Contemporary Adobe Courtyard in Santa Fe

Catherine Clemens and Elizabeth Robechek transformed a blank downtown Santa Fe space into a contemporary retreat with an earthy Southwest color scheme. Custom-built elements include a black-bottom spa with stained concrete coping and a polished granite table with wood-and-metal chairs. Plantings are spare, suiting minimal rainfall. A grove of aspens in “pools” of river rock provides four-season interest. Jurors called it a “brilliant manipulation of a small space.”