Phoenix Home & Garden: Farm & Table

Our favorite Santa Barbara-inspired Family Farm in Paradise Valley is featured in the October/Nov issue of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine out now. This 8,500sf home is set on 5 acres in the heart of Paradise Valley and has space for the whole family, friends and animals to gather. The article is aptly titles Farm & Table as the entire home was designed with animals and entertaining in mind.

The couple wanted a home where their friends and pets could all come hangout and not have to worry about the home getting wrecked. They also wanted a barn out back to house goats, chickens and pigs and a pond with ducks. In addition, the backyard also has a resort-style pool, spa and pavilion, a large outdoor dining and living area, outdoor kitchen, putting green, firepit and plenty of lawn space.

A Love for the Wild West Inspired This Elegant Prescott Home | Phoenix Home & Garden

"A rustic family retreat makes the most of its pristine setting." Atop a bluff north of Prescott, this rustic ranch home blends reclaimed wood, stone and steel with modern amenities. Expansive living areas are coupled with cozy rooms and behind the bar you'll find a stone tunnel leading to an underground speakeasy! “This house is all about making memories” says the homeowners. ⁠ Read more in the June+July issue of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine linked below.

Architects: Mark Candelaria & Rebecca Roe⁠ Builder: Dan Boylan, DLB⁠ Landscape: Greey|Pickett⁠

Luxe: Epic Design & Gold List

We are honored to be recognized once agin by Luxe Magazine as an Industry Insider and Epic Designer in their recent issues. View our features below.

Luxe Magazine - Casa Ibiza

This unique home in N. Scottsdale’s Silverleaf Estates blends the ethos and architecture of the Mediterranean island of Ibiza with the Sonoran Desert that surrounds it. Read more about the design process in Luxe Arizona’s September/October 2024 issue.

Phoenix Home & Garden Feature

Mark & Isabel Candelaria teamed up for a remodel of their dear friends’ new home in Paradise Valley. Read about the design inspiration and process in December’s issue of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine or digitally below.

Arcadia Parisian VIP Home

This recently completed custom residence was designed for a large, blended family in the heart of Arcadia, AZ was the VIP home on Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine’s annual Home Tour. The design seamlessly unites the charm of a French chateau with the allure of Arizona’s breathtaking landscapes. The home sits on a nearly one-acre rectangular lot adjacent to Camelback Mountain. Indoor/outdoor living is celebrated through pocketing glass walls, side-by-side fireplaces and meticulously manicured English garden spaces with layered greens, flowers and a fountain.

Luxe Magazine: PV "Pet-Project" Cover Feature

This exquisite Santa-Barbara-style home set on 5 acres in PV was a very special "pet-project" for the homeowners. While the young couple don't yet have kids, they do have 4 dogs, goats, chickens, ducks and geese and are actively involved in a fostering neglected pregnant dogs! Together Mark C & Meredith Thomson, along with interior designer Wendy Black, contractor John Schultz and landscape designer Jeff Berghoff, created a home for the whole menagerie that was beautiful, comfortable and eclectic - just want the clients wanted. See more on our Instagram page @candelariadesign and in Luxe’s Nov/Dec issue on newsstands now!

Luxe Video Interview on Fitzgerald's French Estate

Luxe Magazine interviews principals Mark Candelaria & Meredith Thomson about this incredible French Manor estate we designed for former AZ Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald.

“Mark takes an artist’s approach to his profession. He is a sculptor who converts visions and ideas onto a set of drawings that evolve into a three-dimensional structure—a home. He performs his craft with intuition and precision, while emphasizing the principles of classical form and functionality.” - Larry Fitzgerald

Luxe May/June "Deep Roots"

This recently completed "Modern Masterpiece" we designed with Anita Lang of IMI Design and built by Brimley Development is featured in this month's Luxe Magazine. The design goal for this project was to create a generational, family-oriented home that would reflect both the desert and the homeowners’ respective histories in Guatemala and Michigan.

Luxe Cover Feature January 2023

Starting the year off strong with one of our homes on the cover of Luxe Magazine! This cover article features an interior refresh of a Spanish Colonial style home Mark Candelaria designed back in 2005 in PV!

“There’s so much soul in Mark’s architecture, and we wanted to keep that: plasterwork; the richness of the Saltillo tiles, wood and iron details; the brick staircase; the arches," said designer Lauren Wallace. While there weren’t many structural changes needed, the team “updated the lighting, countertops, wall tile and paint, and cleaned up some of the more ornate detailing throughout the residence,” general contractor Frank DiMaggio notes. ⁠

An English-Country Style Estate is Reborn

Growing up in Central Phoenix, this home had always caught the eye of future homeowner Alex Stark. Years later, she married builder Rick Stark of Starion Custom Residences and they purchased this historical home from 1947. While a lot of work was needed, they wanted to keep as many original materials and details as possible. So the Starks together with Architect Meredith Thomson reconfigured the floor plan, raised the ceilings, added a pool, a covered patio and a detached garage to transform this historic cottage into a fabulous family home for generations to come!

Read more about this amazing project in the August/September issue of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine!

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Phoenix Home & Garden April Article: Classic, with a Twist

Long time subscribers of Phoenix Home & Gardens Magazine, this family was thrilled to have their new home featured in the magazine! We transformed a 2,400sf. 1970s Ranch home into this 6,100sf. Italian-style villa for a family of five.

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

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.

Luxe Magazine AZ Nov/Dec 2020 | "Recipe for Success: Modern Mountain Home"

What an honor to have this spectacular Candelaria Design hillside contemporary home grace the cover of Luxe Magazine’s 15th Anniversary Issue! Such a fun & fabulous project, for wonderful clients, with the best collaborative team: ⁠Builder: Schultz Development, Interior Designer: Anita Lang, IMI Design Studio, Landscape: Greey Pickett⁠, & Lighting: Creative Designs in Lighting⁠.

And thank you to the entire Luxe Team for continually featuring our work over the years, beginning with your very first issue featuring one of our Candelaria Design classics on the cover. ⁠

Luxe Magazine Arizona October 2020 | "Heading West"

“Embracing the frontier spirit of the desert, an East Coast couple discovers the charms of Arizona living.”

Take a look at this sleek Modern Mediterranean style home in the heart of Paradise Valley, designed by Mark Candelaria & Vivian Ayala with gorgeous interiors by Mara Green.