Press

We wish to express our gratitude to all the magazines, editors and designers that have featured and continue to feature our work!


Prescott Living Kitchen Cover

Prescott Living Magazine featured one of our homes we designed along with Earth & Images. This home is unique in that is is over 20,000 sq. ft. and features an indoor pool, bowling alley, hair salon, gym, sauna, racquetball court and a shooting range! Outside there are beautiful horse stables with a covered riding arena.

Sentimental Santa Barbara

Our Santa Barbara style home lead by architect Meredith Thompson, AIA is in the current issue of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine. Together with beautiful interiors by Earth and Images , exterior by landscape by Creative Environments and builder West Construction, this dated 4,800 sq. ft. ranch home became a beautiful Santa Barbara style stunner!!

This special home was once the current owner's childhood home/lot, so when it went up for sale she jumped on buying it and making it her forever future-family home! The house was very outdated at this point however and didn't take advantage of the amazing views, so together we decided to build a new, custom home. This allowed us to change the floor plan, update everything and angle the house to open up the views of Camelback Mountain and the downtown Phoenix skyline. Parts of the original home that the homeowner loved were kept and incorporated to the new design, such as doorknobs, lighting fixtures, and other elements that reminded her of her childhood home. For the redesign, the clients wanted a Santa Barbara style home with lots of beautiful details and courtyards that our firm is known for. The home is beautiful while also a functional family home for the next generation.

3D Printed House is Move-in Ready

On Friday, February 25th the Habitat for Humanity Central AZ team, Peri 3D construction, the Mayor of Tempe, architects Mark Candelaria & Damon Wake, and many others involved in the creation of the 3D printed house, along with the new homeowners and media, all gathered to recognize and celebrate the completion of this very unique and special home!

Iconic Life: In the Kitchen with Architect Mark Candelaria

In 1999, he started his namesake firm and has been in growth mode ever since, all the time amazing his clients and friends with his capacity to embrace all the beauty in life, including piano playing, singing, cooking, painting, traveling, leading international tours, and appreciating fine wines and cigars.

Today, he is cooking for family, friends and clients regularly from the test kitchen he built in his design studio during an expansion last year. With the contribution of Monogram appliances, Candelaria is now a prolific chef hosting guests every month. Here are two dishes we’ve enjoyed with him. Thanks, Mark for sharing your recipes here.

The Greening of El Chorro Lodge

Learn the history of the El Chorro, an iconic Valley restaurant and event space since 1937, in December’s Green Living Magazine. In 2012 we had the honor to update the place and we made it better, and greener, than before, becoming Arizona’s first full-service restaurant to attain LEED Gold Certification. In this article you will learn about the history, the people and the design that have transformed El Chorro over the years, and what is in store for its future!

Phoenix Home & Garden October Issue: Doctors' Orders

Meticulous planning yields an elegant PV home home that reflects the style and cultures of a pair of physicians. The cardiologist couple didn’t just lead with their hearts when planning the design of their dream home, they took a rational, scientific approach to how they wanted to live. Their needs included a home their two teenage boys could live comfortably, formal entertaining areas, work-from-home spaces, and outdoor areas. Architects Mark Candelaria and Tim Mathewson from Candelaria Design seamlessly incorporated all of the clients needs and their wants into this beautiful Mediterranean Estate.

A Family of Four builds a Forever Home in Arcadia

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A family of four designed their fairytale family home with Architects Mark Candelaria & Vivian Ayala, Interior Designers DeCesare Design Group and Landscapers Refined Gardens. The couple wanted to keep the home relatively small so it would be cozy and manageable and maximize the outdoor space for their two young boys. They wanted the exterior of their home to fit in with the neighborhood’s modern farmhouse/modern ranch style, but wanted an English cottage flair, inside they wanted a contemporary casual feel. View the article below to see more and read more about this family’s story and design process.

3D Printed Home - First Ever in United States

The custom, single-story home, currently under construction on a lot owned by the City of Tempe, combines 3D printing and traditional construction to create an innovative model for the future: a scalable, cost-effective homeownership solution to address the affordable housing crisis facing communities nationwide.

Designed by the world-renowned team at Candelaria Design, the new 3D-printed home project is a single-family home with three bedrooms, and two baths. The livable space is 1,738 square feet, and the total project is 2,433 square feet. 70 – 80% of the home is 3D printed, including all internal and external walls. The remainder of the house is a traditional build.

“This is really a moonshot opportunity for Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona,” said Jason Barlow, President and CEO of Habitat Central Arizona. “When we consider the housing issues facing Arizona, the need for affordable homeownership solutions becomes clear. If we can deliver decent, affordable, more energy-efficient homes at less cost, in less time and with less waste, we think that could be a real game-changer. Think of the implications.”

The home has received lots of local and national coverage and is expected to be read for move in late October, 2021.

The 16 Best Residential Architects in PV, by Home Builder Digest

Many of the homes found in Paradise Valley are award-winning residences and highly publicized houses that epitomize desert living at its finest, making the residential building scene in Arizona alive and thriving.  For those looking to build or remodel a home in this area, we’ve compiled a list of 16 of the best residential architects whose skills and knowledge of the trade are unmatched.

These firms were chosen based on their background, portfolio, and awards, as well as their ability to meet the specific environmental concerns of desert building. 

This was the first LEED for Home certified property in Paradise Valley.

This was the first LEED for Home certified property in Paradise Valley.

An All-Star Team Imagines a Well-Tailored Home for a Football Great

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This magnificent home has had us all patiently waiting for it’s unveiling to the public in Luxe Magazine’s May 2021 issue…and the day has finally arrived! We are so proud to showcase this legendary home we designed for a legendary man, Larry Fitzgerald. Click the button below to see more of this home and read more about the designers, the process and why this home is already legendary just a year after completion.

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New Luxury Home Trends

"Self-sufficiency is the new luxury" as explained by Architect Mark Candelaria, Interior Designer Tanya Shively & Realtor Frank Aazami in this month's Highline Auto's Magazine written by David Brown.

Click the image below to read the article and learn more about the trends and innovations in luxury home design as our homes have become our sanctuary.

Scottsdale Progress: Noted Architect recalls Casa Blanca

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Originally private property, the the onion-domed building became a hotel/resort in the late 1940s and then townhomes followed on the surrounding 20 acres as well as a gated luxury-home community, Casa Blanca Estates.⁠

Architect Mark Candelaria is interviews in the article as he recently revisited Casa Blanca, one of his first projects in Scottsdale in the early '80s. ⁠

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Look Inside a Modern Version of a Classic Parisian Home in PV

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Architect Mark Candelaria, a 2005 Masters of the Southwest award winner, walks us through a French Transitional style home in the heart of Paradise Valley, AZ. Mark notes that the two-story residence features a number of French Revival details, including vaulted ceilings, paneled walls and traditional millwork combined with contemporary details and stunning views of Camelback Mountain.

Inside, award-winning interior designer Isabel Dellinger Candelaria creates a modernized version of a classic Parisian home infused with light and sophistication. Read Phoenix Home & Garden’s full story on this home here: https://www.phgmag.com/queen-of-the-castle/

Storybook Style - A Whimsical Estate in Yuma, AZ

The winter edition of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine features one of the most “magical” houses we’ve ever designed. Homeowner Jane recalls, “When we were planning this house, I knew there needed to be a surprise around every corner. A home should exude happiness—and I wanted to look up and down and see something new all the time.”

“When Jane and her husband Troy, a produce farmer, decided to build their house on a piece of land in the middle of their Yuma farm field, her fictitious mouse friend Philoneous was part of the design inspiration, helped along by Jane’s artistic talents. The resulting 14,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home resembles a gracious Italian villa, surrounded by lush gardens. Inside, the warm and cozy interior is filled with Jane’s artwork and frescoes, plus rich millwork that displays collections of everything from religious iconography to ceramics. There’s also a sumptuous built-in mouse house for Philoneous, pictured below.

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