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Cloud Chaser is a glass-and-steel structured private residence located in a gated residential community at the foothills of Tonto National Forest in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The design planning was influenced by historic Native American homes. The house entry begins at the high point of the steep ravine site, with a path along the reflecting pool leading to the front door, employing the concept of the Native American courtyard.
A steel frame creates large, open spaces minimally enclosed with large expanses of glass. Steel was the ideal structural material for the harsh desert climate, offering timeless durability. The frameless mounted, UV-treated glass provides protection from the elements and show cases the natural beauty of the area. Other materials and finishes, including the natural stone and sandblasted colored concrete masonry exterior, were selected to blend into the desert landscape.
Shadow Caster is the first private residence in Scottsdale, Arizona designed by David C. Hovey, FAIA and built by Optima, Inc in 2001 with Todd Kuhlman, AIA. Sitting on a topographically complex site, the home was designed as a bridge spanning a ravine. This work demonstrates the adaptation of our principals to the vast and beautiful Arizona Desert.
Sterling Ridge is a magnificent residence the Sonoran Desert of Scottsdale, Arizona. Designed to mediate between the high desert landscape and the desire to continue the nature and architectural language of Modernism. Designed by David C. Hovey, FAIA and built by Optima, Inc in 2004 with Todd Kuhlman, AIA as Director of Architecture and Construction,
Camelview Village is a 700-unit mixed use community of 11 buildings in Scottsdale, Arizona. Designed by David C. Hovey, FAIA and built by Optima, Inc in 2010, and a host of talented architects this project contains over 30 acres of landscaping on a 13-acre site. Todd Kuhlman, AIA, selected and placed all planting on-site based on exposure and lighting conditions.
