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Tucson Mountain Retreat / DUST design build

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Jesus Robles, Dale Rush and Cade Hayes from DUST design build have designed a mountain retreat for a small family of three in .  The home attempts to preserve as much of the land as possible as a way to hold on to the “history and mysteries of the Sonoran Desert.”  Users must walk through a dense forest of saguaros, ocotillo and Paloverde trees before seeing the house unfold in the landscape and ultimately arriving at the sculptural entry stairs.

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