tucson territorial

This territorial style home was built in 1941 by John Joynt, a prominent mid-century designer/builder in Tucson. Joynt’s design– as was typical of the era – focused on efficient use of space with a strong indoor-outdoor connection but built with the adobe walls of the local desert vernacular and raw wood beam and plank ceiling-roof structure. Joynt’s original vision for the home was solid and well thought out, and the goal of the Owners and Architects in this project was to respect that vision as much as possible while also offering a technical update to the infrastructure of the home as well as an aesthetic update to the kitchen and main bathroom. Care was taken in stripping the structure of the multiple layers of paint and dated casework to get back to the original honesty of the structure and space, and anything added during this renovation would be delineated as “new” and treated like a furniture element. The kitchen received a free-standing modular wall unit by Vipp and a free-standing range and fridge units. The main bathroom was furnished with lavatory vanity design and fabricated by the Architects and a tub that seems to float in the room as it’s placed on wood blocks and not tied to the under slab drainage, instead it simply drains onto the floor and into the long slot drain at the shower. Bedroom closets and the office storage and desk are furnished with Vitsœ Universal Shelving by Dieter Rams which allows for efficient use of storage space with minimal visual intrusion to the original structure. The Owners and Architect used local craftsmen for many of the added elements and furnishings whenever possible, and sourced lights and art from local vintage shops. The vintage pendant light over the dining table is by Gerald Thurston. The buffalo painting in the living room is by Tucson native Ishi Glinsky.