Aidlin Darling Design is responsible for the design of this modern desert retreat nestled on a rocky desert plateau outside of Palm Desert, California. This 3,100 square foot dwelling is tightly nestled within a constellation of boulders, overlooking the Coachella Valley and the San Jacinto Mountain Range beyond.
The diagram of the home is a triptych of elements: a floating roof plane, a collection of wooden volumes, and two concrete anchor walls.
DESIGN DETAILS: ARCHITECT Aidlin Darling Design CONTRACTOR D.W. Johnston Construction INTERIORS Aidlin Darling Design LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Aidlin Darling Design
The home comprises seven rectilinear wooden volumes with a square floating roof, providing respite from the beating sun. A singular aperture is carved out of the roof plane, framing the dramatic sky while also providing the pool area with ample sun exposure below.
Sources: Siding: reSawn Timber/Accoya Glazed windows and doors: Monumental Windows and Doors Moisture barrier: Tyvek Roofing: Carlisle SynTec Systems Precast concrete: Custom Crete Werks Millwork: Henrybuilt Lighting and controls: Vibia, No. Eight Lighting, Meljac, B-K Lighting, Lutron
What We Love: This desert modern retreat takes maximizes its high desert landscape by seamlessly merging interior and exterior, framing views of land and sky. The interior material palette helps to further this connection with the outdoors, with the floors, ceilings, and wall planes visually extending from indoors to out.
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Passive and active strategies keep the interiors comfortable. Valley breezes blowing across the pool provide evaporative cooling, pivoting glass doors in the dining room control air flow, and a 15-kW photovoltaic system supplies power when the grid goes out on this harsh, remote site.
A charred, sculptural pinyon tree that had been struck by lightning inspired the shou sugi ban exterior and interior wall cladding, while fir ceilings evoke the clean, light-colored interior of a torched tree.
PHOTOGRAPHER Joe Fletcher Photography
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