Comments on: Modern and Simple Desert House Design by Lloyd Russell

By: zachary

zachary — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:33:15 +0000

i’m thinking of doing something like this how would go about getting recycled buliding materials?

By: monira

monira — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:45:54 +0000

very good concept. intereting.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:08:53 +0000

Amazing how people will buy that this took some kind of genius to design. I can go online and buy one of those metal carport kits and put it over my house too. As Richard Roe stated, it’s impractical for dealing with low temps. Earth-berm structures and use of native materials would be much more efficient. See Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ. Concrete, “desert rubble”, natural woods, open plans, Earth tones, retractable roof panels, and all sunken into the site…..THAT’S how you build a sensible home in a desert climate.
This Lloyd Russel design is awful. The main house itself looks as if it sits on the foundation of an old garage, the “canopy” is simply OVER the house, and the house itself looks as if it was designed by a 5 year old with a box of Crayolas.

By: richard roe

richard roe — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:13:07 +0000

this house design is interesting and possibly effective for 1/2 the year. but anyone who’s spent the Winter in the desert knows how cold it can get. this design is completely ineffective for dealing with low temperatures.

By: Schwabe

Schwabe — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:35:51 +0000

That’s really neat. For a moment I was wondering if the main home (below the canopy) had any roof at all.