The Montello Foundation is creating a residency program for contemporary artists in the desert of northeast Nevada. The program offers each artist the privilege of solitary residence in the barren desert landscape for a brief period to reflect on the natural surroundings and to create new work in this serene and harsh environment. The project is a small off the grid complex that provides simultaneous immersion in and protection from the extreme landscape. The two simple structures, made of precast concrete and aluminum siding, house living quarters and a work studio and are connected by a screened canopy and reclaimed timber deck