WASH WAYS APARTMENTS

IN COLLABORATION WITH: ANEESA DAAS

INSTRUCTOR: DARREN PETRUCCI

The Wash Ways Apartments is a sustainable housing project completely revolved around the natural desert landscape of Scottsdale. The design invites the nearby desert wash through a series of xeriscaping throughout the entirety of the site.

The design aims to blur the lines of where landscape ends and structure begins. Each floor plan is designed to maximize views, sunlight, and interaction with nature. The roofs and windows are deliberately designed with regard to sun patterns and the intention of mimicking the surrounding trees and vegetation.

Each building is built according to the topography of the site. Ultimately allowing for a slope among the buildings and window arrangements that enable more privacy. Each parking space is accompanied by its own tree to create an illusion of parking in a forest. Each element of this design grants net-zero emissions and a design that physically dissolves into the desert landscape.