Bathrooms

Casa San Cristobal floor plan

Instead of installing rooftop solar panels, Alqadi and his friend and partner in the venture, Hillary Flur, built a “solar tree” to provide energy.

Naturally rusted steel sheathes the cabins that Malek Alqadi built on a 1954 homestead outside Joshua Tree National Park. "I loved the idea of stitching the existing structure back together, reinforcing it, and giving it life again without compromising the beautiful setting it’s in," he says.

Alqadi topped the second cabin, which houses a water tank and the site’s mechanicals, with a north-facing deck for sunbathing and sleeping under the stars. In addition to a heated bed, it includes a bio-ethanol fireplace and a projector for watching movies on the back wall. A custom cover fits over the opening when rain is expected.

The washroom features a sink from Kraus and a faucet by Delta Faucet.

The chosen materials of concrete and wood continue in the home's two bathrooms.

White penny tile and subway tile give the primary bath a crisp, clean feel.

Upstairs the white bathroom countertops are made from the same hemlock that was used for the staircase and countertop in the black bathroom.

The new ADU has a separate address and electrical meter, and was also completely remodeled.

In the main bathroom, a white oak vanity topped with a honed Carrera marble counter. The flooring is terrazzo Pisa Polished 24x24 tiles.

Daltile 2x8 Mod Wall navy tile was stacked vertically behind a white oak and marble vanity in the bathroom. An arched mirror continues the motif.