built of the really beautiful local limestone, this house is small but quite grand

the house and the tree hold steadfastly to each other on the wind-whipped landscape

the worn softness of the stone is a strange contrast to the brittle sharpness and geometry of the metal roof.

the southwest corner is failing as the mortar wets and dries, cracking out under the stones

A stalwart little house

photos by Mark Gerwing

This is a photo of the south patio under construction on the Sunshine Canyon house. The masonry is proceeding nicely and with it in place, you can see the impact of the massive walls and their sense of enclosure which is ’slipped’ from the actual living spaces.

See earlier posts on the basic design precepts and ideas.

Photo by Mark Gerwing, 2007.