The Desert Courtyard House is located in a private development outside of Scottsdale, Arizona. As it is located near the bottom of the development on a small peninsula, houses above have views ...

Rammed earth walls built using soil from the desert site are wrapped in a protective weathered steel shell at this courtyard house near Phoenix by local firm Wendell Burnette Architects (+ slideshow).

“Coined ‘The Desert Courtyard House’ and ‘The House of Doors’, this estate, with all its artistic details, is designed for quiet Sonoran solitude for a few but will accommodate memorable ...

An enclosed central courtyard provides a place to relax Dunn and Hillam explains that, as well as being heavily insulated, the Desert House has no thermal bridging. This means that the chance of ...

Built by local architectural firm Daniel Joseph Chenin, the house ... a courtyard, providing residents with fresh air and ...

six bathrooms and a guest house. The property backs over 40 acres of continuous natural desert vegetation creating a serene private setting. The mansion comes with a front courtyard, a large ...