Recently, designers, architects, and anyone and everyone who loves Midcentury design headed out to Palm Springs for the many parties, lectures, and home tours being offered during the annual Modernism event. The Dry Falls estate was one of the many homes on tour representing Midcentury architecture.
During the 1950s and 60s, the Alexander Construction Company built many tract homes, but this particular home was built in two phases. The main house was built in 1958 and a year and a half later three casitas were added to the property. The original owner of the home was the founder of the Bob's Big Boy chain and his family.
Over the years, the estate went through numerous additions and changes. The property was purchased by the current owner in 2009, who did extensive research to return the home back to its original footprint. Only a few modifications were made, such as adding clerestory windows in the kitchen. The outdoor landscaping was designed to honor Albert Frey's designs for outdoor concrete furniture.
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Wow! This is a gorgeous home. I am a huge fan of mid-century architecture and furniture (who isn't?) but at the same time, I feel like this commitment to it makes it feel more like a museum than a home, and makes anything modern, like the stove or the string lights in the back yard, feel out of place.
While it's beautiful, I don't know if I could live in a home like this.
We've attended Modernism week (or whatever it's called) in Palm Springs and it's a lot of fun. There's a quirky spirit to much of the design, and whole residential neighborhoods feel as if they've been preserved under glass. Given the dramatic setting, the town has a very distinctive character.
Unfortunately preservation efforts did not happen in time for the downtown, which looks like an extended, albeit very upscale, strip mall.
This is beautiful. Is it really a home? Looks like a film set.