The Ranch Mine

CasiTa House

CasiTa House
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CASITA HOUSE

The Ranch Mine

ARCHITECTS
The Ranch Mine

AREA
974 ft²

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
The Green Room Landscape Design

BUILDER
Identity Construction

YEAR
2021

PHOTOGRAPHS
Roehner + Ryan

LOCATION
Phoenix, United States

CATEGORY
Landscape Architecture, Houses

MANUFACTURERS
Kohler, International Window Company, Kitchen Aid

“casiTa,” spelled with a capital T, derives its name from its ‘T’ shaped plan that features 2 symmetrical bedrooms that sandwich a kitchen/laundry/bathroom plumbing core adjacent to the open living space.

CasiTa House
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CasiTa House
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CasiTa House
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CasiTa House
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The 974 square foot home lives much larger than its footprint thanks in part to a 750 pound, 12 foot wide pivot door that opens up the living area with a simple push to a patio covered by a cantilevered roof, adding an additional 255 square feet of living space.

CasiTa House
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CasiTa House
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CasiTa House
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This large roof shades floor to ceiling glass on the South, North, and East elevations that further connect the interior to the landscape.

CasiTa House
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CasiTa House
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The exterior features low maintenance materials such as board formed concrete, stucco, steel, and glass, with a stained plywood ceiling in a custom pattern.

Built as a guest house on an urban lot in the desert climate of Phoenix, Arizona, “casiTa” was designed to be adapted to a variety of climates with small modifications such as an indoor fireplace or customized to be used as a cabin to take in views and all that nature has to offer.

CasiTa House
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CasiTa House
© Roehner + Ryan
CasiTa House
© Roehner + Ryan
CasiTa House
© Roehner + Ryan
CasiTa House
© Roehner + Ryan
CasiTa House
© Roehner + Ryan
CasiTa House
© Roehner + Ryan


CasiTa House
Front Elevation
CasiTa House
Back Elevation
CasiTa House
Side Elevation

CasiTa House
Floor Plan

The Ranch Mine
T +1 602 5713016
The Ranch Mine
4340 E Indian School Rd Suite 21552, Phoenix, AZ 85018, United States