iT House, Joshua Tree
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Taalman/Koch Renovation Recap
For the past six months, Linda Taalman of Taalman Koch Architecture has been blogging for Dwell.com about her hands-on renovation of her family's live-work rental apartment in Los Angeles. The…
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Paradise Tree
They might be the four words that children dread most: “Go clean your room.” Chores are a bore, but perhaps the cuckooing fauna of this cheery clothes stand will quiet the dulcet chorus…
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Desert Limestone
Desert Limestone Caesarstone’s quartz surfaces retain the cool, tactile qualities of natural stone with aggregates ranging from fine to coarse-grained color blends for various visual textures…
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Tree to be Eaten
Consider it a dream come true, an honest-to-goodness marshmallow tree. This decorative piece would make a nibble-worthy presentation when the party is in full swing and the hors d'oeuvres are in…
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Mapping Prefab
In just under ten years, dozens of prefab projects from all over the world have graced the pages of Dwell. We sifted through our archives to find some of our best-loved pieces, revisiting stories…
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Speak for the Trees
When it comes to building or renovating a house, one of the most important things to consider is the provenance of the materials—particularly in regards to sourcing responsibly harvested…
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Beneath the Surface: DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio
For our third and final installment of Beneath the Surface, we visit the DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio in Manhattan to talk about the recent Koch Theater project at Lincoln Center, which features a…
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Design Leader: Michelle Kaufmann
As part of our Design Leaders video series, prefab specialist Michelle Kaufmann shares her philosophy on sustainable modular construction.
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Think Smaller. Think Efficient.
Don’t target a prefab project and forget to adapt your wish list to fit the capabilities of the task at hand. A prefabricated house or commercial project has certain limitations, one of which…
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Prefab is Not Necessarily Less Expensive
It certainly can be, but as with any project it depends on the architect, the fabricator, and how everything is organized in anticipation of installation at your site. Your architect needs to be…
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The More Complete, the More Prefab
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Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop
In this hands-on workshop from Slow Food Chicago, you will graft and take home a low-maintenance fruit tree that can produce fruit organically without harmful spraying. There will also be…
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The California Ranch House / A Talk by Alan Hess
Architect and architecture critic for the San Jose Mercury News will lead a discussion about the history of the California ranch house vernacular. The presentation is offered in conjunction with…
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Prefab Education Workshop
Join Ryan E. Smith, professor of architectural technology and author of Prefab Architecture, in the Prefab Education workshop on January 13th, 2012. Learn about the history of industrialized…
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This is an amazing house. I can't imagine waking up and seeing this!
As a 5 Element Feng Shui practitioner I love to see houses built this way. Minimalistic, using natural pieces along with man made, clean & compact. This would be considered a "metal" element house in most ways, especially if the back is to the west. I would add pc's for the other elements, fire, earth, water & wood to assure proper balance. I love the wood stump as I use pc's like this often, & suggest a live plant for the wood element flowing energy. Eath pc's are large boulders, or fossiled pc's of flagstone are nice. Water fountains for money, & something red for the fire aspect, like the blow up pool! Too cute. Beautiful! Sonja Runar "A House Whisperer"
Deceptive Title. Nice House. The title is deceptive, the house is not in Joshua Tree, CA, but the article title reads as if it is. Given, the land contains a Joshua Tree or two. The house is in Pioneertown, CA which is about 20 minutes from the center of Joshua Tree, CA and 30 minutes to the Joshua Tree, CA entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. Add on another 5-15 minutes depending on the actual Pioneertown location of this house. Going West to East in between Pioneertown and Joshua Tree is Yucca Valley, CA where you will find more Joshua trees than in Joshua Tree or Pioneertown. Unfortunately, YV is over fun with WalMart, Starbucks, etc. and desert yuppies. This is just my observation as a Marine who lives east of all towns mentioned - 29 Palms, CA
Hi Atom. Thanks for your comment. As you can see above, we listed the actual location as Pioneertown, California.
@Amanda:Thank you for your reply. I did read the article and read where it is in Pioneertown. I still believe the title is deceptive, that's all. Though, is that what the residents have named their house? I'm just a cantankerous desert dweller and geography buff.
Love this article - and I love the itHouse modular product even more. Thanks for sharing the gorgeous photographs! We just featured it on EcoSalon (and, of course, linked to Dwell): Thanks!
Interesting home- It doesn't keep the heat and the cold out so I wonder about the rattlesnakes and scorpions.
Great narrative + house - who wrote article ?
What has been done to solve the "very hot in summer and very cold in winter" problems? My disclaimer is that I come into this article quite late, as it's January 2011 now. But my interest in these problems is still keen. ScaiacS
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