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Palm Springs,CA - Weekend Retreat

Weekend home with 5 bedrooms, living space, sitting area, library and open kitchen.

The floorplan is organized revolving around a square swimming pool located in the middle to allow both shade and sunny in the water areas throughout the day.

The house is divided in two main wings, one is for public functions located at two corners separated by an open plan kitchen that opens to a courtyard for outdoor eating.

The opposite wing is for private functions and contains five bedrooms that are also located around their own private outdoor area.

 

The two wings are separated by the entry and on the opposite side an outdoor living room with linear fireplace to frame the views of the mountains.

The circulation is located at the perimeter of the pool while all the spaces are located at the outer perimeter. At each of the four corners, the transition from the corridor into a specific space is marked by a skylight with an indoor-outdoor large planter that is dramatically lit and grazed by the sunlight throughout the day.

The linear corridors at both ends frame views of the adjacent garden and at the horizon the desert mountains, to provide a continuous connection with the outdoors and nature. A garden with luscious garden with desert landscape gives privacy and during nighttime, when lit, delivers suggestive and relaxing views, to take over the mountains that are otherwise in the dark.