![GEORGE / Studio Ma - Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/a92c/28ba/0d5a/4b00/087b/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414412069)
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Architects: Studio Ma
- Area: 19200 ft²
- Year: 2008
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Photographs:Bill Timmerman Photography
![GEORGE / Studio Ma - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/a8e2/28ba/0d5a/4b00/0873/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414412084)
Named after George Christensen, the architect whose home once occupied the site, the George consists of eight single family units arranged in four groups of two, semi-attached combinations. The project provides 2,400 square feet of family-oriented program and spaces in the Central Phoenix area, including a large living room connected to a side-yard, an indoor / outdoor dining room, a gourmet kitchen, a master bedroom suite plus two bedrooms, two and a half baths, a family room, outdoor decks, and a two car garage.
![GEORGE / Studio Ma - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/a924/28ba/0d5a/4b00/087a/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414412098)
Outdoor amenities include a side yard connected to the main living area and kitchen, visitor parking adjacent to the main entrances with shaded entry porticoes. Second floor decks further enhance the indoor / outdoor quality of the design while providing visual and programmatic interest in the outdoor public spaces.
![GEORGE / Studio Ma - Table, Door, Chair, Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/a8fd/28ba/0d5a/4b00/0876/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414412091)
A dynamic composition of weathered and bright metal skins pick up on the coloration and textures of the neighborhood's pecan-lined streets and the dark rust color of the Arizona mesquite, adding scale and differentiation to the individual units.
![GEORGE / Studio Ma - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/a934/28ba/0d5a/4b00/087c/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414412100)
Providing market rate housing for middle to upper income families, George was constructed for under $182/sf in 2008. The George provides an upscale living environment with modern amenities for the cost of a traditional ranch home in the same neighborhood.