The new ways speak of sustainable and organic architecturewhich take into account the landscape and the place where it is located in order to coexist with them in harmony.
This concept of organic architecture is what Paula Bueso-Inchausti and Guillermo Castaneda, two Spanish architects who form Nomos RED, used in the design and re-construction of this house in Palm Desert, Coachella Valley, (internationally recognized place for its festival), with which they sought to create “the ultimate family home” for them and their four children.
In addition to its location, -the house is located 5 minutes from the main street of the Valley where there are restaurants and shops, the best schools-, they really liked the landscape and the mature vegetation on their plot reminded them of Spain.
Located in the middle of the desert in southern California, lThe house is developed on a single floor with a total area of 375 m2, including pool, spa and a three-car garage.
The idea of the project of respect for the building that already existed and the landscape that surrounds the farm.
Its re-construction has consisted of generating new functional volumes with planes of different materials (concrete, glass, wood…) from the few remains of the original construction of the estate dating from 1971.
Some walls, the original spa and hints of the previous design are all that remains of the former that now stands wrapped in glass-coated minimalism.
The house looks out over the desert and is perceived as a series of floating panels and planes.starting at the pivoting entrance door.
The boards of concrete, cold steel and polished concrete floor are in different planes with the warm natural oak and the lightness of the glasswhich blurs the border between inside and outside of the house and creates a feeling of modern fluidity.
The transition between these large panels of different materials occurs through its impeccable angles and that they are a good example of the expertise and of the different technical approaches that the studio experimented with when designing this house.
Thanks to the large panes of glass, light passes through the large spaces of the main rooms, connecting the central fireplace with a large invisible kitchen by Boffi and Bulthaup that hides its high-end appliances behind walnut and oak folding panels. Stainless steel, more typical of commercial and industrial kitchens, was the material chosen to cover the islands arranged in parallel. The work area (sink and burners) is located in one of them and the storage area and island in the other.
The living area, the kitchen and the dining room around the pool, spa, and outdoor dining/lounge. These last They are located under a large cornice that generates one of the roof panels.
The landscaping of the outer space is another of the highlights of the estate that cform a Mediterranean oasiswhich is also one of the preserved parts of the original estate and which inspired the development of this house.
All four bedrooms are included. in an adjoining cottage with a separate entrance so the division between common and private area is very marked in this house.
Entrance to the rooms with a nice and relaxing porch that includes a waterfall.
Minimalism well understood in one of the bedrooms where there is few oversized furniture and that opens to the outside through a glass wall.
The the main room the same concept is applied as in the rest of the house. Panels of different materials follow each other on the walls (including the spectacular wooden ceiling doors), and at the foot of the bed supported by a custom-made piece of furniture is included a sofa with views to the outside.
Detail of the bathroom with clean lines where the materials, once again, are the protagonists.
Most the furniture in the house is custom designed in steel, glass and oak. As if they were a natural part of the house. The result is a house that speaks an international language, presenting a clear European influence, while enhancing the area’s iconic mid-20th century local architecture.
Views of the bookstore and the office area of the entire house custom furniture.
Via Nomos RED
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