Desert Retreat or Evil Lair"
When you look at this house, you may wonder if its unusual, angular roof “wings” might pivot open and release a flight of helicopters or a horde of jetpack-wearing evil villains heading to the Big City to wreak havoc. In fact, this home is a desert retreat set on 10 open acres in Joshua Tree, California. The San Bernardino County site sits at an altitude of 2,736 feet, and the sprawling mountains around it are dotted with huge rocks and spiked with colorful cacti.
Architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg is known for incorporating nature into his work, and Joshua Tree proved to be a perfect canvas for him. He used the large boulders around the home to augment its design, and the color of the roof blends in with its background. Talk about a home that stands out without standing out! Kellogg started designing the “High Desert House” in 1988, finishing the labor of love five years later in 1993. “It is physically of the desert, a part of its surroundings,” says TTK Represents, the real estate company that last sold the home. “The strength of the hard and rugged protective shell exterior is drawn from the desert.”
Contrast that almost harsh exterior with interior designer John Vugrin’s comfortable style inside the house: “The interior is a warm, intimate space of flowing, organic shapes wrapping gently around its inhabitants,” TTK notes. “Light enters through continuous openings that separate the towering concret...
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