Desert Homes

Billed as a design retreat, Casa Mami in Pioneertown, California, hosts visitors at the edge of Joshua Tree National Park—then invites them to buy what they love.

These modern desert homes match their locations with equally impressive design.

A couple’s handwritten note to renowned architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg results in an iconic Leviathan of a home in the Californian desert.

While Joel Turkel has built prefab homes all over North America and beyond, he hasn’t had the chance to live in one of his own designs. That will soon change.

Conceived as an extension of the Arizona landscape, this eco-friendly, modern house approaches near net-zero energy consumption.

Spanning a desert wash, a modern residence in Arizona embraces its natural surroundings with minimal impact.

Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, and Frank Sinatra were just a few of the notable homeowners in Rancho Mirage, a desert resort just east of Palm Springs.

Sustainable features keep this prefabricated building, designed by MOS Architects, cool and energy-efficient despite its New Mexico desert surroundings.

Tucked into the urban grid, a 340-square-foot grain silo becomes an unexpected desert oasis that overcomes several design challenges.

Located in Reno, the house evokes an abstract sculpture made of raw materials.

Located in idyllic Palm Springs, California, this steel post-and-beam residence is an astounding example of midcentury modern design.

Turning a new eye toward the landmarks and the legends of the desert modern oasis (and its neighbors).

A masterful extension of the desert landscape in Scottsdale, Taliesin West is a living memorial to the inspiring life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Former horse stalls now serve as concrete room dividers in this modernist guest home in Phoenix, Arizona.

These homes make living in the heat of the desert look easy, breezy, and cool.

In California, architect Tom Kundig delivers an off-the-grid retreat designed for both connection and solitude.

A previously unrealized design by Whitaker Studio will become a vacation home in Joshua Tree, each shipping container strategically angled for protection from the climate,...

Escaping to Palm Springs can feel like taking a trip back in time to the 1960s—and these vacation rentals will complete that experience.

This 600-square-foot retreat, designed for an Austin couple, is located deep within a 30,000-acre ranch in West Texas.

This Casablanca floor plan model, designed by the architect who shaped Palm Springs, is a classic example of desert modernism.

The stylistic approach for The Black House, the newest project on offer from the Phoenix-based Knob Modern Design, can be summed up in three words: dark, bold, and sexy.

The five-unit complex, thoroughly restored five years ago, combines midcentury looks with contemporary comfort.

Stay in a midcentury modern hotel built and inspired by the iconic style of American architect John Lautner.

With its short distance from Los Angeles, Palm Springs is a popular locale for those looking to escape the urban sprawl for a little bit of laid back paradise.

The iT House brings together raw industrial aesthetics with the tactics of green design to forge a new home in the sunbaked wilds of California’s east.

Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.

We were recently in Palm Springs soaking up the sun and the majesty of the town's mid-century design.

In a far-flung desert destination, designer Barbara Hill does it again.

After a successful kick-off program in San Diego, we’re now making our way to Scottsdale, Arizona for the second stop on our Dwell Home Tours series.

Architect Lloyd Russell’s design for this desert getaway passively mitigates the elements with a utilitarian solution, turning a modest modern retreat into a hardy,...