Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Architecture Wednesday: Joshua Tree Artist Retreat

This exceptional house, designed by renowned artist Alma Allen as his home and studio, epitomizes the unique intersection of art, architecture, and the natural environment that defines Joshua Tree.

The residence is anchored to the desert landscape by two massive hand-built stone walls that shield the home; you enter through a compressed passage, which dramatically opens up to reveal an inner courtyard around which the home unfolds.

Each room flows into that sanctuary, with one sided housing the kitchen, dining, living areas, as well as a half bathroom and the primary suite and bath, while the other end houses two bedrooms, two bathrooms and an entertainment room that opens to a patio,

Located adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park, the home sits on over 14 acres spread across three parcels of land, ensuring privacy and proximity to the park. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial parcel of land adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park, offering a unique combination of artistic legacy, architectural distinction, and exceptional privacy.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Architecture Wednesday: Cliff May Pacific Palisades House

This Pacific Palisades home is perched above Old Ranch Road in coveted Sullivan Canyon, this Cliff May—a building designer best known for developing the suburban Post-war "dream home"—home exudes the integrity and rustic origins of a California ranch house.

Set off the street up a private drive on a tree-filled knoll with unparalleled privacy and breathtaking settings the home features vaulted wood ceilings, skylights, and terra-cotta tile floors and an open, free-flowing floorplan.

A central "great room" includes living, dining area and kitchen; the courtyard is surrounded on three sides by the great room and the primary suite on one side with the other bedrooms and baths on the others. Through French and sliding glass doors, each sun-drenched room opens to the tranquil and bucolic grounds canopied by mature sycamores and oaks.

This house is the epitome of cool, calm California living.

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