Modern Phoenix Week 2017 + Home Tour of Paradise Gardens


Prickly Pear Residence | 1961

Architect: Al Beadle
Remodel: Adam and Rebecca Draizin with SBC Construction in 2005
Completion: 100%
Model: Ocotillo
The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017This Ocotillo model features an entire master suite bumped out into the front of the property.The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017 Breezeblock features in the landscape out front echo the original circle-in-square CMU block used throughout the neighborhood, and pick up the dusty purple tones of the nearby desert fountain grass.The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017
The home's siting captures a narrow atrium space that makes for a dramatic entry sequence; once coming indoors, guests are immediately gazing out into a shady planter area.
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Most unusual is that every room in the house has access to outside through sliding glass doors. The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017 The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017The homeowners love the overall use of space in what once was one of the smaller model homes in Paradise Gardens.The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017 The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017 The Prickly Pear Residence on the Modern Phoenix Home Tour 2017

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Modern Phoenix Week 2017 + Home Tour of Paradise Gardens




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