Walner Residence | Scottsdale | Arizona | Jones Studio

An adjacent golf course, city views, and boulder pile pushed, pulled, and sculpted an architecture poised for light. Jones Studio never set out to plan a parallelogram - the site opportunities determined the shape of the house from the very beginning! The owner's titanium golf clubs inspired the choice of titanium zinc wall cladding............more

Modern Mexican House Design | Casa del Nido Ospre | Sonora | Mexico | Jones Studio

Mexico! Simple contrasts, undulating dunes, level sea. Blue daytime horizon waits for another brilliantly colored sunset. Fuzzy saltbush against the straight edge parapet rhymes with the ragged steel rebar sculpture, honoring the local nest building traditions of the coastal Ospre bird. The weightless sand blows easily against the heavy walls. Thick arches make a deep, protective shadow, defending against the searing Mexican white sunlight. The fascinating Sea of Cortez never stops moving, the beach is never the same. One is acutely aware of the consistency of change. The architecture tries desperately to remain static... and happily fails..........more