Prefab Homes An Architect Restores His Houston Midcentury After Hurricane Harveydwell - Kate ReggevMeticulously renovated over the course of 11 years, the Benit House was flooded during Hurricane Harvey—but homeowners Steve and Martha Curry were ready to make the repairs. When Steve and Martha Curry
Outdoor Spaces Construction Diary: A Couple Build a Moroccan-Inspired Retreat in Joshua Treedwell - Louis LitrentaOver a span of 10 months, Louis Litrenta and Natalie Saunders build an airy vacation home in the Californian desert that draws from the local landscape and their travels abroad. Desert Wild, as the home
Prefab Homes A Stale Desert Midcentury Gets a Punched-Up Personalitydwell - Lucy WangIn Rancho Mirage, California, a tired 1960s house is completely transformed with new features and materials that blend midcentury charm with contemporary taste. Despite a 1984 remodel, the desert midcentury
Prefab Homes A Picturesque Desert Prefabdwell - Zahid SardarJim Murren’s prefab house in Sin City, designed by Marmol Radziner, is as artful as it is art-filled, thanks to an asymmetrical arrangement of solids and voids. When Jim Murren, a Las Vegas–based casino
A Palm Springs Net-Zero Prefab Flaunts an Elegant, Airy Kitchendwell - Kathryn M.Voluminous, versatile, and incredibly chic—the kitchen in the Axiom Desert House has been thoughtfully designed to serve as a multidimensional stage for personal expression and social gatherings. Having
Prefab Homes How Neutra’s Kaufmann House Got its Groove Backdwell - Amy DvorakMarmol Radziner and homeowner Brent Harris shed light on the exhaustive, five-year process of unearthing the plans for Richard Neutra’s iconic Kaufmann House in Palm Springs—and the meticulous work it
Vacation Homes Here's Palm Springs In All Its Nighttime Glorydwell - PetroliciousSo when renowned photographer Tom Blachford found himself in Palm Springs, lit by twilight, a vision for a new photo series dawned on him. Why not combine classic cars, architecture, mountains, and darkness
Prefab Homes Construction Diary: A Serene Desert Hideaway Is Part Rental, Part Designer Showcasedwell - Carlos NaudeBilled as a design retreat, Casa Mami in Pioneertown, California, hosts visitors at the edge of Joshua Tree National Park—then invites them to buy what they love. Carlos Naude and Whitney Brown, the creative
Prefab Homes Top 5 Homes of the Week That Are Even Hotter Than Their Desert Locationsdwell - Samantha DalyThese modern desert homes match their locations with equally impressive design. Take a peek at our editor's favorite homes this week from the Dwell community that crank up the heat. Featured homes were
Kellogg High Desert House in Joshua Tree Is an Otherworldly Architectural Icondwell - Michele Koh MorolloA couple’s handwritten note to renowned architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg results in an iconic Leviathan of a home in the Californian desert. Though John Lautner is often considered one of the most famous
Prefab Homes An Indoor/Outdoor Prefab Blooms in the Palm Springs Desertdwell - Issa HungWhile Joel Turkel has built prefab homes all over North America and beyond, he hasn’t had the chance to live in one of his own designs. That will soon change. The Axiom Desert House by Turkel Design is
Prefab Homes A Sustainable, Modern Home Frames a Prickly Desert Landscapedwell - Lucy WangConceived as an extension of the Arizona landscape, this eco-friendly, modern house approaches near net-zero energy consumption. Approached by clients who wanted to simplify their lifestyle and reconnect
Prefab Homes Rammed Earth Walls Tie This Eco-Friendly Home to the Desertdwell - Lucy WangSpanning a desert wash, a modern residence in Arizona embraces its natural surroundings with minimal impact. When Keith and Becky began planning for their new family home on a lot in Paradise Valley, worried
Prefab Homes 11 Celebrity Homes That Showcase Desert Modernism in Rancho Miragedwell - Jennifer Baum LagdameoBing Crosby, Lucille Ball, and Frank Sinatra were just a few of the notable homeowners in Rancho Mirage, a desert resort just east of Palm Springs. Until 1951 when the Thunderbird Country Club opened doors
Prefab Homes Prefab Units Cluster Together in This Off-the-Grid Guesthousedwell - Zachary EdelsonSustainable features keep this prefabricated building, designed by MOS Architects, cool and energy-efficient despite its New Mexico desert surroundings. Located 120 miles east of Albuquerque, it's not
Prefab Homes An Old Grain Silo Makes an Enchanting Tiny Home in Phoenixdwell - Amy DvorakTucked into the urban grid, a 340-square-foot grain silo becomes an unexpected desert oasis that overcomes several design challenges. From the 17-foot, operable slot window of a converted grain silo in
Prefab Homes Two Art World Veterans Live in This Mind-Bending Metal Home in Nevadadwell - Sam LubellLocated in Reno, the house evokes an abstract sculpture made of raw materials. Forty-seven years ago, Peter and Turkey Stremmel opened Stremmel Gallery, one of the first fine-art showplaces in Reno. They
Prefab Homes The Last Donald Wexler–Designed Home Ever Built Asks $2.65Mdwell - Anna SquierLocated in idyllic Palm Springs, California, this steel post-and-beam residence is an astounding example of midcentury modern design. Completed in 2018, this dwelling was the last design by Donald Wexler
Palm Springs Photo Essay: Revisit the Midcentury Classics of Palm Springs and Beyonddwell - Adele CygelmanTurning a new eye toward the landmarks and the legends of the desert modern oasis (and its neighbors). If you’ve ever studied Palm Springs’ wealth of modernist architecture, you probably imagine that house
Frank Lloyd Wright Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's Spectacular Desert Retreat and School in Arizonadwell - Anna SquierA masterful extension of the desert landscape in Scottsdale, Taliesin West is a living memorial to the inspiring life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Built in 1937, Taliesin West was an experiment in living
Prefab Homes An Old Horse Barn Is Repurposed as a Chic Desert Guesthousedwell - Lucy WangFormer horse stalls now serve as concrete room dividers in this modernist guest home in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix design-build firm The Construction Zone renovated an old concrete-and-steel barn, turning
Prefab Homes This 1954 House by Powers, Daly, and DeRosa Features a Koi Pond That Flows Under a Glass Walldwell - Kathryn M.Known as The Hastings Residence, this midcentury home pays homage to the Googie design style its architects are famous for. Along tree-lined streets in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach, California,
Home Building A Couple Tackles Conversion Challenges and Builds a Modern Renovationdwell - Rachel LevinTo convert a musty mid-century house with a nonsensical floor plan into a modern and space-efficient family home, three intrepid designers played a bit of architectural Tetris. Get carefully curated content
Home Building Tunnel Visiondwell - Miyoko OhtakeTo maximize every square inch in this Manhattan apartment, LOT-EK knocked down walls, added dozens of recycled doors, and built in a bevy of secret compartments. New York design firm LOT-EK is known for
Prefab Homes Before & After: A Derelict Cottage and Dairy Stable Become a Sleek Family Compounddwell - Melissa DaltonRobson Rak Architects protect the storied past of a cottage and dairy stable in Melbourne by inserting a thoughtful glass addition and an internal courtyard. In Melbourne, Robson Rak Architects needed
Prefab Homes Artist Tom Adair’s Overhauled Cottage in Melbourne Is an Ideal Backdrop For His Workdwell - Melissa DaltonDeftly reorganized with an “upside-down” floor plan, a traditional Victorian now takes advantage of natural light to better showcase the work of artist and owner Tom Adair. When artist Tom Adair was in
Prefab Homes A Southern California Beach House Gets a Sea Ranch-Inspired Makeoverdwell - Issa HungClad in Alaskan yellow cedar that will weather over time, this renovated summer home in Manhattan Beach is made for relaxing indoors and outdoors. When a London family bought their summer home in Manhattan
Prefab Homes A Rehabbed Stone House in Portugal Sports a New Steel Annexdwell - Melissa DaltonArchitects Filipe Pina and Maria Inês Costa salvage a rustic stone house, adding a corrugated metal annex and streamlining interiors for flexible use. If you scroll through property listings in Portugal,
Home Building The Millennial Pink Apartment of Your Dreams Is For Sale in a Giant Gasholderdwell - Kathryn M.Curated by fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić, this London penthouse can be purchased fully furnished for £7,750,000. Since debuting at London Fashion Week in 2005, Roksanda Ilinčić has become a powerhouse
