US structure studio Kendle Design Collaborative has designed an adjunct constructing for a household house with a metallic roof extension meant to border an outside backyard whereas “celebrating the Arizona sky”.
The Flex Pavilion was designed as a companion to a modern-style residence that was in-built 2016 and was additionally designed by native studio Kendle Design Collaborative.
Dotted with cacti, palo verde timber and different native vegetation, the property is situated in Paradise Valley, an prosperous city within the Phoenix metro space.
A pure wash – dry creek beds that often fill with rainwater – runs between the home and the pavilion.
The multi-purpose constructing is used as an workplace, gymnasium, guesthouse, leisure area and “nonetheless else the house owner sees match”, the structure studio mentioned.
Its design is supposed to work in sync with the principle residence and fulfil the unique imaginative and prescient for the location.
“This micro constructing is a standalone construction that enhances and stands proudly alongside the prevailing Desert Wash Residence whereas finishing the unique envisioned composition for residing inside a desert backyard,” the crew mentioned.
The pavilion is roughly rectangular in form. Its materials palette – of weathering metal, stucco and glass, together with bronze accents – helps tie the constructing to the principle house and the pure panorama.
A wraparound clerestory gives the look of the roof floating over the home.
One facet of the roof cantilevers outward as a metallic body, “celebrating the Arizona sky whereas defining an outside backyard and leisure area”.
Inside, the constructing accommodates a central room flanked by a rest room on one facet and a small gymnasium on the opposite. Inside finishes embody dark-toned wooden and white three-dimensional tiles.
Ample glazing and retractable partitions assist strengthen the connection to the location.
“Ground-to-ceiling glass partitions invite the desert in whereas framing views out,” the architects mentioned.
The crew integrated a sunken leisure space outside, the place the owners can take pleasure in a hearth on a cool night.
The area is partly enclosed inside partitions manufactured from weathering-steel panels.
The realm helps handle stormwater throughout the area’s monsoon season, which runs from June to September.
“Throughout the heavy monsoon storms, this zone converts to a retention basin to carry the additional rainwater earlier than it filters by way of gabion partitions full of rocks from the location that additionally double as benches,” the crew mentioned.
Total, the accent constructing is supposed to honour the panorama and improve the residing expertise for the homeowners.
“The Flex Pavilion is delicate to the place structure meets nature by seamlessly integrating itself with the encircling surroundings, respecting the land, and enhancing the expertise of those that name it house,” the crew mentioned.
Different initiatives by Kendle Design Collaborative embody a “zen-like” Phoenix residence that was constructed utilizing concrete blocks, stucco and glass. A number of curved components soften the rectilinear look of the single-storey house.
The pictures is by Michael Woodall except said in any other case.
Challenge credit:
Architect: Kendle Design Collaborative
Lead architect: Brent Kendle
Inside designer: Ownsby Design
Basic contractor: Brimley Growth
House owners consultant: Advocate Residential Building Advisors
