[ See more under Contemporary or in the Architecture category ] There is not much to see from a distance: faded red-brown roofs barely rise above the level of the surrounding desert landscape, and blend in with the ground against the blue sky and white-capped mountains in the distance. Beneath the rusted core-ten steel roof-scape and between textured rammed-earth walls, however, sits a house that is anything but a rustic relic of the Old West. Outside, a minimally-decorated concrete porch features a smooth, modern edgeless pool. Inside flat panes of clear glass sit living, dining and bedroom spaces that are simple, contemporary and well-lit. Rick Joy is no stranger to local climactic conditions and takes full advantage, using materials that might not work so well in wet climates but that also make the exterior of his structures seem almost a part of their desert surroundings. Keep Going – Check out this Great Related Dornob Design: Rustic Modern: Earth, Wood & Steel High-Desert Home There is something about the high-desert prairie lands that indeed seems to invite the long lines and simple naturalistic materials that date back to Frank Lloyd Wright and the so-called Prairie Style approach to designing and building homes

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