Crescent Horizon Home

This contemporary hillside home is a 6,000-square-foot sanctuarythat artfully balances robust materiality with serene desert minimal-ism. Perched above the Las Vegas Valley, the home is anchoredinto the topography with a curved concrete façade that echoes thesurrounding canyon forms, offering sweeping, unobstructed viewsof the landscape.Form & MassingThe design is driven by a low-profile horizontal massing with gentlecurvature that opens toward the valley, embracing the panoramicvista. Deep overhangs and strategic voids introduce rhythm to thefaçade while mediating harsh desert sunlight. The architecture isboth monumental and refined—anchored, yet light.The east and west façades are deliberately porous, allowing prevail-ing desert breezes to move naturally through the home. Operableglazing and open-air corridors are strategically placed to promotecross-ventilation, drawing cooler morning air from the east andexpelling warm afternoon air through the west-facing voids. Thisreduces the reliance on mechanical cooling, especially during thetransitional seasons, and maintains interior comfort through passiveairflow.Each of the garden-facing bedrooms and the main living areabenefit from this passive ventilation strategy, as airflow is channeledthrough open-plan interiors, courtyards, and corridors that breathewith the surrounding desert.