We have all the negatives of living in the desert – heat, lack of water, dust, crazy people, meth, spiders and lizards – but none of the pluses – wide open views, privacy, floor to ceiling windows, big dark night skies, that special desert smell, and modernist architecture.
I’m desperately dreaming of building a modern boxy house somewhere isolated in the Southern California desert. Near enough to Palm Springs that we can still go to dinner and thrifting and be a little on the grid. I guess the possible “murdered where no one can hear you scream” factor would be hard to deal with…but hey, it’s probably more likely I’d get hit by some tricked out music blasting truck in front of my suburban house. And my views suck.
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Yay! 5th house from the top is my friend Jim's place! It's awesome. Pioneertown. Yes, close enough to Palm Springs for some civilization, far enough out to not be found for days (or weeks) if you expire…
http://www.rimrockranchcabins.com
While I would love love love the isolation and possibilities while away from society, I could not even imagine how horrific life would be with the evil and terrifying lizards and snakes of the desert all around. I would shit my pants quite often. Count me out.
I would prefer a nice cozy cabin in the snow where the only things to fear would be grizzly bears and rugged mountain men!
The black and white kitchen will be my new bathroom and I would totally live in the desert!
<3 <3 <3
would I be a big bragger if I mentioned that we have slept in 2 of those houses, and that I know the architect of one of them?
Just sayin.
ummm, whatever cool pants magoo. just cause we don't have fancy friends with modernist homes. you think your sooooo rad.
invite us over next time so i can be fancy as well.
actually, two of them are rentals.
not too far from your neck.
http://www.vrbo.com/227955
http://www.rimrockranchcabins.com/hatch-house/
oh! anon pointed that out.
her friend jim the owner is *awesome*
Oh, rad! Maybe we will have to make a little vacation time available to rent one of those bad boys. Take it for the old desert test drive.
Pioneertown is also neat-o, I need to go back again.
ha ha ha!
this post made me laugh out loud after scrolling down and looking at all those beautiful, but in some ways scary, desert houses and stark locations…
thanks miss brick!
I dream of a prefab ranch in the desert or on the beach.
and – oh yeah – i love, love, love that mod, black fireplace
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