The genesis of design for the Desert Retreat was the informal dining area in which the clients, along with family and friends, would gather. Located in north Scottsdale's prestigious Silverleaf Golf Club, this ranch hacienda offers 6,500 square feet of gracious hospitality for the family and friends of Bob and Christie Austin. Focused [...]
When longtime friend Linda Criswell asked Architect C.P. Drewett to take a look at this 1970's Paradise Valley ranch for a renovation, they agreed not only did it have potential, but with vision, it could become something special. This PV Ranch Renovation was the down-to-the-studs kind. The owner, a successful business woman and [...]
Believe it or not, this award-winning home began as a speculative project. Typically speculative projects involve a rather generic design that would appeal to many in a style that might be loved by the masses. But the project's developer loved modern architecture and his personal residence was the first project designed by architect C.P. Drewett [...]
This homage to prairie style architecture located at The Rim Golf Club in Payson, Arizona was designed for owner/builder/landscaper Tom Beck. This home appears literally fastened to the site by way of both careful design as well as a lichen-loving organic material palatte. Forged from a weathering steel roof (aka Cor-Ten), hand-formed [...]
The name says it all. This lot was so close to Camelback mountain in Paradise Valley, AZ, that the views would, in essence, be from the front yard. So to capture the views from the interior of the home, we did a "twist" and designed a home where entry was from the back of the lot. [...]
This Silverleaf Estate boasts well over 13,000 square feet under roof. A loggia serves as the backbone for the design. Each space, both interior and exterior, has a direct response to the linear expression of outdoor space. The exterior materials and detailing are rustic and simple in nature. The mass [...]
Located in Silverleaf's Horseshoe Canyon, this 7,700 square foot Ranch Hacienda serves as a vehicle for outdoor space. The owners' desire for "classically traditional" with a lighter, brighter, and airier flavor than the neighborhood's popular heavier, saturated exterior compositions was expressed in exterior materials and detailing that is simple in nature. The Nate Berkus-designed interiors complete the [...]
Designed to embrace an extensive and unique art collection including sculpture, paintings, tapestry, and cultural antiquities, this modernist home located in north Scottsdale's Estancia Golf Club is the quintessential gallery home for the spectacular collection within. The primary roof form, "the wing" as the owner enjoys referring to it, opens the home [...]
Positioned at the base of Camelback Mountain this hacienda is muy caliente! Designed for dear friends from New York, this home was carefully extracted from the Mrs’ mind. She had a clear vision for a modern hacienda. Mirroring the clients, this house is both bold and colorful. The central focus [...]
Commissioned to transform a poorly conceived 1980's stucco box in Phoenix, Arizona's Palm Canyon, architect C.P. Drewett used a completely new playbook for this design. Machine-like forms and broad-stroke massing combine to galvanize this daring mid-century hillside dwelling. Through layering of space, degrees of separation, and transparency, this home is [...]