"We chose some pretty unique materials for the La Tierra Nueva, informed by Northern New Mexico’s traditional building materials, such as mud plastered, site cast adobe and corrugated metal in addition to colors and textures found on the site. The house incorporates zinc siding, selected for its color connection to the site. We used cladding for the walls, and corrugated roofing. The glass was meant to open the home up toe the environment. Finally, the rammed earth building technique had a strong connection to the site itself. " Graham Hogan, AIA, LEED of Studio GP LLC