Award-winning Arizona architect Don Ziebell merged contemporary construction techniques with irreplaceable, reclaimed materials when he designed his personal residence at DC Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz. The resulting chemistry is organic, authentic and enchanting.The 3,648-square-foot, two-level home offers four bedrooms, three full baths, two powder rooms, office, expansive outdoor living spaces designed around a central pool courtyard, a four-car garage and a private, detached guesthouse. The home is represented by Silverleaf Realty in Scottsdale.“My family and I have enjoyed this house for many years, “said Ziebell, founder and president of the prestigious Oz Architects, an architecture and interior design firm in Scottsdale specializing in quality custom homes, well-known resorts and boutique hotels, golf clubhouses and spas throughout the West. “It’s been wonderful to live among time-honored objects that have a history and repurposed materials that date back to the 18th and 19th centuries.” Designed for a relaxed lifestyle, the home’s appealing organic space merges indoor-outdoor living to create a harmonic environment that doesn’t compete with nature. To encourage outdoor living, Ziebell designed an open-sided extension that forms part of the house while opening to lush exterior living space. He also installed a wood-burning fireplace for hearth cooking and a ready-made vegetable cutting garden with a raised bed. The entire space is encircled by a protected central pool courtyard for maximum privacy. In addition, two upper level bedrooms share an expansive covered outdoor deck offering stunning city light views of metro Phoenix. For the kitchen, Ziebell installed a treasure trove of vintage elements such as an 18th century Louis XIII cabinet repurposed for china and dish storage, antique European oak for the flooring and ceiling beams and reclaimed Chicago brick cabinet supports blended with contemporary features including a seamless poured pewter island top, soapstone countertops and custom stainless-steel sinks and appliances. Ziebell utilized antique, handmade terra cotta perefeuille floor tiles, originally used in sub-roofing in traditional farm houses in Mediterranean France, for the flooring throughout the home. Other incorporated materials include an antique stone shower basin, original 18th century door hinges and doorknobs, a limestone fireplace mantel and a 19th century Spanish entry door. He also discovered a rare 19th century fireclay soaking tub from the estate of architect Henry Hobson Richardson, a 19th century pioneer in the development of an indigenous, modern American style of architecture. The tub can now be found in the master bath.Looking to the past for sensible, non-technological solutions, Ziebell has developed a reputation for his “soulful” design and for uniting antique building materials with energy-efficient architecture. “I had in mind a ‘healthy home’ using as many natural and authentic elements as I could find that would add warmth, charm and sustainability.”Growing out of his love for these enduring materials and objects was the opening of Antiquities LLC, the architect’s wholesale warehouse in Scottsdale, featuring vintage and antique materials and objects for the architectural and interior design trade. “It’s my belief that the original ‘green’ buildings were those built centuries ago from local materials and attuned to the demands of their respective climates,” he said, adding, “There’s a lot that the past can still teach us.”