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Integrated storage custom crafted with walnut lends warmth and texture to the water vapor fireplace and stark white fire surround.

The new staircase displays a glass railing and floating walnut treads.

In the family room, white walls and integrated storage—with a hidden door that accesses the guest suite—contrast with walnut shelving and insets.

The designers wrapped the staircase in glass, giving the feature an ethereal quality.

The designers painted the walls of the living room bright white and outfitted the space with custom millwork beneath the fireplace and modernist light fixtures and furniture.

Front facade: Second floor is offset backward from first floor to allow sunlight below and obscures a second floor family outdoor living space / balcony with fireplace

A moodier aesthetic emerges in the guest house with concrete and inky tones.

Rain shower

Sculptor Alma Allen crafted his desert dwelling from glass, wood, and stone on a 14-acre site within walking distance to Joshua Tree National Park.

Double fir rafters encase steel flitch plates, allowing for long spans of open space. Hemlock ceilings layer above, bringing warmth to the inside.

Just past sunrise at Betasso Overlook.

The muted grey coloured ceramic cladding enjoys a quiet synergy with its surroundings as it mirrors the silvery bark of the bare trees in winter.