Palm Springs was developed as a winter resort and a showcase of modernism through the 1950s, but after the advent of air conditioning, it was transformed into a twenty-mile sprawl of generic suburban developments. The Desert House recaptures the freshness of the first settlement. It is located on a ridge above an arroyo in a community that preserves the natural beauty of rocks and mountains and gives each plot a sense of privacy.
Photo: Dominique Vorillon
Desert House
Rancho Mirage, California
Earth House
Longbranch, Washington
Christian Science Reading Room
Seattle, Washington
Publications
2019
Chislett, Helen. “Rill Seekers.” Financial Times How To Spend It. 30 Apr. 2019, 36-40 Print.
2011
Schmid, Lydia. “Beton Liebt Grandezza.” ELLE Decoration, Feb. 2011, 6, 116-123. Print.
2006
Beaver, Robyn. A Pocketful of Houses. Victoria: Images Publishing, 2006, 32-35, 104-107. Book.
Boschetti, Joseph. Water Spaces Vol. 4: A Pictorial Review. Victoria: Images Publishing, July 2006, 20, 104-105, 110-111, 134. Book.
2004
Harel, Hadar. “Modernism in the Desert.” Home Design & Life Style (hDL), Dec. 2004, 90-108, 192-196. Print.
2003
Beaver, Robyn. Another 100 of the World’s Best Houses. Victoria: Images Publishing, 2003, 72-73, 246-249. Book.
Trulove, James Grayson, and Il Kim. The New American House 4: Innovations in Residential Design and Construction. New York: Watson-Guptill, June 2003, 142-155, 214-223. Book.
2002
“Bold, Brilliant, Bravo: The Residences at Millennium.” Alaska Airlines Magazine, March 2002, 2. Print.
Russell, June-Ann. “Desert bloom.” Trends-Outdoor Living Vol. 18 No. 10, 2002, 20-25. Print.
Russell, June-Ann. “A place in the sun.” Trends Vol. 18 No. 4, 2002, 34-41. Print.
2001
“Bold: The Residence at Millennium.” Alaska Airlines Magazine, Dec. 2001, 12. Print.