Casa Serena
- Location
- Glorieta, New Mexico
- Architect
- Spears Horn Architects
- Area
- 3,900 sf
- Completion Date
- 2026
Set on a wilderness-adjacent site near Apache Canyon, this modern jewel box is perched on a rock outcropping with pocket views of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains. The exterior includes exposed steel retaining walls as well as walls, weirs and ponding built from the bedrock unearthed during excavation. Inside, polished concrete floors with exposed aggregate, slatted alder cabinetry, maple-paneled ceilings, and blackened steel accents are among the honest material finishes selected to balance warmth with aesthetic restraint.