Contemporary Adobe Hacienda on the Rio Grande
Albuquerque, NM | Residential
- Sited for views of Bosque (river forest), Sandia Mountain view, two courtyards flanking Dining Room
- Plan is tapered cruciform (Spanish) and circle (Anasazi Indian kiva)
- Located on historic Camino Real which Spanish traveled up from Old Mexico and not from Midwest which created Santa Fe Style
- Feeling of old and new, adobe and large glass openings, stained concrete floors and wood vigas (pole beams) and wooden latilla ceilings
- Exterior stair to Sky Terrace for sunsets and weather watching
- Library with historic fireplace, piano, bookshelves with secret wine room, and large glass facing Bosque
- Master Bedroom with raised fireplace and Bosque view
- Master Bath with soaking tub with small raised Mexican-style fireplace at tub