600 Armijo Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Perched on a hillside just off Palace Avenue, stone steps lead through a latilla gate to a sweeping flagstone and weathered wood patio where time slows. Water slides over rock into a koi pond; leaves dance in the high desert breeze; the city below falls quiet until only birdsong and the trickle of water remain. Two more terraces drift away from this first haven — one shaded by a mature apricot tree, another opening through French doors from the living room like a platform in the tree canopy — private rooms of sky and trees, suspended a heartbeat from downtown Santa Fe. The house itself is true adobe, built in the 1930s, its thick walls moderating the seasonal highs and lows. A kiva fireplace warms the home in the winter, while a cooling breeze runs from end to end in the heat of summer. Inside, decades of travel and an artist’s eye have left their signature: handmade tile from artisan workshops, lanterns of tin and glass that scatter light like small constellations, carved doors of … read more …