The proposal responds to the desert in contrasting attitudes. A contextual approach to deal with the climate, heritage and materials of the site, yet flexible enough to be disassembled and assembled anywhere in the vast desert.

Experiments with arches created a form that accelerates the wind to add passive cooling measures as well as provide shade from harsh direct light. The courtyard that resulted allows both a private intimate courtyard that brings the ecology closer, and also creating expansive views of the desert in all of its mystique.