The Ranch Mine

Noir Peaks

Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan

Noir Peaks

The Ranch Mine

ARCHITECTS
The Ranch Mine

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
J Rio Management LLC

MPE ENGINEER
Sequoia Trail Engineers

ARCHITECT
Cavin Costello

MANUFACTURERS
Delta Faucet, Kozy Heat Fireplaces, Masonite Doors, Milgard

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Broderick Engineering

PHOTOGRAPHS
Roehner + Ryan

AREA
2405 ft²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Flagstaff, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Emerging from the harsh yet beautiful landscape of the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Flagstaff, Arizona, “Noir Peaks” is a new 2405 square foot house designed by The Ranch Mine.

Noir Peaks
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Noir Peaks
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The formation of the landscape and a nearby aspen stand informed the exterior design while the interiors were inspired by the Danish concept of Hygge, creating a refuge to recover, rest, reflect and re-energize before heading out on the next adventure.

The property is part of a high altitude plateau 7300 feet above sea level with a generally muted palette of grasses and coniferous trees with stands of aspen dotting the higher elevations.

Noir Peaks
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Noir Peaks
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This area would be flat without the volcanoes that break from the horizontal landscape dramatically towards the sky.

Three gabled forms burst vertically from the ground to form the massing of the home, echoing the volcanic mountains dotting the plateau.

Noir Peaks
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Noir Peaks
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The cladding is painted to match the local lava flow rocks and the battens are spaced in varying widths to evoke the trunk spacing in the nearby aspen forest.

The floor plan is arranged to provide views of the San Francisco Peaks from the great room and all three main bedrooms.

Noir Peaks
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Noir Peaks
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To bring warmth to the interior, the vaulted ceilings in the great room and primary bedroom are finished in tongue and groove clear vertical grain hemlock with Texas Crème limestone fireplaces drawing your eye vertically into the space.

Radiant heated concrete floors run throughout the house for a cozy daily sensation in the winter months.

Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan


Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan
Noir Peaks
© Roehner + Ryan


Noir Peaks
Elevation - West
Noir Peaks
Elevation - East
Noir Peaks
Elevation - North
Noir Peaks
Plan - Siter

The Ranch Mine
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The Ranch Mine
4340 E Indian School Rd Suite 21552, Phoenix, AZ 85018, United States