoor and outdoor living spaces.

Though largely open, the architecture has a remarkable sense of spatial arrival and autonomy. A glass entry door provides a glimpse of a private bridge connecting master suite to outdoor living, highlights the vista beyond, and creates a sense of hovering above a descending landscape. Indoor living spaces enveloped by pocketing glass doors open to outdoor paradise. The raised peninsula pool, which seemingly levitates above the ground floor plane, becomes a centerpiece for the inspiring outdoor living environment and the connection point between lower level entertainment spaces (home theater and bar) and upper outdoor spaces.

Project Details: In Plane Sight
Architecture: Drewett Works
Developer/Builder: Bedbrock Developers
Interior Design: Est Est and client
Photography: Werner Segarra