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Archaeo Architects focuses on very few projects for which we provide personalized superior services to residential and commercial clients.

Galisteo
Burnside
Greene
Arcure
Van Drimmelen/Gore
Hoover
Lehman
Buchan
Dejah
Miller/Anderson
Ettinger/McLaughlin
Casa Sagrada
Seade
Tandem
Wetzel/Cameron
Dunn
Cerro Gordo
Chapel of Light
Community Bank

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March 3, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]To these clients, a family-oriented house was important: bright, open, with clean, contemporary lines. Symmetry and balance were also important, with strong horizontal and vertical expression. Access to views was on their list as well, which is accomplished with energy efficient, high quality and beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows and doors, which also provide lots of natural light and an easy flow between indoor and outdoor living spaces.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]This contemporary design centers on a continued pursuit to create...

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March 3, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1456998711092{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]The client wanted “a clean, unadorned adobe cluster of buildings appearing to be built on top of an existing site, now in ruin…that might resemble a Greek hillside village from a distance.” The interior was to be elegant, unadorned, and with a tone that is “tranquil, Zen-like and quiet,” with an orderly and un-embellished palette to offset the furniture. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]In determining the overall character of the exterior we attempted to bridge the gap between early...

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March 3, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1456998711092{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]This home, which earned three awards in the Santa Fe 2011 Parade of Homes, including best kitchen, best overall design and the Grand Hacienda Award, provides a serene, secluded retreat in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The architecture recedes back to frame panoramic views, and light is used as a form-defining element.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]Paying close attention to the topography of the steep lot allowed for minimal intervention onto the site. While the home feels strongly anchored,...

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March 3, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1456998711092{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]The owners wanted to feel in the house as if they “were on vacation”, with views to the garden from most windows. “Cozy and comfortable, lots of places to curl up and relax, with more free and open space,” was how they expressed it. They wanted to convert an existing Territorial style house into a home with a sense of spaciousness to closely match their contemporary lifestyle. Numerous French doors, windows and clerestories flood the interior...

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March 2, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1456998711092{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]Given the steep and narrow character of the site a historical reference was made to Italian Hill towns with their varying forms and levels as well as their integration into landscape features.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]This reference was synthesized with a contemporary expression of the Santa Fe style by way of familiar finishes and materials while at the same time adhering to a more contemporary expression of a clean geometric plan & proportions. The house is an expression...

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March 2, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1503921141111{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]A “CHAPEL OF LIGHT” is a non-denominational funereal chapel designed to welcome individuals of all faiths, as well as those not associated with any religion. The chapel takes the form of a circle, given that it is a universal theme of unity found throughout most cultures of the world. The space, like a theatrical “black box”, can be ornamented with various icons and images that the family of the deceased deems appropriate. The seven-foot deep...

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March 2, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1456998711092{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]This deceptively simple “H” plan of a Northern New Mexican style house was sited and designed in such a way as to capture dramatic views of the Manzano Mountains and the distant horizon from a number of key rooms – living/dining, library and master bedroom. Placed on a promontory overlooking the vast open spaces of the New Mexico landscape,[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]the house partially surrounds and defines sunrise and sunset courtyards both of which are accessible from...

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March 2, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1456998711092{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text el_class="project_main_cont"]An archaeological survey of the property revealed an intact stone foundation ruin of a railroad turntable and this was used as the design theme. It was our intent that the architecture manifest a strong link to its unique site while concurrently providing an individual identity for the bank. The building explains the historical significance and railyard setting in a way that is not overtly representational but is subtly referred to through strong geometric form and...

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March 2, 2016

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1503919786860{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The courtyard was to be a focal point: meditative, protective and quiet, in contrast to the outdoor areas along the ridge. Views were to be revealed subtly, gradually. The house was to appear rooted in the earth, with lots of light. All of the design elements were determined with the idea of light being a form-defining element. This approach is complemented with an aesthetic that takes the Santa Fe style and integrates a Zen like simplicity...