Houzz Tour: Desert Home Blurs Every Line Between Indoors and Out (21 photos)

The house was sited to take advantage of the natural light and views, while still maintaining privacy. “This was a tricky lot,” Tate says. “It’s wider at the back and has a narrow entrance at the end of a cul-de-sac.”

The plan provides privacy from the road and the neighboring house on the right. There is a wash to the left, where nothing will ever be built, and the golf course is beyond the pool.

Tate also sited and designed the house and windows to handle the sun the right way. The house is built to meet the requirements of the city of Scottsdale’s Green Build program. “The mechanical units are state-of-the-art, high-efficiency, high-SEER-rated units designed to keep energy consumption as low as possible,” Tate says. (“SEER” stands for “seasonal energy efficiency ratio.”)

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