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Xeros Residence

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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/150217
Date
2006
Description
Pathway between enclosure all on the right and the tower area, with pergola arching overhead; Located at the end of two dead-end streets, the Xeros residence is positioned upon the upward slope of a 50’x 250’ double lot facing the North Phoenix Mountain Preserve to the north and the city center to the south. The building includes a two-story lower level design studio that descends down into the earth with a single story residence that exists above the studio that is accessed solely by an external stair. The primary building material is exposed steel (as structure, cladding, and shading) that is allowed to weather naturally and meld with the color of the surrounding hills. Called 'Xeros' (from the Greek for 'dry') as a reminder that all design solutions should be in a direct response to the environment. Source: ArchDaily; http://www.archdaily.com/ (accessed 5/15/2013)
Type of Work
house; studio (work space); xeriscape
Subject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), Sustainable buildings, Xeriscaping, desert environment, Twenty-first century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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