Press

We wish to express our gratitude to all the magazines, editors and designers that have featured and continue to feature our work!


Modern Luxury Interiors Scottsdale ~ Design 9 Issue

We have been names one of nine winners in the second annual Design 9 Awards by Modern Luxury Interiors Scottsdale Magazine! Our Santa Barbara inspired home set on 5 acres in Paradise Valley won for Best Outdoor Living and features a pool, spa, animal barn, pond, putting green, garden, covered patios and more. Click below to view the digital issue.

Iconic Design Awards 2024

Iconic Life Magazine's 2nd Annual Iconic Design Awards Ceremony took place last weekend at Scottsdale Center for the Arts SMOCA. Both of our submissions won in the Best Transitional Custom Home over 7,500 sf category!

The Iconic award went to our 19,000sf modern Italian Villa in the heart of Paradise Valley. The Gold Award went to our Santa Barbara/Spanish Colonial Revival style ranch home set on 5 acres, also in the heart of Paradise Valley.

Our projects also won Silver in On the Boards more than 7,500sf for a Kitchen design and the Iconic Award for Best Dining Room for our Joshua Tree Spec home in PV.

Luxe Magazine: PV "Pet-Project" Cover Feature

This exquisite Santa-Barbara-style home set on 5 acres in PV was a very special "pet-project" for the homeowners. While the young couple don't yet have kids, they do have 4 dogs, goats, chickens, ducks and geese and are actively involved in a fostering neglected pregnant dogs! Together Mark C & Meredith Thomson, along with interior designer Wendy Black, contractor John Schultz and landscape designer Jeff Berghoff, created a home for the whole menagerie that was beautiful, comfortable and eclectic - just want the clients wanted. See more on our Instagram page @candelariadesign and in Luxe’s Nov/Dec issue on newsstands now!

Luxe Video Interview on Fitzgerald's French Estate

Luxe Magazine interviews principals Mark Candelaria & Meredith Thomson about this incredible French Manor estate we designed for former AZ Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald.

“Mark takes an artist’s approach to his profession. He is a sculptor who converts visions and ideas onto a set of drawings that evolve into a three-dimensional structure—a home. He performs his craft with intuition and precision, while emphasizing the principles of classical form and functionality.” - Larry Fitzgerald

Luxe Cover Feature January 2023

Starting the year off strong with one of our homes on the cover of Luxe Magazine! This cover article features an interior refresh of a Spanish Colonial style home Mark Candelaria designed back in 2005 in PV!

“There’s so much soul in Mark’s architecture, and we wanted to keep that: plasterwork; the richness of the Saltillo tiles, wood and iron details; the brick staircase; the arches," said designer Lauren Wallace. While there weren’t many structural changes needed, the team “updated the lighting, countertops, wall tile and paint, and cleaned up some of the more ornate detailing throughout the residence,” general contractor Frank DiMaggio notes. ⁠

Sources for Design Magazine: Icons Mark & Isabel Candelaria

Husband & wife Mark & Isabel are featured in the 35th issue of Sources for Design Magazine’s Icon Issue! They will be honored along with 7 other design teams for their residential remodel of a dated Paradise Valley home at the Magazine’s Premier Party September 7th in Scottsdale. Take a look at the beautiful feature below.

A Family of Four builds a Forever Home in Arcadia

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A family of four designed their fairytale family home with Architects Mark Candelaria & Vivian Ayala, Interior Designers DeCesare Design Group and Landscapers Refined Gardens. The couple wanted to keep the home relatively small so it would be cozy and manageable and maximize the outdoor space for their two young boys. They wanted the exterior of their home to fit in with the neighborhood’s modern farmhouse/modern ranch style, but wanted an English cottage flair, inside they wanted a contemporary casual feel. View the article below to see more and read more about this family’s story and design process.

3D Printed Home - First Ever in United States

The custom, single-story home, currently under construction on a lot owned by the City of Tempe, combines 3D printing and traditional construction to create an innovative model for the future: a scalable, cost-effective homeownership solution to address the affordable housing crisis facing communities nationwide.

Designed by the world-renowned team at Candelaria Design, the new 3D-printed home project is a single-family home with three bedrooms, and two baths. The livable space is 1,738 square feet, and the total project is 2,433 square feet. 70 – 80% of the home is 3D printed, including all internal and external walls. The remainder of the house is a traditional build.

“This is really a moonshot opportunity for Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona,” said Jason Barlow, President and CEO of Habitat Central Arizona. “When we consider the housing issues facing Arizona, the need for affordable homeownership solutions becomes clear. If we can deliver decent, affordable, more energy-efficient homes at less cost, in less time and with less waste, we think that could be a real game-changer. Think of the implications.”

The home has received lots of local and national coverage and is expected to be read for move in late October, 2021.

An All-Star Team Imagines a Well-Tailored Home for a Football Great

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This magnificent home has had us all patiently waiting for it’s unveiling to the public in Luxe Magazine’s May 2021 issue…and the day has finally arrived! We are so proud to showcase this legendary home we designed for a legendary man, Larry Fitzgerald. Click the button below to see more of this home and read more about the designers, the process and why this home is already legendary just a year after completion.

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Luxe Magazine AZ Nov/Dec 2020 | "Recipe for Success: Modern Mountain Home"

What an honor to have this spectacular Candelaria Design hillside contemporary home grace the cover of Luxe Magazine’s 15th Anniversary Issue! Such a fun & fabulous project, for wonderful clients, with the best collaborative team: ⁠Builder: Schultz Development, Interior Designer: Anita Lang, IMI Design Studio, Landscape: Greey Pickett⁠, & Lighting: Creative Designs in Lighting⁠.

And thank you to the entire Luxe Team for continually featuring our work over the years, beginning with your very first issue featuring one of our Candelaria Design classics on the cover. ⁠

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