The landscape and hardscape plan welcomes visitors and moves them through specific points-of-interest. The first of two custom-fabricated portals features a custom steel gate, which introduces some of the steel details found throughout the house. The second, a large steel parallelogram powder coated in a bold marigold color, frames the home’s main entry and beckons visitors through the courtyard. An acid-etched concrete path moves through large ironwood trees—various groupings of fencepost cactus and agave in raised steel planters. Conversation points along the path provide scenic viewpoints of the surrounding red rocks. Frameless glass windows that flank the courtyard reflect the garden’s texture.
Project name: Brandaw at Echo Canyon
Architect: 180 Degrees Design + Build – https://www.180degreesinc.com/
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Area: 4930 ft²
Year: 2020
Photographer: An Pham Photography – http://www.antpham.com/
Architecture firms: 180 Degrees Design + Build, CBTWO Architects
Design team: James Trahan
Structural engineer: Cartwright Architects & Engineers
Environmental & MEP engineering: Otterbein Engineering
Lighting: Woodward Engineering
Construction: 180 Degrees Design + Build