Su Casa Southwestern homes

Exploring the roots and finest contemporary expressions of Southwestern homes, architecture, design, style, culture, and living.

FEATURE ARTICLES

Kitchen cravings
By Alicia Kellogg
Feast on five tasty Southwestern kitchens, from mild to spicy, rustic to refined.

Shaping the new Southwest
By V.B. Price
Liberated from cliché and convention, the Southwest homes of AIA Design Gold Medal winner Antoine Predock speak the language of the desert in its native tongue.

Noble adobe Chateau
By Gussie Fauntleroy
Flush with elegant hand-finishing and a unique organic design sensibility, this green-built Santa Fe classic basks in the royal treatment from a French princess.

Come together
By Janice Myers
At the Heartwood cohousing community, neighbors band together to build a better life based on cooperation, connection, and environmental stewardship.

DEPARTMENTS

Inside Su Casa

By Charles C. Poling

From rock showers to revised regionalism, innovation continues as the trademark of the finest in Southwestern home building.

Green Home

By Jane Mahoney

With builders across the nation embracing sustainable building, a new green challenge from architect and solar pioneer Edward Mazria urges the industry to eliminate fossil-fuel energy use in homes by 2030.

Style with Substance

By Vishu Magee

A trip to Africa reveals the flip side of the happiness equation: sometimes less is more, while creativity and self-expression counteract consumerism.

Home at Last

By Christine Mather

Stop the clock and create a space that puts time in its place, letting you slow down and savor the moment.

In the Garden

By Judith Phillips

Just a few steps from your cutting board, the well-planned kitchen garden offers fresh food and a juicy view.

Southwestern Design
Q & A

Edited by Alicia Kellogg

Su Casa takes a shine to surfacing your kitchen.