Taliesin.edu Student Guest house plan plans , Frank Lloyd Wright School , Miners’s Shelter

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The Miner’s Shelter is a desert dwelling located at Taliesin West in Scottsdale Arizona. The shelter was designed and built by Taliesin student
Dave Frazee. The concept and title comes from the architectural ruins that were found at the project’s site. The shelter’s design geometry is
inspired by the existing concrete pad and chimney mass. The shelter is held at two feet above the desert surface by two steel posts and one of the
original concrete walls. It is coddled by a nearby Palo Verde tree.
The shelter is covered with steel panels that are attached to metal channels, which hold the panels three inches off of the wall. The air space allows
for hot air vent away from the structure improving the insulation quality for the interior space. Where the material changes planes on the exterior,
the structure is clad with ebony stained redwood. The steel and wood were selected for their aging qualities and durability in the desert. The
rusted steel used to pay homage to the deserts rich mining history. Over time the panels acquiring a patina similar to that of the desert mountain
range. The redwood was also chosen for its aging quality, and its precedent as a building material for the original Taliesin West desert camp.
The entrance to the shelter is located on the inner courtyard of the concrete pad closest to the chimney mass. This allows for a student to open up
the shelter and gain warmth on a cool night from the nearby fire.
The interior wall finish material is a combination of plaster and birch plywood. The cold color of the plaster creates a cave like experience, and the
intersections of the birch plywood built-in, provide a place to set a book or a few candles for nighttime visibility. From inside the shelter, the views
towards the entrance frame the McDowell mountain range (that span from the northeast towards the south). The window closest to the chimney
frames the Phoenix Valley.
The shelter’s operable windows allow a current resident on the warmest nights to receive a gentle breeze from the desert wash, from the toe of the
bed, to the head. On colder nights, the windows can be shut to retain heat.
Last but not least, along the pad near the chimney mass of the shelter, is a small landscaping addition. Existing “L” shaped blocks (Originally used
for a low wall on the site) were used to level out the ground of the existing concrete pad. The “L” shape was used as a design inspiration and
reference throughout the project. The shape appears at every scale of design throughout the project. In plan, you can see it by the shelters
placement onto the existing site, In elevation you see where the shelter overhangs and interacts with the Palo Verde tree, and in detail throughout
the interior where the plaster and birch plywood interact.
Dave Frazee currently works with the Broken Arrow Workshop. A collective of Taliesin graduates who are dedicated to continue the legacy of
Taliesin, by living through design.
For more information please visit http://www.brokenarrowworkshop.com

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