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Phoenix Home

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The curved facade captures the sun, views and mimics the lenticular clouds above.
The curved facade captures the sun, views and mimics the lenticular clouds above.
An inviting front entry.
An inviting front entry.
Triple pane glazing on the windows limits heat loss and condensation in the winter, while also adding another layer of wildfire defense to the home.
Triple pane glazing on the windows limits heat loss and condensation in the winter, while also adding another layer of wildfire defense to the home.
In the winter, the low sun floods the space and provides passive solar heating, absorbed by the concrete floor’s thermal mass.
In the winter, the low sun floods the space and provides passive solar heating, absorbed by the concrete floor’s thermal mass.
Master bath with uphill view.
Master bath with uphill view.
In the summer, the roof overhang shades most of the south-facing glass, while the home’s narrow profile and operable windows provide cross ventilation cooling.
In the summer, the roof overhang shades most of the south-facing glass, while the home’s narrow profile and operable windows provide cross ventilation cooling.
This transformable space provides privacy or openness with sliding walls.
This transformable space provides privacy or openness with sliding walls.
Solar panels provide electricity for the home and built-in spa.
Solar panels provide electricity for the home and built-in spa.
The exterior walls are clad with fire-resistant cement stucco over insulating foam board, providing a strong shoulder to gusting winds.
The exterior walls are clad with fire-resistant cement stucco over insulating foam board, providing a strong shoulder to gusting winds.

From Barrett Studio Architects

Appropriately named, the Phoenix Home rose from the ashes after Colorado wildfires of 2010 raged across this sloped land.

From the curved facade that captures the sun, views and mimics the lenticular clouds above, to the solar panels that provide electricity for the home and built-in spa—this home is exemplary of Living Architecture, with each element providing a functional, sustainable and aesthetic solution.

The exterior walls are clad with fire-resistant cement stucco over insulating foam board, providing a strong shoulder to gusting winds. Triple pane glazing on the windows limits heat loss and condensation in the winter, while also adding another layer of wildfire defense to the home.

In the winter, the low sun floods the space and provides passive solar heating, absorbed by the concrete floor’s thermal mass. In the summer, the roof overhang shades most of the south-facing glass, while the home’s narrow profile and operable windows provide cross ventilation cooling.