13-B Calle Noble

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Price: $975,000
MLS: 900437
Status: Active
Class: Residential
Acres: 7.98
Area: Tesuque Village Area
Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 5
Garage: 4
Guest House: Yes
Fireplace: Four or more
Main House Sqft: 2529
Guest House Sqft: 1835
Total Sqft: 4364

Casa Matsu...Outstanding Compound in the Tesuque Hills

Never before on the market, this award-winning and timeless compound designed by architect Robert W. Peters successfully integrates a breathtaking landscape with well-considered indoor and outdoor living areas, solar design and panoramic views of the Santa Fe National Forest and Jemez Mountains.

Featured in the quintessential architectural guide “Santa Fe Style”, the core of the compound is the 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom main residence and its companion studio guest house and greenhouse. Architecturally linked by a series of covered walkways and patios, adorned by beautiful wood gates and separated by a stunning open-air Japanese garden, the combination of structures provides a beautiful silhouette against the blue New Mexico sky.

In close proximity, you’ll find the one-bedroom caretaker house and two 2-car garages. In combination, these structures create an inviting entrance and motor court to the compound. As part of one of the garage buildings, a large studio/exercise room with compelling views completes the heated living area of the compound. Beautifully sited on 7.98 acres, an additional 5 acre parcel can be purchased separately.

Main Residence:

Visually compelling, the main residence is centered in the open-concept living room, dining room and informal seating area. The areas are distinguished by a series of small step-downs moving from east to west. Illuminated by clerestory windows, the wood-beamed ceiling is illuminated by the sunlight. The sequential beams cast playful shadows as the day passes.

At the east end of this open expanse of living area, an informal seating and dining area with built-in book cases offers views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Two steps down is the formal living room with built-in U-shaped bancos replete with seating cushions. The architecture here plays cleverly with positive and negative spaces. The built-in seating creates a large conversation space with full view of the fireplace. The wall that hosts the fireplace has a gentle curve that evokes memories of the rounded lines of traditional Santa Fe architecture. Two steps down again is the formal dining area with views to the Jemez Mountains. The view seems limitless and the dining area is perfectly sited to capture the setting sun. Every living area in the residence has a corresponding outdoor patio. The patio off the dining room is graced by a kiva fireplace.

The master bedroom has views to the east and west. Handsome built-in bookcases/storage units line the windowed walls and create deep window sills for display of photos and objects. A ¾ wall serves as backdrop for sleeping, looking towards the fireplace and separates the sleeping room from the bath area.

Two additional bedrooms, each with bath and the colorful kitchen with ceiling to floor cabinets and center island work area share the north side of the house along with laundry and house mechanicals. Each outdoor patio has storage available. Passive solar-trombe walls enhance the solar design elements throughout the property.

Guest House and Caretaker House:

Separated from the main residence by an open-air garden, with full bath, full kitchen and access to the greenhouse, the primary guest house is sited on the east/west axis. A Murphy bed allows for maximum function as daytime furniture slides away and the space opens to become a sleeping room.


Integrated into the cluster of compound buildings, the caretaker house has a living and sleeping room, kitchen and full bath. Here you’ll find expansive views to the west.

Studio/Exercise Area:

Completing the compound’s living area, a large multi-purpose room was added to the original design at the time the second 2-car garage was added. Compelling east/west views, a long wall lined with mirror and carpet underfoot, this space works not only as a studio/exercise area but as home office and/or media/game room.

Located in the gated Los Caminitos community 15 minutes from the heart of Santa Fe, closer at hand to the charming Tesuque Village Market, dining at Encantado - the new Auberge Resort’s highly regarded restaurant and the dulcet sounds of the Santa Fe Opera, delight in the dazzling night sky and stunning serenity of Casa Matsu - House of Pines...where east and west meet in the hills above Tesuque.

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