A $3.8M Mountainside Arizona Home Is Constructed Into Rocks

Designed to mix seamlessly into its desert panorama, a hanging Paradise Valley, AZ, house is one in all famend architect Will Bruder‘s most eye-catching masterpieces.

Listed for $3.8 million, the three-bedroom looker achieves the objective of immersing into its Mummy Mountain lot, through a mix of supplies—copper, glass, metal, concrete, and native stone. In line with the itemizing, the dwelling is anchored to its environment, utilizing native rock cantilevers.

“It’s a Will Bruder residence, and he’s a well known architect who did the Phoenix Library and numerous properties throughout the nation,” says itemizing agent Tracey Zemer, of azarchitecture/Jarson & Jarson. “This home has views throughout the valley, so it’s actually beautiful. It’s not so excessive up however is admittedly nestled into the panorama. The house was constructed to mix into the landscaping.”

Regardless of being inbuilt 1987, the house’s 3,724-sqare-foot inside gives a midcentury trendy vibe. There are wooden partitions and ceilings, stone and wooden floors, and partitions upon partitions of glass. And pure rock additionally makes an look.

“Within the toilet, there’s a steam bathe, and the bodily mountain is integrated into that,” Zemer says.

The up to date kitchen boasts a hovering ceiling and an infinite window for soaking within the picturesque views. There may be additionally a hearth pit space surrounded by stone, a again patio, and spectacular pool that serve up panoramic views of the valley.

Relating to the house itself, Zemer notes that the photographs merely don’t do it justice.

“If you find yourself in the home, you see a lot of the view from each single room,” Zemer says. “It’s actually a bit of artwork, for positive.”

Whereas there haven’t been any main renovations over the previous few years, Zemer says the present proprietor has carried out some “refined updates” that Bruder returned to supervise.

“There have solely been two homeowners of the house,” she says. “They solely did some small modifications. For instance, there was a media room that they transformed into an workplace. Additionally they modified out some tile.”

Zemer says she has given up on making predictions in regards to the subsequent proprietor, however she nonetheless has just a few ideas.

“Architectural properties communicate to the consumers, so it’s not essentially in regards to the location,” she notes. “We now have additionally had such an inflow of individuals not too long ago from out of state. Some individuals have regarded on the home as a secondary residence.”

Nevertheless, she provides that the attract of the world has enticed some secondary-home consumers to remain full time.

“The home is in such a first-rate location in Paradise Valley and sits overlooking the valley and Paradise Valley Nation Membership,” Zemer says. “It’s in an space that individuals like to stroll and bike and can also be near purchasing and eating places.”