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Pro Spotlight: 3 Ways to Open Your Home to the Outdoors
A Phoenix-area architect shares how to embrace the outside environment even when you’re inside
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Who: Mark Tate of Tate Studio Architects
Where: Cave Creek, Arizona
In his own words: “Creating livable space that brings the outdoors in is translatable to wherever you are, whether you live in Alaska or Arizona. Whatever the environment, I want to bring it in.”
Imagine sliding open a glass wall in your living room and listening to the sound of rain patter nearby as you read the newspaper. Seeing the sun rise over rugged red rocks out your bedroom window every morning. Watching football games on the patio with your toes warmed by a fireplace. “Open up your house and appreciate the outdoors; that’s what it’s all about,” says architect Mark Tate, owner of Tate Studio Architects in Cave Creek. “The goal should be to create shelter, not a box.”
Where: Cave Creek, Arizona
In his own words: “Creating livable space that brings the outdoors in is translatable to wherever you are, whether you live in Alaska or Arizona. Whatever the environment, I want to bring it in.”
Imagine sliding open a glass wall in your living room and listening to the sound of rain patter nearby as you read the newspaper. Seeing the sun rise over rugged red rocks out your bedroom window every morning. Watching football games on the patio with your toes warmed by a fireplace. “Open up your house and appreciate the outdoors; that’s what it’s all about,” says architect Mark Tate, owner of Tate Studio Architects in Cave Creek. “The goal should be to create shelter, not a box.”
Changing lives. Tate is delighted by the chance to share his love of nature. “Nothing gives me greater pleasure than creating an environment for someone that’s unlike anything they’ve ever experienced,” he says. “It’s transformative.” One example: Homeowners retiring to Scottsdale from the Midwest traded tiny windows and little patios for an area with an outdoor breakfast table. They now watch birds and lizards romp past cactuses and sage as they sip coffee.
Eye to a view. Tate doesn’t think clients’ landscapes are limited to their particular plot of land. Instead, he believes in “visual ownership,” a term inspired by architectural icon Mies van der Rohe. “If you look outside at a mountain, even though you don’t own the mountain, you can invite it into your space with walls of glass,” he says. “Then it becomes part of your life experience.”
Ready to welcome the outdoors inside? Below, Tate shares his tips.
Ready to welcome the outdoors inside? Below, Tate shares his tips.
1. Appreciate Views
Design spaces to capture natural vistas and let your eyes roam outside from wherever you are in your home, Tate says. The side walls of the Scottsdale patio seen here, for example, frame Pinnacle Peak in the distance, and black reflecting pools show clouds scudding across the sky overhead, their forms merging into the landscape. The master bedroom and home office are fully cornered in glass, providing the same view from inside. Sculptures add artistic punctuation to the vista.
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Design spaces to capture natural vistas and let your eyes roam outside from wherever you are in your home, Tate says. The side walls of the Scottsdale patio seen here, for example, frame Pinnacle Peak in the distance, and black reflecting pools show clouds scudding across the sky overhead, their forms merging into the landscape. The master bedroom and home office are fully cornered in glass, providing the same view from inside. Sculptures add artistic punctuation to the vista.
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2. Create Functional Benefits
Think about useful ways to integrate the outdoors, such as opening rooms onto a patio using expansive glass door systems. “Doing so can double the size of your livable space,” Tate says.
A retired couple in Scottsdale wanted a place where they could host their children and grandchildren without anyone’s feeling crowded. Tate designed a sliding wall of glass that disappears into the door frames, opening onto a full patio outside where the family can enjoy dinner, watch TV or grill. A master suite and guest suite are tucked into corners, fully accessible from the patio through glass doors.
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Think about useful ways to integrate the outdoors, such as opening rooms onto a patio using expansive glass door systems. “Doing so can double the size of your livable space,” Tate says.
A retired couple in Scottsdale wanted a place where they could host their children and grandchildren without anyone’s feeling crowded. Tate designed a sliding wall of glass that disappears into the door frames, opening onto a full patio outside where the family can enjoy dinner, watch TV or grill. A master suite and guest suite are tucked into corners, fully accessible from the patio through glass doors.
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3. Engage All Your Senses
Sound, smell, temperature — all of these sensations help engulf you in your natural environment. “There’s nothing better in the world than opening your shower to the outside, listening to the rain, hearing birds, feeling the cool air against the hot water,” Tate says.
In a third Scottsdale home, a wall of glass lets the homeowners gaze at the garden while brushing their teeth. A full steam shower envelops them in scent and warmth, or they can open a window and listen to sounds outside as they shower, feeling the contrast of the outside air. Wood flooring provides a smooth, welcoming surface for bare feet.
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More: For more information on Mark Tate and examples of his work, visit Tate Studio Architects’ Houzz profile.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
Sound, smell, temperature — all of these sensations help engulf you in your natural environment. “There’s nothing better in the world than opening your shower to the outside, listening to the rain, hearing birds, feeling the cool air against the hot water,” Tate says.
In a third Scottsdale home, a wall of glass lets the homeowners gaze at the garden while brushing their teeth. A full steam shower envelops them in scent and warmth, or they can open a window and listen to sounds outside as they shower, feeling the contrast of the outside air. Wood flooring provides a smooth, welcoming surface for bare feet.
See more of this project
More: For more information on Mark Tate and examples of his work, visit Tate Studio Architects’ Houzz profile.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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