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Clemens & Associates Inc.
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t started with a simple call about repairing water damage over the front entryway of a Las Campanas home. By the time Clemens & Associates had done their magic, the experience of approaching and entering the home was completely transformed. Before, no transition existed between the parking area and the front walkway, and the space felt stark and bare. Clemens’ landscape architecture firm reconfigured the space, creating a deeper, straight-edged portal with flagstone steps and room for outdoor seating. New curved and square courtyard walls featuring contrasting stucco colors echo the home’s contemporary lines and create privacy in an intimate enclosed area. A new front door became an architectural statement while allowing more light inside. Finally, the addition of a stone fountain and the planting of shrubs and perennials brought color, life, and softness to the space. As Catherine Clemens remarks, “It is a really nice house, and this shifted the property to a whole new level.” 1012 Marquez Place, Suite 201, Santa Fe | 505.982.4005 | clemensandassociates.com
from left: anne Wright; catherine clemens
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fabu-wall-ous Solutions Private Residence | Santa Fe
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1925 Rosina Street, Suite B, Santa Fe 505.982.9699 | fabuwallous.com
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he homeowner’s vision was to step back in time into a magnificent hacienda-style home graced with traditional Spanish-Moorish and Tuscan influences. As codesigner and general contractor, Fabu-WALL-ous Solutions helped achieve this vision, from start to finish, in just one year. The 3400-square-foot home—a 2009 Parade of Homes Peoples’ Choice Award winner—features extensive walled gardens and numerous rooms opening onto a central courtyard. A self-contained casita, or mother-in-law apartment, is set within the house, whose grand lines are complemented by exterior stonework, hand-wrought ironwork, and a red tile roof. Other highlights include an extraordinary boveda ceiling of herringbone brick in the dining room and a staircase whose steps are faced with 18 colorful Mexican tile designs. Bill Deuschle and Chuck Caswell, Fabu-WALL-ous managing members with more than 35 years of construction experience each, note that the firm takes pride in “truly working very closely with clients to achieve their desires.”