Collection by Jeff Bostetter
Places I Like 3
The original Neutra-designed structure was originally built in 1934 for Ukrainian film actress, Anna Sten, and her producer husband Dr. Eugene Frenke. The residence has since been through two subsequent renovations—first led by the renowned architecture firm Marmol Radziner, and most recently, by the designer-contractor duo Mark Haddawy and Dave Binder.
When the Los Angeles–based firm Stayner Architects purchased Wave House in 2018 for $360,000 from the City of Palm Desert, little did they know what lay buried beneath. The house had remained vacant and in disrepair for years before father and son began the painstaking process to assess and upgrade the home’s infrastructure and efficiency.