![]() ![]() Spec Mix Colored Building Stone Mortars are specially formulated mortars produced for stone masons building full depth stone walls. Floor to ceiling glass window walls then release the views for the first time across the infinity pool and beyond.” The stone continues through the entry door and into the interior, revealing curving stone fireplaces with thick one-piece stone mantels. It then attaches itself to the house, fulfilling a graceful transition to the inside. ![]() After arriving in the motor court and walking through the thick stone courtyard walls and wooden entry gates, the majestic boulder now frames Apache Peak (the highest point of The Whetstone Mountains) while completing the screening of the neighboring houses. “Proceeding alongside these retaining walls and under a stone bridge, the driveway continues to climb alongside the house and a massive natural boulder, which also forms one side of the entry courtyard. “You are first introduced to the stone at the entry gate pillars, as the driveway begins its 500-foot journey and 60-foot ascent - winding through the natural desert and boulder outcroppings alongside a low stone wall - before the house slowly appears above, anchored by stepped retaining walls,” Brown went on to say. Natural stone is also laid in random patterns for the floors, patio decks and stairways. “It was dry stacked and laid horizontally for the walls and fireplaces, and then switched to vertical on the walls in the main dining room. “Natural schist stone was quarried in Mayer, AZ, into 6-inch-thick veneer, blending together various natural colors,” said Brown. The home, which is partially nestled into the hillside, sits on top of solid granite and natural granite boulder outcroppings, and features curving walls that were designed to maximize the scenic views of the area. “Using natural stone as the major exterior and interior material for walls, fireplaces, floor and patio decks, in combination with wood, stucco and copper, was the only choice to bring the manmade into this beautiful natural setting.” “The creative task of the artists, designers and architects was to make the invisible visible,” said Brown. According to Brown, the site “already contains its design” and was personalized with the help of the owners, both of whom are general contractors. ![]()
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