{"id":8181,"date":"2026-05-11T19:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8181"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:18:13","slug":"johnston-marklee-completes-democratic-by-nature-green-metal-tower-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/johnston-marklee-completes-democratic-by-nature-green-metal-tower-in-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnston Marklee completes “democratic by nature” green-metal tower in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California studio Johnston Marklee<\/a> has completed Ray Phoenix, a residential building in Arizona clad in a mint green metal facade, the colour informed by the surrounding desert.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located just outside of Phoenix’s downtown, in the city’s Roosevelt Row Arts District, Ray Phoenix contains 401 apartments across 26 storeys and was designed by Johnston Marklee<\/a> in partnership with architecture studio Lamar Johnson Collaborative.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Johnston Marklee has completed a tower in Phoenix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The building was meant to\u00a0 “enhance the Phoenix community by making art, architecture, and design highly accessible to its residents” and was is co-developed by New York developer Ray<\/a> and Kansas-based developer Vela<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is among a number of owner-operated developments by Ray, which recently completed a similar property in New York designed by\u00a0Frida Escobedo Studio\u00a0and\u00a0Handel Architects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The building is clad in a light green metal facade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ray Phoenix is made up of a slim tower that sits on a wide, rectangular base. Amenity and garage floors sit in the lower levels, while a pool<\/a> deck sits on top of the podium.<\/p>\n

It is made up of a “consistent grid”, according to Johnston Marklee<\/a> founding partner Sharon Johnston, and was informed by the surrounding desert, including its green colour, which was chosen to both complement and stand out in the environment.<\/p>\n

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Perforated metal panels cover the garage and amenity floors in the podium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Ray Phoenix is rooted in an elemental design approach that draws from the desert landscape, weaving different textures and subtle contrasts into a building that feels both grounded and distinct to the city’s skyline,” said Johnston.<\/p>\n

“The building’s design is democratic by nature, with a consistent grid uniting the living units in the tower with the communal spaces, garden deck, and amenity floors at the base.”<\/p>\n