SubscribeSign In
Project posted by Drewett Works

The White Box No. 2

View 20 Photos
Tucked off the entry of this modernist residence is a formal parlor for music-making, reading, and basking in the glow of the morning Arizona sun.
Tucked off the entry of this modernist residence is a formal parlor for music-making, reading, and basking in the glow of the morning Arizona sun.
Informal dining is tucked neatly to the side of this three-island kitchen. Rift-cut walnut millwork is topped with Blizzard Caesarstone. Appliances are housed in vertical millwork banks flanking the islands.
Informal dining is tucked neatly to the side of this three-island kitchen. Rift-cut walnut millwork is topped with Blizzard Caesarstone. Appliances are housed in vertical millwork banks flanking the islands.
Enjoying adjacency to a two-sided fireplace is the dining room. Above is a custom light fixture with 13 glass chrome pendants. The table, imported from Thailand, is Acacia wood.
Enjoying adjacency to a two-sided fireplace is the dining room. Above is a custom light fixture with 13 glass chrome pendants. The table, imported from Thailand, is Acacia wood.
Pristine combed-face white limestone clad walls, a custom oversized glass pivot door, and a double-sided entry fireplace offer a zen-like welcome to guests.
Pristine combed-face white limestone clad walls, a custom oversized glass pivot door, and a double-sided entry fireplace offer a zen-like welcome to guests.
A carefully restrained material palette of combed-face white limestone cladding, plaster, and zinc completes a refined and tranquil architectural composition.
A carefully restrained material palette of combed-face white limestone cladding, plaster, and zinc completes a refined and tranquil architectural composition.
One-of-a-kind gates and combed-face white limestone clad site walls offer privacy to White Box No. 2. Rows of ocotillo and barrel cactus offer ordered desert refinement and flora to White Box No. 2.
One-of-a-kind gates and combed-face white limestone clad site walls offer privacy to White Box No. 2. Rows of ocotillo and barrel cactus offer ordered desert refinement and flora to White Box No. 2.
The great room is devoted to the entertainment of stunning views and meaningful conversation. The open floor plan connects seamlessly with family room, dining room, and a parlor. The two-sided fireplace hosts the entry on its opposite side.
The great room is devoted to the entertainment of stunning views and meaningful conversation. The open floor plan connects seamlessly with family room, dining room, and a parlor. The two-sided fireplace hosts the entry on its opposite side.
The passageway to the master bedroom is flanked by master bathroom and master closet. Custom horizontal grain rift oak doors are stained to match the African Mahogany flooring
The passageway to the master bedroom is flanked by master bathroom and master closet. Custom horizontal grain rift oak doors are stained to match the African Mahogany flooring
Appliance walls free counter space for preparation. Luxury appliances from SubZero and Miele provide every possible cooking convenience. Undercounter cabinet lighting provides nighttime elegance.
Appliance walls free counter space for preparation. Luxury appliances from SubZero and Miele provide every possible cooking convenience. Undercounter cabinet lighting provides nighttime elegance.
Miele ovens are housed in rift-cut walnut cabinets flanking the kitchen islands. Undercounter lighting adds night time visibility and entertaining drama to this dreamy kitchen.
Miele ovens are housed in rift-cut walnut cabinets flanking the kitchen islands. Undercounter lighting adds night time visibility and entertaining drama to this dreamy kitchen.
An entertainer's dream, the three islands of the kitchen are rift-cut walnut topped with Blizzard Caesarstone. Appliances are housed in millwork flanking the islands.
An entertainer's dream, the three islands of the kitchen are rift-cut walnut topped with Blizzard Caesarstone. Appliances are housed in millwork flanking the islands.
The great room provides stunning views of iconic Camelback Mountain while the cooking and entertaining are underway. A neutral and subdued color palette makes nature the art on the wall.
The great room provides stunning views of iconic Camelback Mountain while the cooking and entertaining are underway. A neutral and subdued color palette makes nature the art on the wall.
The open floor plan connects seamlessly with family room, dining room, and a parlor. The two-sided fireplace hosts the entry on its opposite side. In the distance is the guest wing with its 2 ensuite bedrooms.
The open floor plan connects seamlessly with family room, dining room, and a parlor. The two-sided fireplace hosts the entry on its opposite side. In the distance is the guest wing with its 2 ensuite bedrooms.
The monochromatic master bath's porcelain wall tile seamlessly blends with figured walnut millwork and is illuminated by low voltage pendant lighting. Countertops are Caesarstone in pure white.
The monochromatic master bath's porcelain wall tile seamlessly blends with figured walnut millwork and is illuminated by low voltage pendant lighting. Countertops are Caesarstone in pure white.
The master suite enjoys breathtaking views of iconic Camelback Mountain and a beautiful custom fireplace.
The master suite enjoys breathtaking views of iconic Camelback Mountain and a beautiful custom fireplace.
The patio is an effortless extension of the adjacent great room. The spaces merge to indoor-outdoor living by seamless material transitions and pocketing retractable glass doors.
The patio is an effortless extension of the adjacent great room. The spaces merge to indoor-outdoor living by seamless material transitions and pocketing retractable glass doors.
The dramatic powder bath features split-faced Freska limestone walls, Sonnemon pendant lighting, a Caesarstone custom integrated sink, and a Hansgrohe wall-mounted faucet.
The dramatic powder bath features split-faced Freska limestone walls, Sonnemon pendant lighting, a Caesarstone custom integrated sink, and a Hansgrohe wall-mounted faucet.
This elegant and restrained modern home becomes an indoor-outdoor entertaining mecca when the glass doors retract. Champagne anyone?
This elegant and restrained modern home becomes an indoor-outdoor entertaining mecca when the glass doors retract. Champagne anyone?
A private tennis court flanks the north side of White Box No. 2, with a stunning view of Camelback Mountain beyond.
A private tennis court flanks the north side of White Box No. 2, with a stunning view of Camelback Mountain beyond.

Credits

Posted by

From Drewett Works

Utilizing a carefully restrained material palette of combed-face white limestone cladding, plaster, and zinc, a refined and tranquil architectural composition embraces iconic southwestern mountain views while mitigating solar impacts.

White Box No. 2 had an opportunity to stretch out and reach towards the views of iconic Camelback Mountain. But in embracing these views, the home would find its greatest challenge – a southwest view axis’ significant solar impact. Providing safe harbor from the sun, the architecture protects itself. An outstretched form allows for significant views from all living spaces and creates pods of autonomous living environments. The guest wing manages the solar impacts so successfully that the owner rarely utilizes air conditioning, a remarkable feat for a desert home. Additionally, a remarkable sense of of destination and a seamless connection to the outdoors results from the outreaching pods.

Indoor and outdoor living spaces connect via retractable glass doors, allowing guests to enjoy Arizona’s enviable “winter” weather and move freely between dining, living, kitchen and patio areas. Guests will likely congregate in a dreamy three-island kitchen featuring stadium-style seating on the outer islands. Though an open plan, intimacy and sound mitigation are obtained through a lowered ceiling in the kitchen, eliminating the noise and visual overwhelm that accompany combined spaces.

White Box No. 2 was featured in the November 2020 issue of Phoenix Home and Garden and received a 12-page editorial feature entitled “A Serene Remastering” within the magazine.

Project Details // White Box No. 2
Architecture: Drewett Works
Builder: Argue Custom Homes
Interior Designer: Ownby Design
Hardscape and Intial Landscape Design: Greey | Pickett
Additional Landscape Design: Refined Gardens
Photography: Jeff Zaruba