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SPOTLIGHT: LIVABLE ART
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BY GABBY LEIGHTON
An astounding piece of livable art, this Desert Mountain home is available on the market for the first time.
The origin of the home is unique as the construction process spanned 12 years, with the home emerging organically from the desert 18 inches at a time, utilizing rammed earth, steel, glass, and stone.
The dwelling combines artistic creativity and functional living, beginning with the commanding storefront door which opens to a central courtyard, sited on a peninsula between two arroyos. Here, Sonoran plants and landscape go from just accessories to living art.
The home has floor-to-ceiling glass walls, which surround the intimate courtyard and help to create seamless indoor-outdoor living.
The estate features three bedrooms as well as three full and three half-bathrooms. Upon entering, guests will find a gourmet stainless-steel kitchen, accented by an overhead hanging aluminum origami structure. There is also a butler’s pantry and dining space.
The great room, which is surrounded by four pivoting glass walls that lead outdoors, offers panoramic views of the Valley.
Accessible through a steel telescoping door, the main floor primary suite features rammed earth walls with onyx insets, origami metal ceiling structures and an equally impressive bathroom with a bath, a shower, two vanities, walls and floors all created with onyx. Here, indoor-outdoor living continues, with a pivoting shower wall that opens to a private courtyard with a firepit and sunken bench.
A 65-foot glass floor bridge leads to two guests suites, each boasting its own texture and history. Once down a suspended steel staircase, dwellers will find a media room, a powder room, a wine cellar, and an audio-visual room. The estate also features a fitness room, a spa, a library and a breakfast/wet bar. Membership to the Desert Mountain Club is available.
10016 E. Relic Rock Road, Unit 17, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85262. Listed for $6,295,000 with Dan Wolski of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty. 480.266.7557 or dan.wolski@russlyon. com.
