在许多方面，”Uptown Row “是一个介于两个世界之间的项目。该地块距离凤凰城上城的轻轨站不到500英尺，位于重度商业大道和历史住宅区之间。它的类型跨越了单户住宅和多户综合体之间的界限。它是一个依赖汽车的城市的一部分，但正在积极向公共交通转变。这个有10个单元的灰地开发项目由位于凤凰城的年轻建筑公司The Ranch Mine设计，由Boxwell Southwest建造和开发，在一个多样化的社区中找到了和谐，将不同的元素拼接成一个精致的现代建筑。

In many ways, “Uptown Row” is a development between two worlds. The site is situated less than 500 feet away from a light rail station in Uptown Phoenix, between a heavy commercial thoroughfare and historic residential district. Its typology straddles the line between a single-family home and multi-family complex. It is part of a city that relies on the automobile but is actively shifting towards public transportation. This 10-unit greyfield development designed by young Phoenix based architecture firm The Ranch Mine and built and developed by Boxwell Southwest finds harmony in a diverse neighborhood, stitching together disparate elements in a refined, modern complex.

这个项目的设计意图是在一个以汽车为中心的城市中创造一个行人友好的单户住宅区。 场地规划分成两座相同的镜像建筑，与西面和南面的商业建筑的大小大致相同。每栋建筑包含5个联排别墅，将整个建筑体量分解成与东边的历史住宅大致相同的宽度，为附近居民提供熟悉的住宅规模。每个单元都可以通过人行道进入，在沙漠植物和间隔的块状墙中，为邻居们提供休闲的机会。

The design intent of this development was to create a pedestrian friendly single-family area in a largely automobile centric city. The site plan breaks down into two identical, mirrored buildings, roughly the same size as the commercial buildings to the west and south. Each building contains 5 townhomes that break down the overall mass into widths roughly the same size of the historic homes to its east, providing a residential scale familiar to the neighborhood. Each of these units are accessed via pedestrian walkways amid desert plantings and a spaced block wall that provides casual opportunities for socializing with neighbors.

我们特别注意窗户和房间的位置，提供一致的 “街道上的眼睛”。前面的单元有底层办公室，有独立的家庭入口，为越来越多的人提供了家庭生意。 定制的角钢窗框从立缝金属外皮中探出，为这些正面的窗户提供额外的遮阳。所有的单元都有10英尺高的天花板和大的玻璃推拉门，将室内的私人庭院打开，使空间比其占地面积更大。

Specific attention was paid to the placement of windows and rooms, providing consistent “eyes on the street”. The front units have ground floor offices with separate entrances from the home for the increasing number of people who have home businesses. Custom cor-ten steel window boxes poke out from the standing seam metal skin to provide additional shade for these front facing windows. All of the units have 10 foot ceilings and large sliding glass doors that open up the inside to private courtyards, making the spaces live larger than their footprint.

该项目有3种主要的外部材料：生锈的钢、受土坯启发的面砖和灰泥。生锈的金属从该项目西部和南部的重工业感觉中得到启发，并覆盖了结构的正面和驾驶场。结构的最高部分用面砖覆盖，让人联想到90年历史的土坯房，它位于街道对面的角落，是该街区最古老的房子。灰泥和偏置的混凝土块墙带来了附近最常见的材料。

There are 3 primary exterior materials in the development, rusted steel, adobe inspired face brick, and stucco. The rusted metal takes it cue from the heavy industrial feel to the west and south of the property, and clads the front of the structure as well as the drive court. The tallest part of the structure is clad in face brick that evokes the 90 year old adobe house that book ends the opposite corner of the street, and is the oldest house on the block. The stucco and offset concrete block site walls bring in the most common materials in the neighborhood.

3层楼高的叠加式平面图，一楼是生活区，二楼是卧室，三楼是弹性空间。这个灵活的空间有一个湿酒吧，通向一个有木板覆盖的屋顶平台，有一个内置的烤架，创造了一个理想的室内/室外娱乐空间，可以欣赏到城市、山脉和沙漠天空的奇妙景色。

The 3 story, stacked floor plans break down into living on the first floor, bedrooms on the second floor, and a flex space on the third floor. This flex space features a wet bar and opens out onto a trex covered roof deck with a built-in grill, creating an ideal indoor/outdoor entertaining space that takes in amazing views of the city, mountains, and desert sky beyond.

Architects : The Ranch Mine
Area : 17332 ft²
Year : 2016
Photographs :Jason Roehner
Manufacturers : Summit Brick Company, Trex, Western States Metal Roofing, Alpine Windows, Carpenter, Distinctive Custom Cabinetry
Architect of Record : E Project
General Contractor : Boxwell Southwest
Site Size : 0.71 Acres
City : Phoenix
Country : United States