Haunted House / The Ranch Mine

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Description submitted by the project team. In 2020, The Ranch Mine received a very unusual project inquiry, which was the first in the firm’s history. The scope of the inquiry was not unusual: a new modern home to replace the farmhouse in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, which they had outgrown while having 3 children over the past 8 years.

The unusual part was the request that it be a surprise for the owner’s wife after the couple had started and stopped twice with other professionals. This seemed risky, but the gamble paid off as the surprise was met with excitement, and the family finally achieved the dream home they had always wanted but could never achieve: a contemporary two-story, multi-generational family home that fits to their personalities and lifestyle.

The property consists of a main house for the family and a wheelchair accessible guest house for the grandparents. Conceptually, the main house was designed with black brick volumes with sliding glass doors opening to the front and rear patios on the first floor and a white stucco box on the second floor.

Wood was used to highlight the openings of the house, the front door and the sliding glass doors to the front and back patio. The first floor contains the main living spaces, master suite, guest bedroom, and gym, while the second floor contains all of the children’s rooms, living room, homework area, and laundry room. The detached guesthouse anchors the east side of the backyard, creating a patio around the existing pool that was saved.