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The Dancing Light House by Kendle Design Collaborative

Kendle Design Collaborative  were inspired by desert forms, natural light, and mountain views, when they designed this house in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

Materials such as layered walls of rammed-earth, wood, metal, and concrete, have been used throughout the design of the home.

The signature feature of this home is its floating roof canopy, the underside of which is comprised of tectonic-like forms inspired by local geology and monsoon cloud formations.

The canopy balances the owner’s desire for both grandeur and coziness, with it starting low within the interior living spaces and raising dramatically towards the 180 degree mountain view.

Passive features of the house include interior spaces arranged around a central outdoor atrium, allowing the daylight and breeze to provide natural comfort inside.

The rammed earth walls add a natural element in the home, with the clearly defined layers creating a subtle artistic quality.

Cast in place concrete walls have been used as an alternative to the rammed earth walls.

Throughout the house, there’s a seamless flow between the indoor spaces and the outdoors, like in this bathroom that opens up to a semi-private courtyard.

Photography by Alexander Vertikoff | Architecture Firm: Kendle Design Collaborative | Lead Architects: Brent Kendle | Interior Designer: David Michael Miller | Landscape Architect: GBtwo Landscape Architects | Builder: Desert Star Construction