Diamond A Ranch

A large, two-story historic house at Diamond A Ranch with a wide porch and white columns stands under a clear blue sky, flanked by trees and set on a well-manicured green lawn. The home features shuttered windows and a symmetrical, elegant facade.
A large two-story house with a wraparound porch stands beside a small wooden cottage among tall trees. The grass lawn is green, and the sky is clear blue. A mountain rises in the background to the left.
A courtyard with tan adobe walls and white columns surrounds a stone patio. The main house, with dormer windows and a shingled roof, stands at the back. Green trees and a vivid blue sky are visible above the courtyard.
A close-up of a houses upper facade, featuring steep gabled roofs with wooden shingles, white trim, and a small balcony with white railings. The scene is lit by sunlight, with trees and a deep blue sky in the background.
A sunlit courtyard with stone flooring, central round fountain, white pillar colonnade, wooden doors and roof beams, trees and greenery outside, and shadows cast by the columns across the open space.
View from under a wooden-roofed patio looking out onto a sunlit stone courtyard with a circular stone firepit or fountain at the center, flanked by white-pillared buildings and surrounded by green trees under a blue sky.
Open double wooden doors lead to a sunlit courtyard with white columns and stone paving. Shadows from the columns stretch across the ground. Architectural details are warm and minimal, with a transom of crisscrossed wood above the doors.
View from a covered balcony at sunset. A leather folding chair sits on the wet gray deck next to binoculars. A white railing overlooks a roof, trees, and hills under a soft pink and yellow cloudy sky framed by a large archway.
A bright room with ornate wood doors, a round table with a chessboard, and a tapestry with a crest above a console table. Two lamps and a vase of yellow flowers sit on the table; a rug and woven basket are on the polished wood floor. Total: 299 characters.
Cozy living room with a lit corner fireplace, rustic wooden ceiling beams, and a striped rug. Theres a daybed with colorful pillows, two armchairs, a wooden chair, and a framed mirror. Sunlight streams in from an open window beside a potted plant.
Elegant library with wood-paneled walls, bookshelves, a grand fireplace, two tufted leather sofas, a blue armchair, coffee tables with books, ornate rug, chandeliers, and warm lighting. Fire burns in the hearth, creating a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
A warm, wood-paneled room with a bar, stools, and several armchairs arranged on a large patterned rug. A low coffee table holds a horse sculpture. The walls feature dark leather paneling with decorative studs. The ceiling has exposed wooden beams, and natural light enters through a window.
Spacious bedroom with vaulted ceiling, large arched window, fireplace, and two armchairs beside a round table. A king bed with a patterned quilt faces the fireplace. Floral carpet, cream walls, and natural light create a cozy, inviting atmosphere.
Luxurious indoor pool with cream columns and stone flooring. A glass ceiling lets in natural light. Lounge chairs, potted plants, and pool towels are arranged around the pool. Large windows and doors offer views outside, creating an airy, elegant atmosphere.

Diamond A Ranch

An unexpected oasis of poplar trees and orchards in the foothills of the Capitan Mountains, Diamond A Ranch is a 120,000 acre-property in central New Mexico. A large and stylistically diverse compound, the ranch included a territorial style main house and cottage, an adobe building that had once served as a way station, an indoor pool, a modernist chapel designed by Herbert Bayer and a freestanding structure housing storage as well as a Jacobean library with historic paneling and mantel, none of which were tied together in coherently. In restoring and renovating the complex, PPA layered styles, weaving a narrative of local, historical architecture, and introduced a new stone-flagged patio lined by a traditional New Mexican portale to knit the various buildings together. In addition to restoring the Jacobean library, PPA added a new connecting bar with studded leather panels and rebuilt the pool pavilion in the Greek Revival style. Thomas Jayne’s decoration adds another layer of texture and historical vernacular to the interiors. The landscape architecture firm of Quennell Rothschild used traditional irrigation channels to separate the domestic landscape of the lawn and house gardens from the ranch’s fields, pastures and orchards. 

Partner-in-Charge: Peter Pennoyer

Design Director:  Gregory Gilmartin

Associate-in-Charge: Anik Pearson

Associates: Nebojsa Savic, Kevin Dakan, Miriam Cantelmi, Claudia Mulas, Christopher Stoer

Landscape Architect: Quennell Rothschild & Partners

Interior Design: Thomas Jayne, Jayne Design Studio

Photography: Peter Aaron/ESTO

A large, two-story historic house at Diamond A Ranch with a wide porch and white columns stands under a clear blue sky, flanked by trees and set on a well-manicured green lawn. The home features shuttered windows and a symmetrical, elegant facade.
A large two-story house with a wraparound porch stands beside a small wooden cottage among tall trees. The grass lawn is green, and the sky is clear blue. A mountain rises in the background to the left.
A courtyard with tan adobe walls and white columns surrounds a stone patio. The main house, with dormer windows and a shingled roof, stands at the back. Green trees and a vivid blue sky are visible above the courtyard.
A close-up of a houses upper facade, featuring steep gabled roofs with wooden shingles, white trim, and a small balcony with white railings. The scene is lit by sunlight, with trees and a deep blue sky in the background.
A sunlit courtyard with stone flooring, central round fountain, white pillar colonnade, wooden doors and roof beams, trees and greenery outside, and shadows cast by the columns across the open space.
View from under a wooden-roofed patio looking out onto a sunlit stone courtyard with a circular stone firepit or fountain at the center, flanked by white-pillared buildings and surrounded by green trees under a blue sky.
Open double wooden doors lead to a sunlit courtyard with white columns and stone paving. Shadows from the columns stretch across the ground. Architectural details are warm and minimal, with a transom of crisscrossed wood above the doors.
View from a covered balcony at sunset. A leather folding chair sits on the wet gray deck next to binoculars. A white railing overlooks a roof, trees, and hills under a soft pink and yellow cloudy sky framed by a large archway.
A bright room with ornate wood doors, a round table with a chessboard, and a tapestry with a crest above a console table. Two lamps and a vase of yellow flowers sit on the table; a rug and woven basket are on the polished wood floor. Total: 299 characters.
Cozy living room with a lit corner fireplace, rustic wooden ceiling beams, and a striped rug. Theres a daybed with colorful pillows, two armchairs, a wooden chair, and a framed mirror. Sunlight streams in from an open window beside a potted plant.
Elegant library with wood-paneled walls, bookshelves, a grand fireplace, two tufted leather sofas, a blue armchair, coffee tables with books, ornate rug, chandeliers, and warm lighting. Fire burns in the hearth, creating a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
A warm, wood-paneled room with a bar, stools, and several armchairs arranged on a large patterned rug. A low coffee table holds a horse sculpture. The walls feature dark leather paneling with decorative studs. The ceiling has exposed wooden beams, and natural light enters through a window.
Spacious bedroom with vaulted ceiling, large arched window, fireplace, and two armchairs beside a round table. A king bed with a patterned quilt faces the fireplace. Floral carpet, cream walls, and natural light create a cozy, inviting atmosphere.
Luxurious indoor pool with cream columns and stone flooring. A glass ceiling lets in natural light. Lounge chairs, potted plants, and pool towels are arranged around the pool. Large windows and doors offer views outside, creating an airy, elegant atmosphere.

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