Location: Sedona, Main Arizona (excludes Phoenix, Tucson & South AZ), Arizona, USA (Villa near Enchantment Resort)
Accommodations: Private Home, 3 Bedrooms + Den, 3 Baths (Sleeps 8-10)
A loft in the desert. A three-bedroom house turned into a meditation shrine. The structure consists of 12 arched wood glue-laminated beams. The north façade is covered with Arizona flagstone, in the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright, the southern with glass. The arched ceiling is framing the view of the sacred Sedona red rocks. The curved roof is covered with copper.
The backdrop is undeniably stunning: the regal red rock formations and pinion and juniper forests of Sedona. Arizona. Natural beauty aside, however, the region presents an intriguing challenge for an indoor/outdoor house: for six months of the year, it can be hot enough for air-conditioning, while during the other six months heat is often necessary.
Owned and designed by an architect, the house responds to the sometimes hot, sometimes cold weather with a site orientation and floor plan that capture low-angle winter sunlight to warm the interiors and circulate cooling breezes through the rooms during the summer.
Influenced by the Italian-born architects’ seventeen years in new York City, where he remodeled a number of lofts, the loft-like house contains the main living spaces within a simple rectangle capped with a barrel vault roof. Inside, the soaring ceiling structure, supported by a series of glulam beams, gives the house what Andreoli describes as a “shrine-like” feel. Indeed, this introspective quality was important to the architect, who moved to Sedona seeking quietude after hectic city life. He even created a special yoga room that opens onto the pool/Jacuzzi patio through sliding glass doors and overlooks the sweeping high-desert vista.
The architect wanted the house to integrate with the landscape, both in style and materiality. The building steps down into the site, forming a second level at the poolside of the property. He chose materials that are visually and texturally compatible with reds and greens of the desert, including copper roofing, which ages into a green patina, and Arizona flagstone, which is similar in color to the surrounding red rock.
The home’s indoor/outdoor connections are expressed in a variety of ways, most notably in large windows and sliding glass doors that join the interiors to the gardens and pool area. The master bedroom extends out onto a walled patio that is a private place to relax and experience the gardens and scenery.
One of the home’s most impressive features is an operable louver system that gracefully meets the demands of the seasons: the louvers can be opened to permit sunlight into the house during the winter or closed to help cool the building during the summer. The outdoor spaces are inviting with an outdoors shower clad in brilliant blue tiles, a wedge-shaped negative-edge pool that seems to merge with the horizon and a Jacuzzi spa.
One King, One queen, two fulls downstairs.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided: fine Italian linens
- Garage: available on request
- Off Street Parking
- Wood Fireplace
- Beds
- King Bed
- Queen Bed
- Double Bed (2)
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: Dish Network
- DVD
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Jetted Tub in Bath: Big enough for two
- Private Hot Tub: big enough for 8
- Private Pool: Stunning negative edged pool
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: Sleek Euro-design
- Cooking Utensils Provided: Full All-Clad set
- Refrigerator: Sub-Zero
- Dishwasher: Miele
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Catering Available: List of caterers available
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio: Upper view deck, and several patio spaces
- Balcony: Off of the living room
- View/Location
- Mountain View: Views to the West to Mingus Mtn. & Jerome. Views to the North of the Red Rocks
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Outdoor shower, Dining table by pool, Dart board, Rose garden, very private, jetted tub in guest baths
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Rafting
- Swimming
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Cross Country Skiing
- Downhill/Alpine Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Snowmobiling
- Sledding/Tubing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Rock Climbing
- Spelunking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
- Hot Air Ballooning
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Winter .. Oct-Apr .. $750/night
Holidays ........... $1000/night
Summer .. May-Sep .. $700/night
an additional charge of $500/week will apply to heat the pool
50% non-refundable deposit to hold the date + 6% service fee
$400 post cleaning deposit. all CC fees wil be charged back to quest
Summer season starts May 25
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Property Photos
- Back exterior & heated infinity edge pool - Sedona Vacation Rental
- Pocket wall on lower level bedroom/yoga space - mini kitchen adjacent - Sedona Vacation Rental
- Patio sitting area - outdoor shower - Sedona Vacation Rental
- Pool and interior at night
- 18' high wood vault in living room
- Master bedroom w/ king bed
- Master Bathroom w/ Italian glass tile & 18' high shower
- Sleek Euro style kitchen
- Outside jacuzzi
- Master bedroom looking Southeast onto the rose garden
- Exterior ground level looking Southwest
- View from above looking Northwest towards Enchantment Resort
- jacuzzi
- Upper deck on left, louvered cover and infinity pool below, Mingus Mtn. distant
- Cozy wood burning fireplace for those chilly Sedona Winter nights
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #158064
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