真实之屋（Real House）以建筑语言诠释索诺兰沙漠（Sonoran Desert）所兼具的磅礴气势与细腻特质，将其转化为一个五口年轻家庭可安居其中的生活空间。设计过程的关键环节之一是与业主共同开展场地选址。业主原本期望觅得一处位于山麓、拥有全景视野的地块；然而此类地块未能寻获，于是我们转而将业主原有设想的反面——即一块内向型地块——转化为设计契机。该地块坐落于一条幽静干河谷（arroyo）沿岸，表面看似毫无视野可言，且位于一条繁忙道路的下坡处，四周被邻宅环绕。本设计由此实现根本性转化：住宅不仅揭示出沿干河谷延伸的戏剧性视线通廊，更出人意料地框取到圣卡塔利娜山脉（Santa Catalina Mountains）的全景远景。

Real House frames the boldness and subtleties of the Sonoran Desert, translating these qualities into spaces that a young family of five can call home. A driving part of the design process was site selection with the clients. Their ambition was to find a foothills parcel with panoramic views, however, as this kind of property was unavailable, we instead transformed the opposite of their preconceptions into an opportunity. Situated on an introverted parcel along a quiet arroyo — with seemingly no views — downslope from a busy road and surrounded by neighbors, the design is transformative. The home reveals a dramatic sightline down the arroyo, while surprisingly capturing the opposing panoramic range of the Santa Catalina mountains.