The architectural style was influenced by Pueblo Revival, Spanish Colonial flat roof buildings and Native American pueblos.

The plan arrangement is Courtyard Hacienda based on Spanish Haciendas of the early Southwest. It has load bearing sixteen inch mud-adobe block, which supports the roof. This type of structure is also considered a mass wall assembly because the adobe is full thickness of the wall capable of storing heat or cooling and releasing it slowly in order to maintain uniform temperature. Thus the adobe block becomes a major component in the enabling this structure to qualify for green building recognition.

Modern architecture influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Period. The compact 2,500 square foot home was erected on pristine undisturbed natural desert. This mature and lush desert landscape offers privacy and screening for this glass dominant and adobe structure.

Homeowners Ron Finkel, real estate investor, and Linda Blumel, artist, have carefully implemented unique furnishings, accessories and artwork that integrate well with the architectural theme.

The re-vegetated landscape area incorporates contemporary garden sculpture and some non-indigenous plants which create added drama. This home features concrete floors, wood ceilings and adobe. This provides a very warm outcome for this contemporary structure.

Johnson Bank’s desire was to portray a very traditional image of established wealth.  The design, influenced both by early Arizona territorial buildings and by selected features of Pueblo Revival design, is characterized by a flat roof version of Spanish colonial design, expansive decks, and a tower with many stones the full thickness of the wall.

The full-width portal uses a simple beam and corbel structure which spans the spaces between columns.  The resulting arcades and the tower create the essence of the building’ front elevation.  Interior features include hand-scraped, walnut flooring over sleepers to create a hollow sound reminiscent of historic raised-hardwood flooring over joists.