features Autumn 2008
Southwestern homes
True to form
Urban ambition
Carving a niche
Still trapped
Featured builder: O.L. Smith Contracting
Featured builder: D.R. Horton Homes
Signature community: Loma Colorado by Pulte Homes
true to form
For one Corrales, New Mexico, couple and architect/designer team, renovating a worn-out adobe house with elegant lines and spaces created the opportunity for place-sensitive design that harmonizes with the village’s rich architectural heritage.
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urban ambition
Though firmly grounded in its venerable Albuquerque neighborhood, this Su Casa Magazine/AIA award-winning home embodies the city’s transition from adobe past to digital future.
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carving a niche
Traditional features and eye-catching finishes set the tone for a dramatic custom home crafted around Dream Builders of the Southwest’s unique in-house woodwork.
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still trapped
In this adaptation of material drawn from his award-winning book River of Traps, author William deBuys finds that even a new house and the passage of time can’t weaken the connections to land and community in a tiny New Mexican mountain village—or dim the lessons learned from a wise norteño neighbor.
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Homes of Enchantment Parade 2008
something new
Featured Builder: O.L. Smith Contracting
Warm finishes, carefully proportioned massing, and high-quality woodwork drawn from Japanese architecture create a refreshing blend of contemporary design with Southwestern style.
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building relationships
Featured Builder: D.R. Horton Homes
Livability in a D.R. Horton home comes down to style, design, scale, and smart use of space, while incorporating customer feedback translates into ever-higher levels of quality.
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vibrant beginnings
Signature Community: Loma Colorado by Pulte Homes
Pulte Homes’ ambitious Loma Colorado master-planned community offers a fresh mix of neighborhoods and home options, convenient amenities, and a forward-thinking green sensibility.
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