Staggering Residence in the Mojave Desert.
It’s amazing how far people can go to be alone with themselves and nature. Some settle in the forest thicket, others on islands in the ocean, and still others, even in the desert. This review features five homes that fit perfectly into a lifeless landscape.
1. House-fortress in the Sonoran Desert
A house that looks more like a fortress.
Inside, the house resembles an oasis in the desert.
An amazing house is located in the Sonoran Desert (Arizona, USA). It seems to merge with the surrounding landscape. From the outside, the house looks like a fortress: sheets of steel and bronze protect the dwelling from erosion. Protected from the outside by blank walls, from the inside the house is built around a tree and resembles a kind of oasis.
2. House of three parts
High Desert Dwelling – Desert House.
High Desert Dwelling – a project from the architectural company Imbue Design.
This High Desert Dwelling home is located on the outskirts of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah, USA. The dwelling consists of three separate structures: the main house, the garage and the guest house. Two buildings are L-shaped with pitched roofs. Outside, the buildings are sheathed with corten steel sheets.
3. Energy efficient home in the Mojave Desert
The BlueSky Home – energy efficient home in the Mojave Desert.
The BlueSky Home – a house that can be assembled in 8 weeks.
The BlueSky Home is a 92 sq. meters, located in the Mojave Desert. It takes only eight weeks for the manufacturer to assemble it and the project can easily adapt to different types of terrain. A large number of solar panels completely provide the home with electricity, heating and hot water.
4. Black House in the Yucca Valley
The Black House – the black house in the Yucca Valley.
The living room interior is made in dark colors as opposed to the bright panoramic accent that opens from the window..
Among the boulders of the Yucca Valley is the Black House. Due to the difficult terrain, it took the developers more than a year to just correctly calculate the location of all communications, parking space, convenient transport access. The house itself is located on a cliff. The corner living room offers stunning views of the valley. To counterbalance such a striking accent, the interior was also done in black..
5. Surreal villa
Staggering Residence in the Mojave Desert.
Staggering Residence – surreal villa in the middle of the desert.
Among the rocky terrain of the Joshua Tree of the Mojave Desert «lost» stunning villa Staggering Residence. Its surreal design was brought to life by architect Kendrick Bangs. The interiors of the house are no less amazing, but they are in perfect harmony with each other. And, although the villa is more than a quarter of a century old, its unusual shape is relevant and interesting to this day..
In the deserts, you can find not only luxurious villas, but also something more interesting. So in the California Mojave Desert there is a real indoor pool.
