The Mojave landscape maintains an inherent beauty of textures, stratifications and materials as well as protected oasis' of color brought to life under the play of shadow patterns of a harsh sun. These environmental realities can be used as inspiration for design to create a sense of place and character regionalism.
At Tresarca, the materials develop a layering of mass as you move from the basement to the private realm. Each layer is representational of the stratification of the nearby Red Rock Mountains. Changing of materials provide the variety of textures associated with the rock formations. Crevices between the mass' form oasis where landscape and water cool the space. The mesh screen provides both a protection from the harsh sun on the interior spaces and a play of shadows among the forms.
Design simplification is often misunderstood, but the richness lie’s in exactly that ... the simplification of forms and materials. They are not verbose, over done or processing add-ons for the stake of add-ons. The forms represent a simple life, not one adorned with the glitz and glamour favored by the gaming establishments of this valley or the large over done homes that line our streets, but one in which every detail matters. Building upon eachother until they come together in the piece de resistance - the mesh screen.