Article source: Marc Whipple AIA

This project was built adjacent to the Mountain Course in the Bighorn Golf Club, Palm Desert, California, in the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains. The design of the central living space has formed a theatrical proscenium, framing the desertscape scene of mountains, trees, and sky.

Our client visited the desert frequently growing up, and always wanted a house there. In addition to an indoor/outdoor open feeling, he wanted to see water from every vantage point in the house. Yoav Weiss, the Architect + Project Manager, explains, “This is why we not only have the backyard patio that pockets neatly into the fireplace and kitchen, but have created the entryway courtyard, which is really a very large pond. From anywhere in the backyard, you see the pool. From anywhere in the kitchen, you see both the pool and the courtyard. And then from all the bedrooms, if you open the door, you have views of the water through the columns. While very private from the street side, every room has a view of the water. “

Image Courtesy © William MacCollum

• Architects: Marc Whipple AIA
• Project: BIGHORN
• Location: Palm Desert, California
• Photography: William MacCollum
• Interior Designer: Carla Kalwaitis Design
• Landscape Architect: Anne Attinger, Attinger Landscape Architecture
• Structural Engineer: Delta Engineering
• Project Size: 5,000 Sf
• Project Completed: January 2022

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