Desert H House

Desert H House Is A 3500 s.f. residence, designed by Secrest Architecture in Tucson, Arizona. The residence is to be built in phases containing 3 bedrooms, 4 baths and one detached studio/guestroom, to be located in Marana, Arizona near Dove Mountain and the Gallery Golf course. The house is a study of taking a smaller residence and creating exterior spaces that become extensions of both the interior and the surrounding desert. The exterior spaces take advantage of the desert climate and lifestyle, adding to the livable square footage of the house and strengthening the connectivity of the house to the desert landscape. The floor plan takes on the shape of an H with a large great room in the center flanked by wings on each side. The wings of the house, house the semi -private and private functions of the house. Retracting doors along the south and north of the house can fully open letting the entry terrace, great room and interior courtyard of the house flow together, breaking the conventional opaque boundary between interior and exterior. All of the spaces revolve around the interior courtyard and lap pool with floor to ceiling glass, which strengthens the connection between interior and exterior. Small perimeter courts punctuate the house and allow controlled views into the desert from the courtyard and the interior of the house. Desert H House uses a restrained pallete of indigenous stone, glass and rusted patina metal siding that is sculpted into a timeless modern expression.