Wright’s ‘Mountain Cottage’ In The Desert
Jorgine Boomer Home
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (1953)
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One of my very early additions to the project. It is compacted into two stories around a central chimney flue, just the right size at 1,400 square feet. Desert masonry construction is used with some horizontal wood sheathing, notably in the bedroom balcony, all set on an equilateral parallelogram grid.
Wright called the design a “mountain cottage.” It is virtually identical to a design for George Clark for seaside Carmel in 1951, although rotated 180 degrees (facing north) away from the hot summer sun. Wright was very aware of the sun in the desert and laid his designs down to make the sun and heat work for him, not against.
Private home. No tours. 🙏
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Q: Do you think modern architects are spending as much time thinking about the sun in how their design is laid down AND in window and roof placement as Wright did?
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