CLIENT AND REQUIRED PROGRAM

The hypothetical client was assigned to be a family formed by a traditional couple of parents with four under-age children (three boys and one girl). As is common for high-income families in the state of Sonora, the family hosted a person for household help who lived there full-time.

Starting from the understanding of the client’s needs, the architectural program included: a wide kitchen and living area, a family dining room, a bedroom for the housekeeper, a main bedroom, two bedrooms for the boys and a bedroom for the girl, a two-car garage, a small office for working at home, a terrace and a swimming pool area in the backyard.

Architectural Concept

Striving to respect and adapt to the physical surroundings of the location, the house was designed to follow the concept of “desert”; therefore integrating the color palette found in the Sonoran Desert and being built solely out of locally-found materials.

The name “Desert Home” is born out of this architectural concept, combining the natural and visual elements of the house with its main purpose: to serve as a real, wholesome home for a family.