reimagine this single story home as a desert modern luxury residence in the sonoran style replace the terracotta barrel tile roof with a low slope or flat parapet roof in warm taupe or charcoal remove all stone veneer and replace exterior walls with smooth monolithic stucco in a warm white or soft limestone tone strip the busy rooflines down to two or three clean horizontal planes no gables no stacked tile no chimney cap detailing garage doors full height flush panel in dark bronze or matte black no horizontal seams front door oversized pivot door in rift cut white oak or blackened steel windows enlarge to floor to ceiling black framed steel look panels grouped in clean rectangular openings eliminate the divided window grids add a deep cantilevered entry overhang with a wood clad soffit warm walnut or western red cedar introduce one strong vertical material moment near the entry a single slab of travertine board formed concrete or vertical wood slat screen instead of the current rough stone landscape pared back and intentional a few sculptural agave one specimen saguaro or ocotillo and a clean band of decomposed granite remove the cluster of barrel cacti and ornamental grasses replace paver driveway with poured concrete in large format slabs with grass or dg joints keep the desert sunset lighting and joshua tree silhouette architectural photography style golden hour low contrast editorial
