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RICK ALAN JOY, FAIA (1958-)
Joy was born in Dover-Foxcroft ME. He studied music at the University of Maine before architecture at the University of Arizona, graduating in 1990. His architectural career began working on the Phoenix Public Library with Will Bruder. In 1993, he established Rick Joy Architects in Tucson AZ which changed to Studio Rick Joy in 2019. Joy received the 2002 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture and won the 2004 National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. In 2019, he was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. He has lectured at Harvard, Rice University, University of Arizona, and MIT. Bio adapted from Wikipedia.
1992 - The Rick Joy and Jean Millen Renovation, 224 North Norris Avenue, Tucson AZ. Joy's first self-designed home, a 988sf metal-and-block addition to a 1926 stucco bungalow, built while he commuted daily to Will Bruder's studio in New River. Won Arizona Home of the Year. Still owned by Jean Millen.
1994 - The Ahlquist Solar Retreat. Unbuilt.
1996 - The Hoffman Residence remodeling, Tucson AZ. Status unknown.
1997 - The R. J. Brezer Houses, aka Convent Studios, 469 South Convent Avenue, Tucson AZ. Built by Joy. Includes three artist lofts built new and one restored adobe casita. Featured in Architectural Record Houses of 1997.
1997 - The Godat Design Studio, Tucson AZ. 2000sf office for the graphic designer Ken Godat, near Joy's own studio. Project architects Andy Tinucci, Chelsea Grassinger, Franz Buhler, Eric Lunsford. Built by Rick Joy Architects. Status unknown.
1998 - The John D. Palmer House, aka Palmer House, aka Catalina House, 5902 North Vista Valverde, Tucson AZ. Built by Rick Joy. Rammed earth construction in three forms, with a metal shed roof and colored concrete floors. Landscape design by Michael Boucher. Featured in GA Houses 60. Photos by Timothy Hursley. Still owned by the Palmers as of 2020.
1999 - The Rick Joy Studios and Residence, 400 South Rubio, Tucson AZ.
2000 - The Warren and Rose Tyler House, aka Residence in Tubac, 18 Latigo Lane, Tubac AZ. Featured in GA Houses 52. Commissioned in 1994. Still owned by the Tylers as of 2021.
2001 - The Kevin Osborn and Robert Claassen House, aka Tucson Mountain House, 6393 West Sweetwater Drive, Tucson AZ. 2500sf. Located near the Desert Nomad House. Featured in GA Houses 63.
2002 - The Greer Cabin, Greer AZ. 2000sf plus 2000sf garage/basement. Project architects Andy Tinucci, Chelsea Grassinger, Chad Cornette, Dave Hardin. Built by RAConley; engineer, Grenier Structural. Possibly destroyed in the 2011 Wallow Fire. Status unknown.
2003 - The Cecile Follansbee and David Grove House, aka Pima Canyon House, 2365 East Long Shadow Place, Tucson AZ. 5400sf plus 2600sf of living courtyards. Project architect, Andy Tinucci. Sold in 2016 to James Lindheim and James Tharp, and in 2024 to Kenneth and Karen Evans.
2005 - The Walt Cecil House, aka Desert Nomad House, aka Casa Jax, 6353 West Sweetwater Drive, Tucson AZ. Project architects, Andy Tinucci and Cade Hayes. Featured in Architectural Record Houses of 2005. Sold in 2014 to Martin Reimann.
2005 - The Joan D. Goodrich House, aka Adobe Canyon House, 56 Adobe Canyon Road, Patagonia AZ. 1764sf. Rammed earth construction, 68 acres. Photos by Bill Timmerman.
2006 - aka Napa Tree House, 1551 Niebaum Lane, Rutherford CA. 3452sf plus a 453sf garage, on 90 acres of oak hillside 660 feet above the Napa Valley floor. Project architects: Kathy Hancox, Cade Hayes, Michael Kothke. Photos by Gundolf Pfotenhauer.
2007 - aka Ventana Canyon Residence, 6620 North Eagle Ridge Drive, Tucson AZ. Project architects Kathy Hancox, Cade Hayes, Michael Kothke. 3.5 acres. Featured through the National Building Museum exhibit, House and Home. Sold in 2018 to filmmaker Vincent Gallo.
2007 - AvraVerde, Avra Valley AZ.. A master plan that won American Architecture Awards in both 2007 and 2008 and was exhibited in the United States, Italy, and Greece. Unbuilt.
2008 - The Amangiri Resort and Spa, 1 Kayenta Road, Canyon Point UT. Designed with Marwan Al-Sayed and Wendell Burnette. Joy's largest and most published work.
2008 - The Paul and Dionne Palandjian House and Barn, aka Woodstock Farm, 1959 Cox District Road, Woodstock VT. Commissioned in 2005. Featured in Architectural Record Houses of 2010. Landscape design, Michael Boucher. Sold in 2015 to Tucker and Jessica Johnson. Video.
2011 - The Pan American Games Housing Block, Guadalajara, Mexico. Nine stories. Status unknown.
2012 - The Paul Palandjian Apartment, 650 6th Avenue 6J, Manhattan NY. A 1000 sf studio in a colossal stone building, it is the first apartment Joy designed. Sold in 2017 to VLKing LP.
2012 - The Mary Lloyd Estrin and Robert Estrin House, aka Lone Mountain Ranch House, 1818AB NM-14, Golden NM. 27000 acres.
2014 - The Mary Lee Copp and Peter Formanek House, aka Sun Valley House, 2 Back Pay Way, Sun Valley ID. 7900sf. Built by Schuchart Dow; structural engineer, Harris; landscape design, Michael Boucher; photos by Joe Fletcher. Featured in Architectural Record Houses 2014.
2017 - aka Le Cabanon, 33 Silly Creek Drive, Silly Creek Estate, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos TKCA 1ZZ. Completed 2016. Local architect, James Hamilton.
2019 - The Victoria Newhouse House, aka Bayhouse, 10 Raynors Lane, Bellport NY. 6980sf on 2.22 acres waterfront. Photos by Jeff Goldberg/ESTO; landscape design, Michael Boucher; structural, Silman; built by Dowbuilt. Featured in Architectural Record Houses 2019.
2019 - aka Tennyson 205, aka House in Mexico City, Calle Tennyson 205, Colonia Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Mexico City, Mexico. A five-story apartment building, 11000sf. Designed with Frb Arquitectos Asociados. Landscape, Entorno Taller De Paisaje; lighting, Concept Lighting Lab; structural, Rodolfo Padilla; built by P&G. Featured in Interior Design, August 2019.
2019 - aka Can Pistacia, aka Sabina Estates Villa, plot F1.01, Carrer de Montril, Cala Tarida, Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza, Spain. Joy's contribution to Anton Bilton's $400 million development of 50 villas designed by 14 renowned architects. Unbuilt; the plot was redesigned by Jordi Carreno as Can Portal and sold.
2020 - The One and Only Mandarina Villas, Carretera Federal 200 Tepic-Puerto Vallarta, El Monteon, Compostela, Nayarit, Mexico. As master architect, Joy led the masterplan, architecture, and interiors of the resort, its ~55 Private Homes, and the Mandarina Polo and Equestrian Club.
2027 - aka Caspar House, Caspar CA. Status unknown.
2027 - The Bouldin House, Austin TX. Status unknown.
Sources include: Architectural Record; Rick Joy: Desert Works, Princeton Architectural Press, 2002; Studio Joy Works, Princeton Architectural Press, 2018; GA Houses 51, 52, 59, 60, and 63; studiorickjoy.com.