EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
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Diamond Crossings is a place to escape from the high speed of everyday life. To provide the chance to get in touch with nature in a new way. To appreciate the soft natural light that enters through the windows spotlighting the beautiful features of each individbeau ual space. Like the kitchen with its pop of patterned tile or the family room arranged perfectly to relax or have a conversation. The space is filled with natural materials and neutral color. Wood beamed vaulted ceilings, beautiful textured walls and floors, unique industrial lighting fixtures and one of a kind artwork complete the space. The spiral staircase make transitioning into the next space a unique experience,
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DIAMOND CROSSINGS
MATERIALS & FURNITURE PALLET
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
Located at the address of 1100 E Ocotillo Dr Scottsdale, AZ the home is perfectly situated in a neighborhood that has a sense of community, privacy and unique views of the center bouldering mountains. The windows of the home are greatly inspired from the Melnikov house in Russia. The di amond shape windows that reach to the tall ceilings extending eighteen feet floor to ceiling allows for light to travel into the windows and create their own pieces of art. Each window frame creates a different views of the beautiful natural desert landscape. With the diamond windows orien tated to the south-east, the sunlight moves beautifully from the east to the west. While the south wall provides a serene water feature and unique entrance.
BOTTOM & TOP FLOOR ATMOSPHERE / PLAN
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FLOOR PLAN DIMENSIONS
WRITING OF FLOOR PLAN
PROCESS
Beginning with the bed of my own bed and growing into the space of the bedroom is where this project began. Continuing to grow into the home, the inspiration process started with the windows of Melnikov’s house in Russia. The idea expanded with the desire to have lofted bedroom to create a place to escape. But also to incorporate a second story, play with the variations of high ceilings creating intimate spaces in the dining room and bedroom but open and welcoming spaces in the kitchen and family room. The shape of the house was born from the writing of words and imagining the movement of bodies throughout the home. How they would experience the light, the architecture and the surrounding landscape.
INT 261: Fall 2015 Interior Design Studio I: Residential
Student: Cassidy Williams Instructor: Elena Rocchi