The Ultimate Desert Retreat By Woods + Dangaran, $5.75M
Author:Philip Ferrato
Elevated just above its boulder-strewn site and spanning a natural arroyo, this deceptively simple desert retreat by the L.A.-based architectural firm of Woods + Dangaran is nonetheless intimately connected to the landscape and its mountain backdrop.
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Composed in a palette of finely-textured masonry blocks, earth-toned plaster, expanses of glass and deep horizontals, it’s one of the most extraordinary recently-built homes built in Palm Springs and firmly within the canon of Desert Modernism, a tradition that looks back decades to Richard Neutra and Albert Frey. Formed as an H, the two wings of the house– the garage/casita structure and the main house– are joined by a glass hall seamlessly passing through a trellised atrium.
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What We Love: No lawn. No palm trees. Just a serenely sheltering Modernist retreat in the desert, exquisitely detailed.
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More: Go to the listing for additional images and detail. An exceptional opportunity to acquire an architectural property in the desert, represented by Jeff Kohl at The Agency.
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Photo Credit: Joe Fletcher for The Agency