Where You See Mountains, Nature, Water, and Then Fire... | Bighorn House
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 desert-scape 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 be able to see the water from every vantage point in the home.
The street view emphasizes clean horizontals, repeated in the driveway paving and entry steps. Colors of desert sand and stone are seen in the brown porcelain exterior siding, topped with pale stucco. The pond courtyard, with a trio of fountains, calmly transitions the visitor from the outside world into the interior space - with a view straight through to the mountains and sky. This is the heart of a richly detailed, yet uncomplicated house with interior and custom furniture by Carla Kalwaitis Design.
An all-white chef’s kitchen, built-in bar, and dining table are fully open to the seating area, fireplace, and custom marble wine storage alcove. Clerestory windows at the roofline are an essential design element. The home theater can be open for casual TV watching with views of the entry pond or turned into a mini theater with closed doors and blackouts rolled down.
The outdoor living space provides all of the elements; water, fire, and artful landscaping. Cooking and entertaining can be done in the full outdoor kitchen and dining area with fireplace seating around a distinctive fire feature underlit with LEDs.
There is a sophisticated design and engineering element underlying the seamless extension from the indoors to the outdoors, in terms of the flooring. The top finishing floor tiles are supported from below by small adjustable pedestals that allow the concrete subfloor to be sloped for the right drainage, while the top tiles stay perfectly level. Open seams at the edges allow rain to drain through and away, and if a piece of tile becomes damaged or cracked, it can easily be lifted out and replaced.
In the primary suite warm walnut floors, ceilings, and cabinetry compliment a chocolate-colored wall treatment. The owner loves to shower with a view, so the landscaping has been thoughtfully designed with privacy in mind, and in the primary bath, a large rectangle of rain falls from the shower’s ceiling panel. Three guest suites with private patios are accessed via a private entrance at the front gate.
We worked with lighting designer John Fox for the edge lighting on the slab stone in the wine room, and the concealed lighting by the backsplashes in the kitchen and outdoor barbecue.
At 5,000 square feet, there's a simplicity to this house that honors the mountains, the view, the relationship to the outdoors, and the water. It’s a convivial space with room for overnight guests and lots of people eating and conversing in multiple places, but it’s also an intimate and serene getaway for one.
Credits:
Project name: Bighorn House
Location: Palm Desert, United States
Architects: Whipple Russell Architects
Area: 5000 ft²
Year: 2022
Photographs: William MacCollum
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As an Interior Designer, I rate the concept , design and execution of this house as one of my all time favourites . 1000% perfection. 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it. Each house with a detail that can serve as inspiration, that's the purpose👌
@IMRANSWAT
7 ай бұрын
Agreed 👍
@void9837
7 ай бұрын
What kind of safety if there's no walls. Most rich people have enemies, stalkers and competitors that look for ways to remove us from the earth. How can you close the door in case of an intruder or an enemy attack?
@Lou84mm
5 ай бұрын
@@void9837 - The problem with walls is they can keep people out or lock you in with that same intruder once they are over the wall. Your siege mentality is typical of an American, always afraid.
Quite blown away by the detail and thought that has gone into the design of this home, both inside out, modern and contemporary but warm and inviting.
A stunning property!! 😍 I love how it perfectly compliments the environment. Just exquisite! 🙌🏽
This is so beautiful. I want a home like this one day. 😊
Whow! i have been blown over by this magnificent home, absolutely amazing
Such a beautiful house that definately shows not only Fire and Water it shows the other 5 elements Fire.. Water.. Nature all around.. Earth elements.. Light of the spacious and open design.. Darkness of the stone.. and the full Spirit of design :) such a captivating place
@mirageon
6 ай бұрын
Perfect!😉
Absolutely Amazing, I Love it...
I don't tend to be a fan of ultra modern homes. They tend to feel cold and office-like. But this place is INCREDIBLY elegant!
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
Exactly, and I think the main differentiator is this entrance pathway🚶♂️✨
Stunning.
Desert Cactus 18 hole golf Green Pools Fountains Mountains Water galore! Let the Arizona-Sonora desert landscape come alive! 10 million usd residence With nice open baths with rain showers
This is cutting edge, beautiful ❤
great!!!
beautiful houses, thank for sharing.
Absolutely Stunning 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
It looks so free & warm🥺
Love it ❤️🙏House
Love it gave me the bighorn as well
Majestic
Beautiful ❤
Woooow so beautiful❤❤❤
Easy access for snakes, scorpions, lizards etc. gorgeous place but I’d be a nervous wreck living there. Had a copperhead in my backyard N. C. Pool…that was enough for me!
@christineribone9351
7 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing; coyotes, pumas,.tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, lizards, etc. You couldn't have pets or small children out there
This is a nice house. It does have the feeling of a museum or business location but overall it’s nice
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
Indeed, the inclusion of art pieces creates a contemplative effect; the house goes beyond its basic function! 🎨
Aang’s house is insane
Beautiful design.. still trying 5G figure the direction it faces…I’m spoiled with the Vintage golf course over the Big Horn and clubhouse…
חקי חיון , בית מפואר ונאה.
Amazing. I need to up my goals😂
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
We have 😎👍
😍😍😍
wow it's like bugs, insects and even worse things that slither and scuttle don't even exist in that climate/terrain or air..
❤
Bura
Incredible design and layout. Personally, I would find a large library and study area would be amazing. The setup of the house is geared towards parties and visitors. I would eliminate half of the water features and replace it with gardens and large rocks.
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
It's an interesting idea, it would create a front courtyard. Nice! 🌳
Expose wine it's a little conventional, I would have preferred a beautiful library
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
It would indeed look very good; it's a great option as well!👍
@vivlocke2694
7 ай бұрын
I would have thought that displaying one's collection of alcohol is a little outdated. It also seems to me to be a bit vulgar and pretentious. The house, however, is really interesting.
Q. Why would you go through all of this effort without an asking price ? or , Purchase Price .
A Arquitetura foi bem trabalhada, porém tem alguns espaços de deveria ser mais funcional !
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
It's true, the finishes of this house were done with excellence!👌
Price??
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
Hello, this information wasn't disclosed, but you can try reaching out directly to the studio Whipple Russell Architects that did the project at: whipplerussell.com/contact
Where is this located ?
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
is located in Palm Desert, California
ok
And 💰?
Din din god or matrix
Its nice but I don't see a backyard where my kid can play soccer. So I'll have to pass
Nice. But palm desert is a toilet bowl of dirt.
Fake house is fake...
Completely lacking the female character. I don’t think a woman was involved in the decision making process. Correct me if I’m wrong
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
Interior Designer Firm: Carla Kalwaitis Design Landscape Architect: Anne Attinger, Attinger Landscape Architecture
@andrewfine2576
7 ай бұрын
@@mirageon I stand corrected :)) thank you for your response and best wishes
Oh yeah, all that wasted water in ponds around the house.🙄
The entry walkway is the most brainless things I’ve ever seen - An impractical “architectural” “feature.” What about children, elderly, moving things in and out of the house? What are they teaching in architecture and design schools now?
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
Interesting point of view 🤔
The architecture and detailing is pretty good -- but man .... the interior design and furniture is god awful. Most American clients are usually 100 years behind the times when it comes to furniture, but at least here, I would have expected the architect to not "allow" this travesty to mess up his design. It's really bad.
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
Well observed! 👀😉
I have to admit I don't understand houses located in hot regions with ponds and pools exposed to evaporation, when the resource is missing so much, specifically in the area. Such a waste. IMO, it removes all the beauty of the house, reducing it to the expression of selfishness.
@total.stranger
8 ай бұрын
And there are too many hard angles, without countervailing curves to soften the interior space and make it feel "welcoming". The kitchen area is the prime offender. There is nothing about it that says "Come sit down. Let's have a cup of coffee and talk!". Instead, it's a cold and 'dead' area, when any kitchen, in any house, should be its 'heart and soul' - its nutritional center. Overall, the house packs a visual wallop, but its particulars leave a lot to be desired.
@mirageon
8 ай бұрын
Interesting point of view! Thank you for commenting!👍😉
@BillWoodillustrator
7 ай бұрын
Did you ever think that it acts as a cooling mechanism as well?
@thunderousapplause
7 ай бұрын
@@BillWoodillustrator and there are homes that have been built that utilize water for cooling and as a brown water system for watering plants but this house is not that. The water needs to move. This is a waste of resources.
@jimferris5476
7 ай бұрын
They didn't build it to satisfy such refined examination. Flaunt it if you got it and call your friends to show it off, yeah baby!!!!
I can’t enjoy the rest of it, because the selfishness of these very wealthy people thinking that in a place with no water, not enough water for the population, they can afford to let the water evaporate into the air every day, doing nothing except pleasing them aesthetically. and their architects comment? All this “connection to the earth” rhetoric, and yet. Poor earth.
@mirageon
7 ай бұрын
🤔
Horrible kitchen.