How Andersen Aluminum Defines the Modern Southwest Home
The exterior of Mummy Mountain Haven at sunset. All windows and doors (except trapezoidal windows) are Andersen aluminum. Photo courtesy of Luxury Living Homes.
Homeowners understandably want aesthetic appeal when it comes to a custom-built home. If they’ve invested in a tract of land with impressive views, they want that visual experience to be immersive, extending from inside to outside. In addition, builders want to ensure the products they provide are well-engineered and manufactured to high standards while achieving the owners’ design vision.
Enter Andersen Aluminum: a 100% aluminum product that’s specially designed for the Southwestern market. Manufactured in Arizona, the line features windows and doors with narrow profiles and clean lines, modern styling and expansive glass. Rather than drawing attention to themselves, these elements are instead designed to be sleek, showing off both the open interiors and the gorgeous landscape surrounding the home. These qualities make them a perfect fit for the area’s contemporary architectural style, while also providing stunning views of the terrain.
Mummy Mountain Haven entrance. Photo courtesy of Luxury Living Homes.
Benefits for Builders and Homeowners
Melissa Meyers, Business Manager of Andersen Aluminum products, explains, “One unique thing about this line of quality aluminum products is the variety it offers, with options to suit every design concept and personal style sensibility. Customers will find it easy to choose products that complement the vision for their new home.”
From this line, builders and their clients can select casements, picture windows, window walls or even custom-styled specialty windows; as well as hinged, pivot or sliding doors. All of these products are framed entirely in aluminum and are available in multiple exterior colors.
Because Andersen Aluminum windows and doors address customers’ desire for large openings and the highly modern, minimalistic appearance that is now so popular in the area, builders are able to meet their needs while providing a durable, well-made product line.
Meyers says, “We use high-quality aluminum and top-notch craftsmanship, combined with modern engineering practices. This ensures we offer a product line that’s not only attractive, but one that’s robust — and produced right here in Arizona.” This, combined with the Andersen warranty, ensures that the windows and doors are not only well-designed and attractive, but protected by the manufacturer.
Worried about installation? These units can be large and heavy, and may require installation techniques that are different from those of other brands. Fortunately, Andersen Professional Building Services has builders covered, offering top-notch, high-touch installation services in the area. This ensures that the job is done right and warranted for 5 years, allowing builders to focus on other aspects of construction.
Interior of Mummy Mountain Haven. Photo courtesy of Luxury Living Homes.
Enable Panoramic Views with Andersen Aluminum
One striking example of how Andersen Aluminum can provide sweeping vistas from within the interior of a home is Mummy Mountain Haven, an estate on the east slope of the peak in Paradise Valley. This remarkable 8,300-plus square-foot home features a nearly complete front wall of glass, which opens out onto a spacious patio containing a glass infinity edge pool. “This stunning home truly blurs the line between the home and its environment,” says Meyers.
The use of Andersen Aluminum windows and doors allowed the builder, Luxury Living Homes, to project a theme of vast openness within a living space that truly connects with its environment. Whether open or closed, these enormous panels are almost invisible, providing a seamless connection between the indoors and outdoors. These structural elements offer panoramic views of North Scottsdale, the McDowell Mountains, Superstition Mountains and other truly breathtaking vistas, an accomplishment that would not be possible with traditional windows and doors. Meyers notes that this capability is what makes Andersen Aluminum truly special.
She concludes, “Not only do Andersen Aluminum windows and doors enable builders to create such remarkable statement residences, allowing their homeowner clients to feel unbounded by four walls, these elements also enable residents to experience the outdoors and feel the breeze from inside the comfort of their living spaces, all while also making the design and construction process itself a breeze for the builder.”
Interior of Mummy Mountain Haven. Photo courtesy of Luxury Living Homes.
