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“I myself lived in a large family house when I was young,” says designer Anthony Wegrzynek, “so I enjoyed designing that concept into this home. The dynamite one-acre site offers room to place the house to fit the environment and take advantage of the mountain view. The staked elevation mimics the look of the pueblo, creating strong patterns of light and shadow.”

The house is wrapped around a courtyard, the floor of which was laid by David and Dennis. “We decided to make the courtyard formal and personalized,” David says, “so we installed a fountain and rose bushes. The punched tin light fixtures on either side of the front door came from Taos.”

One of the most unusual features of the exterior is a three-car carport, built of wood and trimmed with corbels. “We just didn’t think we needed a garage,” David says. He dislikes the blocky look given to houses by large garages, and as a bonus, the carport forms a covered outdoor space for family gatherings.

“I’ve been seeing a bit of a trend toward homes built with the contingency of adding family members,” says Kaltenbach, who has a finance degree from New Mexico State University and has been in construction since his teens. “We built in certain features for adaptability to any future aging needs, like three-foot-wide doors and lowered light switches. The Eisenbergs and Bacas and I spent a lot of time together as I learned just what they wanted. At first I was worried about working with twice the usual number of clients, but it was certainly no problem.