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Client - Disbrow Iannuzzi Architects

"Shelter of Calm"

Mojave Desert, USA

Bathed in the golden light of dusk, this veranda becomes a threshold between the vast openness of the Mojave Desert and the composed quietude of sheltered living. The extended roofline casts a rhythm of shadows and structure, offering shade and serenity while anchoring the architecture gently into the landscape.

Raw steel columns and corrugated roofing evoke a sense of resilience, while warm wooden textures and the ambient glow of twin fireplaces introduce an atmosphere of refuge. The woman steps across the terrace — coffee in hand, grounded, present — a subtle embodiment of stillness amid the wild expanse.

This is not a retreat from the desert, but a conscious pause within it. Shelter of Calm is a spatial gesture that welcomes the horizon in, offering protection without enclosure, and silence without isolation.