DUST

At Tucson Mountain Retreat, a deep rammed earth opening reads like a narrow cut in a canyon wall. Its tall proportions and heavy shadow echo the stone passages of Devil’s Hall in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, West Texas.

Photography by Bill Timmerman.

The stepped rammed earth massing and deep openings at Tucson Mountain Retreat echo the stone ruins of the Salinas Pueblo Missions, where thick walls and simple volumes were shaped by climate, material, and long term durability.

Photography by Jeff Goldberg, ESTO

At Casa Caldera, the narrow openings are set deep within the scoria walls, creating shaded recesses that control heat and light. Their proportion and spacing echoes Pueblo Bonito at Chaco Canyon. The approach shapes how the desert is seen from inside, giving each room a framed view and maintaining thermal comfort in the high grasslands.

Photography by Jeff Goldberg, ESTO