This contemporary mountain residence located in Texas, United States, was designed in 2015 by Hazelbaker Rush.

Description by Hazelbaker Rush
The severity of the slope allows the three story home to maintain a direct connection to the exterior at each level. The utilitarian spaces are on the first level with the entertaining functions of the living, kitchen, and dining on the second, and the more private bedroom and family play areas on the third level. The mountain peaks to the east delay the first rays of sun until very late in the morning. To the south the slope drops off quickly into a deep arroyo where, in the early mornings and late afternoons golden eagles and red tailed hawks ride the thermal currents up into the canyons above in search of their next meal. Often the kids wake up to see deer and rabbits grazing at the newly planted flora along the south patio, sometimes finding evidence of the local ring-tailed cat. Each night as the sun begins to dip below the horizon the sky catches fire and the outdoor living room becomes the best place to watch the sky fade from red to orange to deep indigo as the city lights of Juarez come on and illuminate the valley to the south. Near the top of the site there is an abandoned quartz mine.? The angular quartz crystals that scatter the eastern part of the site ? beautiful, foreign objects among the weathered grey stones and lechuguilla – became an inspiration for the massing of the home.? A traditional ...