This long and lean, modular desert house in California is clearly inspired by its backdrop – the straight, unending horizon. Designed by Marmol Radziner, this linear home seems to go on and on, a feeling enhanced by its straight roofline. Alternating among the 2,000 sq. ft. of indoor living areas is another 2,000 sq. ft. of sheltered outdoor living rooms and outdoor entertaining areas that make the most of these breathtaking mountains and San Jacinto peak. This modular house includes ... Continue >
Los Angeles-based architect Robert Stone designed Acido Dorado, a gold house that is a mirage in a Southern California desert. This abstract house features a sloped roof and a tinted glass grid among steel ironwork that distinguishes the house, creating a golden shimmer on the sandy landscape. The glass walls make way for bright, light-filled interiors which exude minimalist elegance in their aesthetic of peace and serenity. Echoing the striking facade, the indoors are finished in a simple palette of ... Continue >
Architect Rick Joy put some juice in Sonoran Desert with this amazing desert house design. The prominent rough red roof of this Arizona house draws attention from miles around, but it is the home’s livable, relaxing characteristics that invite you to stay. The steel house's humble exterior makes way for modern interiors, with stainless steel, maple and glass against a white palette. At the heart of the design, the courtyard brings fresh greenery to the hillside home’s minimalist interiors. Built ... Continue >
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